Deck 7: B: Memory

Question 1

The fact that it is easier to recall items at the beginning and end of a list of unrelated items is known as the ______.

A)phi phenomenon
B)implicit memory effect
C)serial position effect
D)sequestering effect

Answer 1

serial position effect

Question 2

In the curve of forgetting developed by Ebbinghaus,the greatest amount of forgetting occurs _____________.

A)within the first hour after learning new material
B)within the first day after learning new material
C)near the end of the retrieval period
D)near the middle of the retrieval period

Answer 2

within the first hour after learning new material

Question 3

Decay theory works well to explain forgetting in _________.

A)sensory memory only
B)short-term memory only
C)long-term memory only
D)sensory memory and short-term memory

Answer 3

sensory memory and short-term memory

Question 4

Declarative memories are to _________ memories as procedural memories are to _________ memories.

A)implicit;explicit
B)explicit;implicit
C)general knowledge;personal facts
D)personal facts;general knowledge

Question 5

It's Thanksgiving and the whole family has gotten together.You start to reminisce about your childhood and get into an argument with your brother.Both of you claim that you were the innocent victim of the other.This is an example of __________.

A)constructive processing
B)hindsight bias
C)adaptation of memory traces
D)flashbulb integration

Question 6

_____________ memory is constantly updated.

A)Procedural
B)Declarative
C)Semantic
D)Episodic

Question 7

The Internet,with its series of links from one site to many others,is a good analogy for the organization of ______________.

A)short-term memory
B)episodic memory
C)long-term memory
D)procedural memory

Question 8

Memories that concern events that are highly significant and are vividly remembered are called ______.

A)eidetic images
B)elaborative rehearsals
C)flashbulb memories
D)eyewitness images

Question 9

____________ is defined as an active system that receives information from the senses,organizes and alters information as it stores it away,and then retrieves the information from storage.

A)Classical conditioning
B)Operant conditioning
C)Learning
D)Memory

Question 10

A display of 12 letters is flashed on a screen in front of you followed by a tone.You attempt to recall a portion of the display based on the specific tone you heard.What aspect of your memory is this experiment designed to assess?

A)primary memory
B)sensory memory
C)long-term memory
D)short-term memory