Question 1

Cognitive psychologists believe that humans are capable of engaging in "parallel processing." This means that humans can

Accepted Answer

A) carry out several mental activities at the same time. 
B) think about complex issues,like religion. 
C) pay selective attention to an event. 
D) encode information into long-term memory.

Question 2

When Olivia came home from day care and did a dance that she saw the teacher do,she was merely modeling a behavior and not drawing upon memory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

One strategy that adolescents use to improve memory is to reject certain types of information.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Sarah is presented with the following list of items to memorize: bagel,carrot,ham,corn,hot dog,donut,bread,chicken,peas.Her immediate reaction is to think of the items in the following way: (bagel,donut,bread);(carrot,corn,peas);(ham,hotdog,chicken).This reaction would indicate that Sarah is using the strategy of

Accepted Answer

A) rehearsal. 
B) elaboration. 
C) organization. 
D) compensation.

Question 5

According to Siegler's "overlapping waves theory," cognitive development is best conceptualized as

Accepted Answer

A) random in nature. 
B) a set of stages. 
C) controlled by unconscious factors. 
D) a process of variability,choice,and changes.

Question 6

Explain how personal,subjective factors influence a person's memory.Give examples to support your thinking.

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Question 7

Ethel looks up the phone number of a gas station and remembers it just long enough to walk over to the telephone and dial.When she is dialing,the information is contained in her

Accepted Answer

A) sensory register. 
B) short-term memory. 
C) long-term memory. 
D) metamemory.

Question 8

When he was young,Ivan was able to juggle only a couple things in his working memory.But now that he's older he can manage many more bits of information at one time.What has enabled Ivan's working memory to become more productive and efficient?

Accepted Answer

A) tighter synapses 
B) more myelin 
C) larger capacity 
D) expanded rehearsal

Question 9

Which memory strategy is being used when a long number is memorized by breaking it into manageable subunits each containing three digits?

Accepted Answer

A) Chunking 
B) Mediation 
C) Implicit memory 
D) Rehearsal

Question 10

While trying to solve a math problem,Victor is able to come up with a strategy that might work.Unfortunately,Victor's math performance does not improve by using the strategy.This situation best exemplifies

Accepted Answer

A) autobiographical memory. 
B) cued recall. 
C) the method of loci. 
D) utilization deficiency.

Question 11

Samuel teaches his son to serve a tennis ball so the opponent cannot return it.However,his son Jacob appears to not benefit from the advice or understand what is going on.Jacob is best classified as exhibiting a(n)

Accepted Answer

A) mediation deficiency. 
B) utilization deficiency. 
C) production deficiency. 
D) A-B error.

Question 12

Discuss the process of human memory by differentiating between sensory register,working memory,short-term memory,and long-term memory.Give examples to support your ideas.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Discuss the process of human memory by...

Question 13

Which statement is true regarding recall memory and recognition memory in elderly adults?

Accepted Answer

A) They are likely to be more deficient in recall than in recognition memory. 
B) They are likely to be more deficient in recognition than in recall memory. 
C) They are likely to be equally deficient in both types of memory. 
D) Neither type of memory diminishes with age (except in extreme cases).

Question 14

On Wednesdays,when he has three long classes,Delroy always takes a long nap after he gets home.What happens during Delroy's nap to help him retain all the knowledge from the days' classes?

Accepted Answer

A) metacognition 
B) mediation 
C) consolidation 
D) compensation

Question 15

Wayne has trouble remembering the last four digits of his new phone number (4422)until he makes the connection that the last two digits are exactly half of the first two digits.Once he makes this connection,he has no trouble remembering the number! This best demonstrates the memory concept of

Accepted Answer

A) chunking 
B) elaboration 
C) organization 
D) rehearsal

Question 16

To solve problems,people must be able to both ________ information.

Accepted Answer

A) encode and buffer 
B) consolidate and trace 
C) retrieve and manipulate 
D) select and recall

Question 17

Since her car accident,Rachel forgets things immediately after they happen.She can watch a movie and right afterwards forget that she saw it.A psychologist would diagnose Rachel as having ________.

Accepted Answer

A) retrograde amnesia 
B) anterograde amnesia 
C) episodic amnesia 
D) attenuated amnesia

Question 18

Older adults tend to perform best on explicit memory tasks that focus on unpracticed skills.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Farouk is playing a game of "20 Questions" in which he has to try and guess what his friend Matthew is thinking about.Which of Farouk's inquiries would best exemplify a constraint-seeking question?

Accepted Answer

A) "Is it an animal?" 
B) "Is it green?" 
C) "Is it a frog?" 
D) "Is it a green frog?"

Question 20

Which statement would best represent a failure of retrieval?

Accepted Answer

A) I never actually learned that information. 
B) I don't know the answer because I never read the textbook. 
C) I know the answer,but I just cannot find it in my mind. 
D) I would know the answer,but the teacher spoke and I couldn't keep up.

Exam 8: Memory and Information Processing

Cognitive psychologists believe that humans are capable of engaging in "parallel processing." This means that humans can

When Olivia came home from day care and did a dance that she saw the teacher do,she was merely modeling a behavior and not drawing upon memory.

One strategy that adolescents use to improve memory is to reject certain types of information.

According to Siegler's "overlapping waves theory," cognitive development is best conceptualized as

Explain how personal,subjective factors influence a person's memory.Give examples to support your thinking.

Ethel looks up the phone number of a gas station and remembers it just long enough to walk over to the telephone and dial.When she is dialing,the information is contained in her

When he was young,Ivan was able to juggle only a couple things in his working memory.But now that he's older he can manage many more bits of information at one time.What has enabled Ivan's working memory to become more productive and efficient?

Which memory strategy is being used when a long number is memorized by breaking it into manageable subunits each containing three digits?

While trying to solve a math problem,Victor is able to come up with a strategy that might work.Unfortunately,Victor's math performance does not improve by using the strategy.This situation best exemplifies

Samuel teaches his son to serve a tennis ball so the opponent cannot return it.However,his son Jacob appears to not benefit from the advice or understand what is going on.Jacob is best classified as exhibiting a(n)

Discuss the process of human memory by differentiating between sensory register,working memory,short-term memory,and long-term memory.Give examples to support your ideas.

Which statement is true regarding recall memory and recognition memory in elderly adults?

On Wednesdays,when he has three long classes,Delroy always takes a long nap after he gets home.What happens during Delroy's nap to help him retain all the knowledge from the days' classes?

Wayne has trouble remembering the last four digits of his new phone number (4422) until he makes the connection that the last two digits are exactly half of the first two digits.Once he makes this connection,he has no trouble remembering the number! This best demonstrates the memory concept of

To solve problems,people must be able to both ________ information.

Since her car accident,Rachel forgets things immediately after they happen.She can watch a movie and right afterwards forget that she saw it.A psychologist would diagnose Rachel as having ________.

Older adults tend to perform best on explicit memory tasks that focus on unpracticed skills.

Farouk is playing a game of "20 Questions" in which he has to try and guess what his friend Matthew is thinking about.Which of Farouk's inquiries would best exemplify a constraint-seeking question?

Which statement would best represent a failure of retrieval?