Question 1

Elaborative rehearsal is a more effective memory strategy than maintenance rehearsal because the information is processed

Accepted Answer

A)  repeatedly. 
B)  more deeply. 
C)  based on sound. 
D)  more automatically.

Question 2

Sleep disturbances interfere with the __________ of memories.

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A)  consolidation 
B)  misattribution 
C)  suggestibility 
D)  persistence

Question 3

Samantha is looking outside her window when she sees a man stealing a bike from a bike rack located outside her apartment complex.When the police question her,Samantha might remember more details about the crime if she talks to the police

Accepted Answer

A)  after she has had an alcoholic drink to calm down. 
B)  in a week so she has time to think about the event. 
C)  the next morning when she is in a more positive mood. 
D)  by the window where she watched the man steal the bike.

Question 4

A)Draw an example of a network of association for the concept of "cup." 
B)Describe what happens when this network is activated.
C)How does it relate to spreading activation models of memory?

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The answer of A)Draw an example of a network of...

Question 5

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)  Abby, who was asked, "How fast was the truck going when it hit the car?" 
B)  Tim, who was asked, "How fast was the truck going when it crushed the car?" 
C)  Tony, who was asked, "How fast was the truck going when it bumped the car?" 
D)  Leroy, who was asked, "How fast was the truck going when the accident happened?"

Question 6

If someone asks you to describe what a school is,you would most likely retrieve a(n)__________ memory.

Accepted Answer

A)  procedural 
B)  implicit 
C)  episodic 
D)  semantic

Question 7

Whenever Mandy gets angry with her boyfriend,she easily remembers all of the other times she has been angry with him in the past.Mandy's ability to retrieve this information was most likely influenced by

Accepted Answer

A)  suggestibility. 
B)  persistence. 
C)  state-dependent memory. 
D)  context-dependent memory.

Question 8

Carson tries to convince his instructor to give the final exam in the same room where the class is held because he learned that it would improve his chances of getting a better grade.Which memory concept is Carson using?

Accepted Answer

A)  state-dependent memory 
B)  context-dependent memory 
C)  flashbulb memory 
D)  episodic memory

Question 9

A)Describe the two types of explicit memory.
B)Give a real-life example of each type of explicit memory.

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The answer of A)Describe the two types of explicit memory.
B)Give...

Question 10

You are paying close attention to the basketball game on the TV.Suddenly,you are distracted by your roommate talking to someone on the phone about the upcoming psychology exam in the class you both take.This conversation most likely captured your attention because it

Accepted Answer

A)  required fewer mental processes. 
B)  was loud. 
C)  was personally important. 
D)  did not require shadowing.

Question 11

When you are studying for an exam,the part of the brain that is responsible for coordinating and strengthening the connections among neurons is the

Accepted Answer

A)  medial temporal lobe. 
B)  prefrontal cortex. 
C)  cerebellum. 
D)  hippocampus.

Question 12

In memory,the storage phase of information processing lasts

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A)  a fraction of a second. 
B)  several seconds. 
C)  several minutes. 
D)  variable amounts of time.

Question 13

Professor Smith refuses to learn his students' names because he believes the names will take up space in his memory that he needs to store research-related information.Professor Smith's belief about his memory is incorrect because

Accepted Answer

A)  research-related information is stored in semantic memory. 
B)  the students' names are maintained in short-term storage. 
C)  long-term storage holds unlimited amounts of information. 
D)  working memory allows him to continually maintain both sets of information.

Question 14

Kumar is trying to remember the name of his psychology professor from last semester.To answer this question,Kumar must search for information in his

Accepted Answer

A)  sensory storage. 
B)  short-term storage. 
C)  working memory. 
D)  long-term storage.

Question 15

Morgan is currently taking a course on public speaking.Next year,he will most likely remember only general facts from the course,because semantic information is maintained in

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A)  sensory storage. 
B)  short-term storage. 
C)  long-term storage. 
D)  working memory.

Question 16

Explicit memories are stored in the part of the brain called the

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A)  cerebellum. 
B)  amygdala. 
C)  temporal lobe. 
D)  prefrontal cortex.

Question 17

Marianna takes the bus to school every day.One morning,a different bus is used on her route.Marianna does not notice the switch,even though her usual bus is blue and the new bus is red.Marianna most likely did not notice the different bus due to

Accepted Answer

A)  shadowing. 
B)  change blindness. 
C)  high memory bias. 
D)  low capacity of sensory storage.

Question 18

When Jon visits his grandmother's house,he always thinks about his childhood.Something about the way her house smells seems to trigger these memories.This is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  flashbulb memory. 
B)  semantic memory. 
C)  context-dependent memory. 
D)  state-dependent memory.

Question 19

Prospective memory limits the cognitive resources available for other tasks because it

Accepted Answer

A)  reduces the number of items we can maintain in short-term storage. 
B)  interferes with information retrieval from long-term storage. 
C)  disrupts the encoding process in short-term storage. 
D)  interrupts information processing in sensory storage.

Question 20

Recent research suggests that negative memories may be erased by

Accepted Answer

A)  interfering with memory reconsolidation. 
B)  using mnemonics. 
C)  inducing anterograde amnesia. 
D)  inducing proactive interference.

Exam 7: Memory