Question 1

Iconic memory involves fleeting visual images that persist for about __________ second(s).

Accepted Answer

A)  one-half 
B)  two 
C)  four 
D)  six

Question 2

Helen has a six-month "gap" in her memories of grade school.Her "gap" corresponds to the period immediately after her father's death.Helen's memory loss is most likely accounted for by

Accepted Answer

A)  cue-dependent forgetting. 
B)  repression. 
C)  retroactive inhibition. 
D)  the decay of memory traces.

Question 3

Regarding the forgetting of information, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  During testing, meaningful information is lost just as quickly as nonsense syllables. 
B)  A short delay between studying and taking a test minimizes forgetting. 
C)  When one studies, it is best to use short, daily study sessions and then review intensely before the test. 
D)  If one only crams for a test, he or she may not learn enough material in the first place.

Question 4

Regarding flashbulb memories, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  People tend to place great confidence in their flashbulb memories. 
B)  Flashbulb memories result from an overactivation of the somatosensory cortex. 
C)  Flashbulb memories often focus on how you reacted to the event. 
D)  Flashbulb memories are not always accurate.

Question 5

When trying to remember an association of several concepts in order, it is best to

Accepted Answer

A)  form a chain of outrageous associations. 
B)  visualize a list in your mind. 
C)  use maintenance rehearsal. 
D)  use state dependent memory.

Question 6

Although Jordan practiced the poem several times, when he performed in front of his English class, he remembered the beginning and the end but forgot the middle.This pattern of forgetting illustrates the __________ effect.

Accepted Answer

A)  serial position 
B)  attentional 
C)  ordering 
D)  consolidation

Question 7

The major problem with using hypnosis in police work is

Accepted Answer

A)  vicarious inhibition. 
B)  that there is little evidence that information gathered by hypnosis has ever helped solve a police case. 
C)  the occurrence of false positives (false memories). 
D)  a person's ability to be hypnotized.

Question 8

If you are attempting to learn a list of terms with no meaningful relationship among these terms, you should remember that mnemonic techniques

Accepted Answer

A)  will be ineffective in learning these terms. 
B)  will be superior to rote learning. 
C)  tend to improve implicit memories rather than explicit memories. 
D)  tend to improve procedural memories rather than semantic memories.

Question 9

You are being introduced to a stranger, and you want to remember his or her name.Which of the following statements regarding this situation is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is important to pay careful attention to the person's name, so that selective attention can move the name to short-term memory. 
B)  After hearing the name, repeat the name to yourself several times and then use the person's name in the next sentence or two that you say to this person. 
C)  If the name slips out of your short-term memory, you can recover it through redintegration. 
D)  If the name slips out of your short-term memory, it will be gone forever.

Question 10

A novice sailor who is having trouble telling port from starboard may remember that port and left both have four letters or may remind him or herself that "I left port." This illustrates the use of

Accepted Answer

A)  eidetic imagery. 
B)  rote learning. 
C)  mnemonics. 
D)  maintenance rehearsal.

Question 11

Because hyphens divide the numbers on your social security card into three segments, it is easier for you to remember this nine-digit number, which illustrates the process known as __________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Because hyphens divide the numbers on your...

Question 12

On a trivia computer game, you are asked to name the seven dwarfs from the movie Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs with no hints or clues.Your memory is being tested through

Accepted Answer

A)  serial position. 
B)  relearning. 
C)  recall. 
D)  recognition.

Question 13

When learning an ordered list of words, which items are neither held in short-term memory nor moved to long-term memory, so they are often lost?

Accepted Answer

A)  first 
B)  middle 
C)  last 
D)  first and last

Question 14

"Taking a mental walk" involves associating topics with the images of objects found along the walk.This mnemonic technique was first used by

Accepted Answer

A)  Ancient Greek orators. 
B)  European musicians. 
C)  Renaissance painters. 
D)  English scholars, such as John Locke.

Question 15

Eidetic memory is more common in childhood and becomes rare by adulthood.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

You have found that it is easier for you to remember cell phone numbers and code them into your cell phone if you divide the number into two-and three-digit numbers, such as "48" or "865" rather than single digits that you often reverse.Thus, you have aided your short-term memory through

Accepted Answer

A)  maintenance rehearsal. 
B)  the key number system. 
C)  the method of loci. 
D)  chunking.

Question 17

Lasting images that are frozen in memory at times of personal tragedy, accident, or other significant events are called __________ memories.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Lasting images that are frozen in memory...

Question 18

To help police detectives, R.Edward Geiselman and Ron Fisher created a technique to improve the memory of eyewitnesses that involves the witnesses revisiting the crime scene in their imaginations or in person.This technique is called the __________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of To help police detectives, R.Edward Geiselman and...

Question 19

The first stage of memory, which holds an exact record of incoming information for a few seconds or less is called __________ memory.

Accepted Answer

A)  short-term 
B)  working 
C)  sensory 
D)  engram

Question 20

As you pay attention to the psychology definitions you are reading, you become consciously aware of these definitions when they are encoded in __________ memory.

Accepted Answer

A)  iconic 
B)  echoic 
C)  short-term 
D)  implicit

Exam 7: Memory.

Iconic memory involves fleeting visual images that persist for about __________ second(s) .