Question 1

Which of the following dissociative disorders is correctly defined?

Accepted Answer

A)  dissociative amnesia - individual develops several different personalities 
B)  dissociative fugue -- individual forgets identity and flees to a new location 
C)  dissociative identity disorder - individual is unable to recall important information about her life 
D)  dissociative amnesia - individual forgets identity and flees to a new location

Question 2

According to the research of Bower, which of the following pairs should demonstrate the best memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  learned sad/tested happy 
B)  learned happy/tested sad 
C)  learned happy/tested happy 
D)  never learned 
E)  never tested

Question 3

Will served two tours in Iraq, and on the last one, he saw a friend get killed by a roadside bomb. Back in the US, a therapist asked about his friend and Will had difficulty recalling details about his friend's life. Which type of motivated forgetting may Will be experiencing?

Accepted Answer

A)  encoding 
B)  repression 
C)  retrieval 
D)  interference 
E)  exsanguination

Question 4

Approximately 1 in ____ children encode images eidetically. Eidetic memory occurs ________ frequently among adults than among children.

Accepted Answer

A)  10; equally 
B)  10; less 
C)  20; equally 
D)  20; less

Question 5

Tommy is repeating a series of digits in the order in which he heard an experimenter read them. The experimenter is testing the capacity of Tommy's _______ memory. Tommy should be able to repeat about _________ digits correctly.

Accepted Answer

A)  working; 4 
B)  working; 7 
C)  sensory; 4 
D)  sensory; 7

Question 6

Some of the most important structures in working memory include the _________lobes.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Some of the most important structures in...

Question 7

According to Freud, repressed memories are lost forever and cannot be retrieved.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which statement below describes the brain basis of memory MOST accurately?

Accepted Answer

A)  Areas throughout the brain are involved in memory, but there are several structures in the brain that are especially important to memory. 
B)  There are two or three structures in the brain that are involved in memory. 
C)  All the areas in the brain are approximately equally involved in memory. 
D)  There is a single location in the brain where memories reside.

Question 9

_________refers to the fact that people are more likely to remember information encoded while they are in a specific state if they re-experience that state.

Accepted Answer

The answer of _________refers to the fact that people are...

Question 10

Nana is taking a Spanish final at the end of the spring semester. The problem is, the French vocabulary she learned the semester before keeps getting in the way, causing her to forget Spanish words. Nana is experiencing ________ interference.

Accepted Answer

A)  proactive 
B)  progressive 
C)  regressive 
D)  retroactive

Question 11

On the Fourth of July, Colin "wrote" his name in the air, and for a few hundred milliseconds he could see his name. This example illustrates the brief visual storehouse associated with what memory store?

Accepted Answer

A)  long term 
B)  declarative 
C)  working 
D)  procedural 
E)  sensory

Question 12

Information is most likely to be stored in long term memory if people elaborate on its meaning.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Multiple choice test is to essay test as _____ is to _________.

Accepted Answer

A)  recall; recognition 
B)  recognition; recall 
C)  cueing; priming 
D)  explicit memory; implicit memory

Question 14

Concerning repression, which of the following statements is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Repression occurs only among those who have experienced highly traumatic events. 
B)  Repression results in the deletion of information from memory. 
C)  Repression generally occurs outside awareness. 
D)  Repression is a deliberate process.

Question 15

Describe the different types of information that are encoded as phonological versus visual codes?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Describe the different types of information that...

Question 16

Dementias only affect memory, not other cognitive functions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

According to the information processing model of memory, ________is the first stage in which an image is retained by the brain for less than 1 second.

Accepted Answer

The answer of According to the information processing model of...

Question 18

In _________ amnesia, memory is lost for events preceding an injury or accident; in __________ amnesia, memory is lost for events following an injury or accident.

Accepted Answer

A)  retrograde; anterograde 
B)  anterograde; retrograde 
C)  retroactive; proactive 
D)  proactive; retroactive

Question 19

Describe how phonological, visual, and semantic codes might be used simultaneously. Which is most important in increasing the likelihood that information will be remembered?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Describe how phonological, visual, and semantic codes...

Question 20

Regarding gender, declines in sex hormones have been implicated in the development of Alzheimer's disease among:

Accepted Answer

A)  men, but not women 
B)  women, but not men 
C)  both men and women 
D)  neither men nor women

Exam 8: Memory

Which of the following dissociative disorders is correctly defined?

According to the research of Bower, which of the following pairs should demonstrate the best memory?

Will served two tours in Iraq, and on the last one, he saw a friend get killed by a roadside bomb. Back in the US, a therapist asked about his friend and Will had difficulty recalling details about his friend's life. Which type of motivated forgetting may Will be experiencing?

Approximately 1 in children encode images eidetically. Eidetic memory occurs ____ frequently among adults than among children.

Tommy is repeating a series of digits in the order in which he heard an experimenter read them. The experimenter is testing the capacity of Tommy's _ memory. Tommy should be able to repeat about ___ digits correctly.

Some of the most important structures in working memory include the _________lobes.

According to Freud, repressed memories are lost forever and cannot be retrieved.

Which statement below describes the brain basis of memory MOST accurately?

_________refers to the fact that people are more likely to remember information encoded while they are in a specific state if they re-experience that state.

Nana is taking a Spanish final at the end of the spring semester. The problem is, the French vocabulary she learned the semester before keeps getting in the way, causing her to forget Spanish words. Nana is experiencing ________ interference.

On the Fourth of July, Colin "wrote" his name in the air, and for a few hundred milliseconds he could see his name. This example illustrates the brief visual storehouse associated with what memory store?

Information is most likely to be stored in long term memory if people elaborate on its meaning.

Multiple choice test is to essay test as _ is to _____.

Concerning repression, which of the following statements is TRUE?

Describe the different types of information that are encoded as phonological versus visual codes?

Dementias only affect memory, not other cognitive functions.

According to the information processing model of memory, ________is the first stage in which an image is retained by the brain for less than 1 second.

In _ amnesia, memory is lost for events preceding an injury or accident; in __ amnesia, memory is lost for events following an injury or accident.

Describe how phonological, visual, and semantic codes might be used simultaneously. Which is most important in increasing the likelihood that information will be remembered?

Regarding gender, declines in sex hormones have been implicated in the development of Alzheimer's disease among: