Question 1

You are taking both Spanish and French this semester. As you study the vocabulary words for your French test, you realize that the French words are disrupting the memory of the Spanish vocabulary words you studied last week. This is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  proactive interference. 
B)  the tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon. 
C)  serial position effect. 
D)  transference.

Question 2

Compare and contrast the short-term memory system with the working memory system.

Accepted Answer

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Question 3

George just graduated from college and is going on his first job interview. He has learned that there are two other candidates. Because of the information he has learned about the serial position effect, George asks to be either the first or the last candidate interviewed. Why?

Accepted Answer

A)  Either the first or the last candidate will be best remembered. 
B)  The middle candidate will be viewed less favorably. 
C)  The middle candidate will be rushed through the interview. 
D)  The first and last candidates will be asked less difficult questions.

Question 4

As Mitch walks through the greeting line at the conference, he meets 100 new people. We would expect him to remember the names of approximately ________ people.

Accepted Answer

A)  60 
B)  20 
C)  15 
D)  7

Question 5

According to research, thinking of ________ is an effective elaboration technique.

Accepted Answer

A)  physical characteristics 
B)  smells 
C)  sights and sounds 
D)  self-references

Question 6

If you remember dancing at your high school prom, it is an example of ________ memory; if you showed me the dance steps you used, it is an example of ________ memory.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

A person suffering from anterograde amnesia will

Accepted Answer

A)  lose past memories but be able to make new ones. 
B)  lose past memories and be unable to make new ones. 
C)  recall past memories but not be able to make new ones. 
D)  None of these.

Question 8

The encoding specificity principle states that information present at the time of retrieval tends to disrupt retrieval efficiency.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The course grade that you receive now is a good predictor of how well you will remember the course material up to 50 years from now.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Juanita is an administrative assistant in the human resources department of a local business. She has noticed that in nearly every case, the last person interviewed for a job gets hired. What effect of memory may be influencing the hiring practice?

Accepted Answer

A)  primacy 
B)  Paivio 
C)  frequency 
D)  recency

Question 11

Already fluent in Spanish, Benny is attempting to learn French. Explain which type of interference Benny is likely to experience and why.

Accepted Answer

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Question 12

You have an important meeting with your advisor right after your English class on Tuesday. This event is stored in your ________ memory.

Accepted Answer

A)  retrospective 
B)  prospective 
C)  proactive 
D)  retroactive

Question 13

Kevin is studying for a vocabulary test. When he studies the word "braggart", he thinks of how his friend Billy acts whenever Billy gets a new toy. Kevin is processing the word "braggart" at a(n) ________ level.

Accepted Answer

A)  shallow 
B)  intermediate 
C)  deep 
D)  personal

Question 14

Samantha prides herself in "never forgetting a face," although she frequently cannot put the correct name with a specific face. Samantha is really saying that she is better at

Accepted Answer

A)  memory retrieval than at memory reconstruction. 
B)  memory reconstruction than at memory recall. 
C)  recognition than at recall. 
D)  recall than at recognition.

Question 15

Quesha is helping her roommate study for a psychology exam. She explains the importance of deeply processing the information. By this, Quesha is referring to a model of memory encoding developed by

Accepted Answer

A)  Atkinson and Shiffrin. 
B)  Phillips and Craig. 
C)  Craik and Lockhart. 
D)  Craig and Dean.

Question 16

You most likely to store the seven digit phone number from your previous address in ________ memory.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 17

Long-term potentiation is a concept that explains

Accepted Answer

A)  how students can remember course material for several semesters. 
B)  how memory functions at the neuronal level. 
C)  why we have long-lasting emotions. 
D)  why students should study exam material over a period of days instead of hours.

Question 18

While waiting for the police to arrive after an armed robbery, the store manager and all of the customers want to make sure that they give an accurate account of the robbery so they decide upon the relevant details to tell police. What is a likely outcome of this collaborative sharing of information?

Accepted Answer

A)  The eyewitnesses will now be more accurate in their accounts. 
B)  The eyewitnesses will now report more similar accounts. 
C)  The eyewitnesses will be more likely to recognize the assailant in a line up. 
D)  The eyewitnesses will be better able to help the police solve the crime.

Question 19

Which of the following concepts is most similar to the idea of focusing on something for an extended amount of time?

Accepted Answer

A)  encoding 
B)  recalling 
C)  sustaining attention 
D)  multitasking

Question 20

You tell your friends about the great time you had at a famous amusement park. Most of the visual and auditory sensations that you experienced and have now forgotten were initially processed in your ________ memory.

Accepted Answer

A)  sensory 
B)  short-term 
C)  long-term 
D)  procedural

Exam 7: Memory