Question 1

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 2

Even though they probably look at quarters on a daily basis,most people are unlikely to be able to correctly identify which coin is a real quarter from an array of possible quarters because:

Accepted Answer

A)  people do not pay attention to money that isn't theirs. 
B)  people do not pay attention to quarters. 
C)  memories are transient. 
D)  other things interfere with the memory of the quarter.

Question 3

Short-term memory:

Accepted Answer

A)  has a limited capacity 
B)  has an unlimited capacity 
C)  retains information for up to an hour 
D)  lasts a lifetime

Question 4

After taking a fall off your horse,you seem to have temporarily lost your memory for past events.The doctor will most likely say that you suffer from:

Accepted Answer

A)  cryptomnesia. 
B)  retrograde amnesia. 
C)  anterograde amnesia. 
D)  absentmindedness.

Question 5

If someone asks you who is running for president,you will answer from your _____ memory.If someone asks who you voted for in the last election,you could answer from your _____ memory.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

Suppose you need to learn the following list: pen,ship,log,cup,paper,radio,rose,sun,chair,glass,fork,wave.Which of the following types of study would lead you to the best recall?

Accepted Answer

A)  count the number of vowels in each word 
B)  relate each word to a fond childhood memory 
C)  think about whether each word rhymes with den 
D)  passively listen to the list while counting backward from 100 by 3s

Question 7

Posttraumatic stress disorder is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)  retrograde amnesia. 
B)  persistence. 
C)  anterograde amnesia. 
D)  none of the above.

Question 8

Short-term memory is transferred to long-term memory via a process called:

Accepted Answer

A)  attention. 
B)  maintenance rehearsal. 
C)  encoding. 
D)  transduction.

Question 9

Digitally editing a photograph on a computer is analogous to which memory process?

Accepted Answer

A)  spreading activation 
B)  elaborative rehearsal 
C)  reconsolidation 
D)  retrieval

Question 10

Harry was reading the textbook for his potions class and was trying to relate the material to his own experiences.According to the _______ model of memory,this would be considered _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  levels of processing; deep processing 
B)  levels of processing; consolidation 
C)  spreading activation; shallow processing 
D)  spreading activation; transfiguration

Question 11

Akila's brother asks her if she knows the names of the capitals of Texas and Montana.She instantly knows that the capital of Texas is Austin,but she does not know the capital of Montana.Akila is using her _____ memory to retrieve _____ memories.

Accepted Answer

A)  explicit; declarative 
B)  implicit; tacit 
C)  episodic; autobiographical 
D)  procedural; semantic

Question 12

Many people who have been convicted of crimes based on eyewitness testimony are later found,through DNA evidence,to be not guilty.Which of the following statements is a common reason for why eyewitness testimony may lead to false convictions?

Accepted Answer

A)  Eyewitnesses tend to remember evidence that confirms their stereotypes. 
B)  Eyewitnesses are usually not questioned seriously enough by the defense. 
C)  Eyewitnesses frequently lie to make their stories more dramatic. 
D)  Judges instruct juries to prioritize eyewitness testimony over other evidence.

Question 13

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 14

Consider the many ways in which you could organize the books in your library.You could sort them into groups with the same color cover.You could alphabetize them by the authors' last names or by the titles of the books.You could also sort them into groups with common themes.Which of these ways of organizing your library would be most like the way in which memories are organized in long-term memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  alphabetize by title 
B)  group by common theme 
C)  alphabetize by authors' names 
D)  group by common color

Question 15

Changes in the strength of neural connections and construction of new synapses is the process of:

Accepted Answer

A)  retrieval. 
B)  encoding. 
C)  consolidation. 
D)  rehearsal.

Question 16

The information processing model of memory is based on computer functioning and consists of all of the following stages EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  retrieval. 
B)  storage. 
C)  encoding. 
D)  processing.

Question 17

Why do people sometimes fail to remember an uncommon word but have a feeling that it is on the "tip-of-the-tongue"?

Accepted Answer

A)  interference from words similar in sound 
B)  bias 
C)  misattribution 
D)  persistence

Question 18

In order for us to experience the world as a continuous stream of information,one experience is kept in the brain while we move to the next experience.This overlap is a function of:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 19

The inability to retrieve information from long-term memory is:

Accepted Answer

A)  forgetting. 
B)  memory loss. 
C)  inattention. 
D)  none of the above.

Question 20

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.

Exam 7: Memory

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.

Even though they probably look at quarters on a daily basis,most people are unlikely to be able to correctly identify which coin is a real quarter from an array of possible quarters because:

Short-term memory:

After taking a fall off your horse,you seem to have temporarily lost your memory for past events.The doctor will most likely say that you suffer from:

If someone asks you who is running for president,you will answer from your _ memory.If someone asks who you voted for in the last election,you could answer from your _ memory.

Suppose you need to learn the following list: pen,ship,log,cup,paper,radio,rose,sun,chair,glass,fork,wave.Which of the following types of study would lead you to the best recall?

Posttraumatic stress disorder is an example of:

Short-term memory is transferred to long-term memory via a process called:

Digitally editing a photograph on a computer is analogous to which memory process?

Harry was reading the textbook for his potions class and was trying to relate the material to his own experiences.According to the _ model of memory,this would be considered _.

Akila's brother asks her if she knows the names of the capitals of Texas and Montana.She instantly knows that the capital of Texas is Austin,but she does not know the capital of Montana.Akila is using her _ memory to retrieve _ memories.

Many people who have been convicted of crimes based on eyewitness testimony are later found,through DNA evidence,to be not guilty.Which of the following statements is a common reason for why eyewitness testimony may lead to false convictions?

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

Changes in the strength of neural connections and construction of new synapses is the process of:

The information processing model of memory is based on computer functioning and consists of all of the following stages EXCEPT:

Why do people sometimes fail to remember an uncommon word but have a feeling that it is on the "tip-of-the-tongue"?

In order for us to experience the world as a continuous stream of information,one experience is kept in the brain while we move to the next experience.This overlap is a function of:

The inability to retrieve information from long-term memory is:

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:

Exam 7: Memory

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.

Even though they probably look at quarters on a daily basis,most people are unlikely to be able to correctly identify which coin is a real quarter from an array of possible quarters because:

Short-term memory:

After taking a fall off your horse,you seem to have temporarily lost your memory for past events.The doctor will most likely say that you suffer from:

If someone asks you who is running for president,you will answer from your _____ memory.If someone asks who you voted for in the last election,you could answer from your _____ memory.

Suppose you need to learn the following list: pen,ship,log,cup,paper,radio,rose,sun,chair,glass,fork,wave.Which of the following types of study would lead you to the best recall?

Posttraumatic stress disorder is an example of:

Short-term memory is transferred to long-term memory via a process called:

Digitally editing a photograph on a computer is analogous to which memory process?

Harry was reading the textbook for his potions class and was trying to relate the material to his own experiences.According to the _______ model of memory,this would be considered _______.

Akila's brother asks her if she knows the names of the capitals of Texas and Montana.She instantly knows that the capital of Texas is Austin,but she does not know the capital of Montana.Akila is using her _____ memory to retrieve _____ memories.

Many people who have been convicted of crimes based on eyewitness testimony are later found,through DNA evidence,to be not guilty.Which of the following statements is a common reason for why eyewitness testimony may lead to false convictions?

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

Changes in the strength of neural connections and construction of new synapses is the process of:

The information processing model of memory is based on computer functioning and consists of all of the following stages EXCEPT:

Why do people sometimes fail to remember an uncommon word but have a feeling that it is on the "tip-of-the-tongue"?

In order for us to experience the world as a continuous stream of information,one experience is kept in the brain while we move to the next experience.This overlap is a function of:

The inability to retrieve information from long-term memory is:

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:

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.

If someone asks you who is running for president,you will answer from your _ memory.If someone asks who you voted for in the last election,you could answer from your _ memory.

Harry was reading the textbook for his potions class and was trying to relate the material to his own experiences.According to the _ model of memory,this would be considered _.

Akila's brother asks her if she knows the names of the capitals of Texas and Montana.She instantly knows that the capital of Texas is Austin,but she does not know the capital of Montana.Akila is using her _ memory to retrieve _ memories.