Question 1

Summarizing aloud while you are learning forces you to practice retrieving information with this technique being referred to as __________.

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Question 2

When reviewing information prior to an exam,it is important to

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A)  hold the amount of new material to a minimum. 
B)  only review new (unstudied) material. 
C)  memorize a large amount of new material. 
D)  mass practice so you drill it into your head.

Question 3

Which of the following would NOT be considered a mnemonic?

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A)  forming bizarre mental associations 
B)  acronyms 
C)  the keyword method 
D)  eidetic imagery

Question 4

Explain why memories for (a)playing a guitar,(b)knowing the names of ten famous guitarists,and (c)the time you toured the Gibson Guitar Plant in Memphis are all different types of long-term memories; and describe how and where they are stored in the brain.

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Question 5

Overlearning is an effective study technique and is your best insurance against going blank on a test because of being nervous.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT a mnemonic technique?

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A)  using a system, such as making a sentence out of the first letters of the items on a list 
B)  using the tip-of-the-tongue effect 
C)  forming a chain 
D)  taking a mental walk

Question 7

If you use flash cards,it would be best to

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A)  go through the cards in the same order at least three times. 
B)  set aside any cards that you answer correctly the first time and not include them in future study. 
C)  look at the first card, move it a few cards back, then a little further back in the stack each time. 
D)  shuffle the cards each time so that the cards are presented in random order each time.

Question 8

Cynthia can vividly recall where she was,what she was doing,and how she felt when she saw the planes hit the Twin Towers on September 11.For Cynthia and many others,this tragedy formed a(n)

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A)  eidetic image. 
B)  retroactive memory. 
C)  sensory memory. 
D)  flashbulb memory.

Question 9

Regarding research on where different types of long-term memories are stored in the brain,which of the following statements is TRUE?

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A)  The hippocampus handles memory consolidation. 
B)  Declarative long-term memories appear to be stored in the basal ganglia and cerebellum. 
C)  Semantic memories are stored in the front of the cortex. 
D)  Episodic memories are stored in the back area of the cortex.

Question 10

If a new experience triggers vague memories of a past experience,without yielding any details,you will experience a type of partial memory known as déjà vu.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

According to research,which of the following would improve attention and consolidation and produce more learning?

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A)  one intensive 20-minute session using maintenance rehearsal 
B)  one 60-minute continuous study session 
C)  three 20-minute sessions with rest periods in-between 
D)  each type of study session would produce equivalent amounts of learning

Question 12

You have to memorize the following list of words: north,red,spring,east,autumn,yellow,summer,blue,west,winter,green,and south.It will be easier to remember these words if you arrange them into chunks,such as north-east-south-west (directions),spring-summer- autumn-winter (seasons); and red-yellow-green-blue (colors).You are using which strategy to improve your memory?

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A)  spaced practice 
B)  maintenance rehearsal 
C)  the serial position effect 
D)  organization

Question 13

Regarding Kandel's research with aplysia,which of the following statements is FALSE?

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A)  The activity and the structure of the nerve cells were not altered by learning. 
B)  Learning was shown to occur when certain nerve cells in a circuit altered the amount of transmitter chemicals being released. 
C)  The changes in the nerve cells determined which connections got stronger and which became weaker. 
D)  Changes in nerve cells "reprogram" the brain and record information.

Question 14

Explain the space and time capacities of short-term memory,the effects of chunking and
rehearsal on these capacities,and the best method for moving information from short-term into long-term memory.

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Question 15

Which of the following suggests that a mnemonic strategy is being used?

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A)  "Remember that the hippocampus is buried within the temporal lobes." 
B)  "For Ebbinghaus, picture a house ebbing away." 
C)  "Try saying to the person, I am curious, how do you spell your name?" 
D)  "Pay extra attention to the middle portion of a long list."

Question 16

When Gina looks at an old photograph of her high school graduating class,a flood of memories comes rushing back with Gina finding herself going from one memory to the next.According to memory research,this process Gina is experiencing is referred to as __________.

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Question 17

The results of the experiments on long-term potentiation have demonstrated that

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A)  retroactive interference is a permanent condition. 
B)  electroconvulsive shock (ECS) can increase long-term potentiation and improve memory. 
C)  memory can be artificially enhanced using drugs. 
D)  all of these are true.

Question 18

An excellent technique to use when you want to work "backward" from an English word to a foreign vocabulary word is the ___________ method.

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A)  mental walk 
B)  keyword 
C)  acronym 
D)  story-chain

Question 19

Which of the following is considered a retrieval strategy?

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A)  selection 
B)  organization 
C)  recitation 
D)  progressive-part method

Question 20

According to Wilding and Valentine,individuals with exceptional memories

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A)  have superior intellectual abilities. 
B)  use learned memory strategies. 
C)  have differently structured brains. 
D)  are characterized by all of these.

Exam 7: C: Memory