Question 1

Your roommate asks you which section of political science you are taking next semester.You have just registered,and you confidently turn to tell her the section.You are astonished to realize that you cannot remember.Your memory lapse is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)  change blindness 
B)  tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon 
C)  blocking 
D)  absentmindedness

Question 2

As you are telling a funny story,your boyfriend keeps interrupting you to say things like,"No,it was Sarah who said that,not LaToya." Either you or your boyfriend is experiencing:

Accepted Answer

A)  absentmindedness 
B)  cryptomnesia 
C)  source misattribution 
D)  the sleeper effect

Question 3

After a group project,the teacher asks each group member to rate the contribution of everyone in the group.All the group members have given their highest ratings to themselves.The teacher will be less puzzled by this outcome if she understands the concept of:

Accepted Answer

A)  alcohol blocking 
B)  absentmindedness 
C)  memory bias 
D)  confabulation

Question 4

Four witnesses see a truck hit a small car.If they all saw the same thing,who is likely to give the highest estimate of the truck's speed when testifying in court?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sue, who was asked, "How quickly was the truck going when it hit the car?" 
B)  Bob, who was asked, "How quickly was the truck going when it smashed into the car?" 
C)  Tom, who was asked, "What speed was the car going when the accident happened?" 
D)  both A and B

Question 5

People listening to eyewitness testimony are likely to believe:

Accepted Answer

A)  eyewitnesses who are experts 
B)  eyewitnesses who recall many trivial details 
C)  eyewitnesses who give detailed accounts 
D)  most eyewitnesses

Question 6

Having a memory for an event but not being able to remember where the information was encountered is referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A)  cryptomnesia 
B)  source amnesia 
C)  memory bias 
D)  none of the above

Question 7

If you study in the same room in which you take an exam,you will probably do better on the exam than if you had studied somewhere else.This outcome occurs because of _____ memory,which is a form of _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  context-dependent; hierarchical storage 
B)  state-dependent; hierarchical storage 
C)  context-dependent; encoding specificity 
D)  state-dependent; encoding specificity

Question 8

Melanie goes to the hospital emergency room hysterical and hurt because she has just been attacked.If the ER doctor wants to be sure that Melanie will not develop posttraumatic stress disorder as a result of the attack,he could give her _____,which block(s)postsynaptic _____ receptors.

Accepted Answer

A)  antidepressants; glucose 
B)  propranolol; norepinephrine 
C)  antidepressants; norepinephrine 
D)  propranolol; glucose

Question 9

According to the network of association theory,what words would come to mind when you hear the trigger word red ?

Accepted Answer

A)  rose; fire engine 
B)  flower; vehicle 
C)  cherry; police car 
D)  pansy; toy wagon

Question 10

Memory for items presented at the beginning of a list and at the end of the list is referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A)  serial position effect 
B)  association network 
C)  chunking 
D)  all of the above

Question 11

Your school requires you to change your e-mail password every 3 months.Now,when you try to remember the new password,you can only remember the old one.This effect is most likely due to:

Accepted Answer

A)  blocking 
B)  transience 
C)  interference 
D)  anterograde amnesia

Question 12

Dion keeps having nightmares and flashbacks about his brief time in the military.His chronic anxiety is most likely due to which disorder?

Accepted Answer

A)  attention deficit hyperactivity disorder 
B)  obsessive-compulsive disorder 
C)  posttraumatic stress disorder 
D)  attention deficit disorder

Question 13

Your friend James asks you to entertain his younger sister when she comes to visit him at school.He tells you that his sister is great fun but quite shy.As a result,you decide to take his sister to a concert rather than to a big party.In making this decision,you used your:

Accepted Answer

A)  episodic memory of things you had enjoyed in high school 
B)  semantic memory of things to do on campus 
C)  schemas in memory of people who are shy 
D)  autobiographical memories of visiting your older brother

Question 14

Damage to the frontal lobes and limbic system can cause the dissociation of a visual image from the associated emotional content.This problem is thought to be the cause of:

Accepted Answer

A)  Tasack's syndrome 
B)  Capgras syndrome 
C)  Tourette's syndrome 
D)  Korsakoff's syndrome

Question 15

Jacob learned French in high school and is now learning Spanish in college.He finds that sometimes when he intends to write a Spanish word he instead writes a French word.Jacob's problem is due to:

Accepted Answer

A)  blocking 
B)  persistence 
C)  proactive interference 
D)  retroactive interference

Question 16

At a party,you get into an argument with someone by making an insulting remark.The next day,you remember the argument as being the other person's fault.You do not remember that you were actually to blame because of:

Accepted Answer

A)  alcohol blocking 
B)  absentmindedness 
C)  memory bias 
D)  confabulation

Question 17

Most forgetting is due to _____ not _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  decay; interference 
B)  interference; transience 
C)  transience; absentmindedness 
D)  absentmindedness; transience

Question 18

Which of the following examples would be considered a flashbulb memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  the death of Michael Jackson 
B)  the explosion of the Challenger 
C)  the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 
D)  all of the above

Question 19

Sue is trying to remember how to complete a motor task,Joe is trying to remember an event that occurred in the past,and Mark is trying to remember the capital of Oklahoma.Joe is using _____ memory,Sue is using _____ memory,and Mark is using _____ memory.

Accepted Answer

A)  procedural; semantic; episodic 
B)  episodic; semantic; procedural 
C)  episodic; procedural; semantic 
D)  episodic; declarative; procedural

Question 20

A character on a TV show wanders into a hospital seeking help because he cannot remember who he is or where he is from.If the doctor on the show knows anything about memory,she will diagnose the man with:

Accepted Answer

A)  a concussion 
B)  retrograde amnesia 
C)  anterograde amnesia 
D)  absentmindedness

Exam 7: Attention and Memory

Your roommate asks you which section of political science you are taking next semester.You have just registered,and you confidently turn to tell her the section.You are astonished to realize that you cannot remember.Your memory lapse is an example of:

As you are telling a funny story,your boyfriend keeps interrupting you to say things like,"No,it was Sarah who said that,not LaToya." Either you or your boyfriend is experiencing:

After a group project,the teacher asks each group member to rate the contribution of everyone in the group.All the group members have given their highest ratings to themselves.The teacher will be less puzzled by this outcome if she understands the concept of:

Four witnesses see a truck hit a small car.If they all saw the same thing,who is likely to give the highest estimate of the truck's speed when testifying in court?

People listening to eyewitness testimony are likely to believe:

Having a memory for an event but not being able to remember where the information was encountered is referred to as:

If you study in the same room in which you take an exam,you will probably do better on the exam than if you had studied somewhere else.This outcome occurs because of _ memory,which is a form of _.

Melanie goes to the hospital emergency room hysterical and hurt because she has just been attacked.If the ER doctor wants to be sure that Melanie will not develop posttraumatic stress disorder as a result of the attack,he could give her _,which block(s) postsynaptic _ receptors.

According to the network of association theory,what words would come to mind when you hear the trigger word red ?

Memory for items presented at the beginning of a list and at the end of the list is referred to as:

Your school requires you to change your e-mail password every 3 months.Now,when you try to remember the new password,you can only remember the old one.This effect is most likely due to:

Dion keeps having nightmares and flashbacks about his brief time in the military.His chronic anxiety is most likely due to which disorder?

Your friend James asks you to entertain his younger sister when she comes to visit him at school.He tells you that his sister is great fun but quite shy.As a result,you decide to take his sister to a concert rather than to a big party.In making this decision,you used your:

Damage to the frontal lobes and limbic system can cause the dissociation of a visual image from the associated emotional content.This problem is thought to be the cause of:

Jacob learned French in high school and is now learning Spanish in college.He finds that sometimes when he intends to write a Spanish word he instead writes a French word.Jacob's problem is due to:

At a party,you get into an argument with someone by making an insulting remark.The next day,you remember the argument as being the other person's fault.You do not remember that you were actually to blame because of:

Most forgetting is due to _ not _.

Which of the following examples would be considered a flashbulb memory?

Sue is trying to remember how to complete a motor task,Joe is trying to remember an event that occurred in the past,and Mark is trying to remember the capital of Oklahoma.Joe is using ___ memory,Sue is using _ memory,and Mark is using ___ memory.

A character on a TV show wanders into a hospital seeking help because he cannot remember who he is or where he is from.If the doctor on the show knows anything about memory,she will diagnose the man with:

Exam 7: Attention and Memory

Your roommate asks you which section of political science you are taking next semester.You have just registered,and you confidently turn to tell her the section.You are astonished to realize that you cannot remember.Your memory lapse is an example of:

As you are telling a funny story,your boyfriend keeps interrupting you to say things like,"No,it was Sarah who said that,not LaToya." Either you or your boyfriend is experiencing:

After a group project,the teacher asks each group member to rate the contribution of everyone in the group.All the group members have given their highest ratings to themselves.The teacher will be less puzzled by this outcome if she understands the concept of:

Four witnesses see a truck hit a small car.If they all saw the same thing,who is likely to give the highest estimate of the truck's speed when testifying in court?

People listening to eyewitness testimony are likely to believe:

Having a memory for an event but not being able to remember where the information was encountered is referred to as:

If you study in the same room in which you take an exam,you will probably do better on the exam than if you had studied somewhere else.This outcome occurs because of _____ memory,which is a form of _____.

Melanie goes to the hospital emergency room hysterical and hurt because she has just been attacked.If the ER doctor wants to be sure that Melanie will not develop posttraumatic stress disorder as a result of the attack,he could give her _____,which block(s) postsynaptic _____ receptors.

According to the network of association theory,what words would come to mind when you hear the trigger word red ?

Memory for items presented at the beginning of a list and at the end of the list is referred to as:

Your school requires you to change your e-mail password every 3 months.Now,when you try to remember the new password,you can only remember the old one.This effect is most likely due to:

Dion keeps having nightmares and flashbacks about his brief time in the military.His chronic anxiety is most likely due to which disorder?

Your friend James asks you to entertain his younger sister when she comes to visit him at school.He tells you that his sister is great fun but quite shy.As a result,you decide to take his sister to a concert rather than to a big party.In making this decision,you used your:

Damage to the frontal lobes and limbic system can cause the dissociation of a visual image from the associated emotional content.This problem is thought to be the cause of:

Jacob learned French in high school and is now learning Spanish in college.He finds that sometimes when he intends to write a Spanish word he instead writes a French word.Jacob's problem is due to:

At a party,you get into an argument with someone by making an insulting remark.The next day,you remember the argument as being the other person's fault.You do not remember that you were actually to blame because of:

Most forgetting is due to _____ not _____.

Which of the following examples would be considered a flashbulb memory?

Sue is trying to remember how to complete a motor task,Joe is trying to remember an event that occurred in the past,and Mark is trying to remember the capital of Oklahoma.Joe is using _____ memory,Sue is using _____ memory,and Mark is using _____ memory.

A character on a TV show wanders into a hospital seeking help because he cannot remember who he is or where he is from.If the doctor on the show knows anything about memory,she will diagnose the man with:

If you study in the same room in which you take an exam,you will probably do better on the exam than if you had studied somewhere else.This outcome occurs because of _ memory,which is a form of _.

Melanie goes to the hospital emergency room hysterical and hurt because she has just been attacked.If the ER doctor wants to be sure that Melanie will not develop posttraumatic stress disorder as a result of the attack,he could give her _,which block(s) postsynaptic _ receptors.

Most forgetting is due to _ not _.

Sue is trying to remember how to complete a motor task,Joe is trying to remember an event that occurred in the past,and Mark is trying to remember the capital of Oklahoma.Joe is using ___ memory,Sue is using _ memory,and Mark is using ___ memory.