Deck 7: Exsetntion: Memory

Question 1

The first day of class,Sheila asked her professor what was the best way to learn and remember the material for the course.The professor responded,"Focus on identifying and understanding the meaning of the important terms and concepts." The instructor is advocating a _____ level of processing.

A)phonological
B)semantic
C)verbal
D)visual

Answer 1

semantic

Question 2

While attempting to visit a friend in Boston,Enrique is struggling with his friend's directions.They go something like this: "Turn left at the ball park,right at the movie theater,go around the mall,and make a left turn." The directions are almost meaningless,because Enrique has never been to Boston before.Which of the following provides the best explanation for the breakdown in communication?

A)Enrique is experiencing retroactive interference.
B)Enrique is experiencing the recency effect.
C)Enrique does not have a schema to attach the new information to.
D)Enrique is trying to process too much information at one time.

Answer 2

Enrique does not have a schema to attach the new information to.

Question 3

An adult is able to remember that CIA stands for "Central Intelligence Agency," and yet a child is not.Why is this,according to your text?

A)Because at some point in our life,we will probably have some interaction with the CIA,or know someone who's had an interaction with them.
B)Because as we age,our conceptual understanding increases.
C)Because we have more exposure to movies and television shows where the CIA is present.
D)Because children do not watch news programs,which is where the CIA is usually mentioned.

Answer 3

Because as we age,our conceptual understanding increases.

Question 4

For students to show the best performance on their exams,they are advised to engage in

A)delayed practice.
B)distributed practice.
C)massed practice.
D)processed practice.

Question 5

Which of the following best illustrates the paradox of memory?

A)Jillian can remember all of her favorite baseball player's statistics for the last 7 years,but forgets where she left her car keys.
B)Amy remembers the names of most of her third-grade students from the last several years.
C)Ryan can remember almost all of the states and capitols,but is struggling to remember the names of foreign countries.
D)Nina finds it difficult to accurately recall some of her childhood memories.

Question 6

Roseanne claims that she can remember instances of childhood sexual abuse that started at 6 months of age.Why are most psychologists likely to be skeptical of this and other such claims?

A)Because decay leads to almost immediate forgetting of newly learned information.
B)Because infantile amnesia makes it unlikely that these are true memories from that age.
C)Because proponents of the realism of such claims are charging less to treat the victims of this abuse than those who are dubious of the claims.
D)Repression inhibits the conscious recognition of traumatic events such as childhood sexual abuse.

Question 7

The character of Dori from the movie Finding Nemo keeps complaining that she has short-term memory loss because she can't remember the name of the friend she just met.What is a more likely explanation for her memory failure?

A)Anterograde amnesia
B)Retrograde amnesia
C)Hippocampal damage
D)Blocking

Question 8

Eyewitness testimony has been found to be most accurate when

A)the witness has ample time to observe the person under good viewing conditions.
B)the witness is presented a simultaneous,as opposed to a sequential,lineup.
C)a weapon is used in the commission of a crime.
D)the witness is distracted or must fill in gaps in their memory with stereotyped information.

Question 9

You are telling your friend about a trip you took to Sea World when you were a child.During the middle of the show,the trainer slipped,fell into the water,and was nearly killed.You can remember the scene as if it happened yesterday.This is an example of which type of memory?

A)Phantom
B)Semantic
C)Flashbulb
D)Procedural

Question 10

It is believed the _____ memory system may handle automatic remembering,while the _____ memory system requires conscious effort.

A)depth; elaborative
B)prospective; retrospective
C)primacy; recency
D)implicit; explicit