Question 1

The average memory span consists of _______ items.

Accepted Answer

A) five 
B) six 
C) seven 
D) nine

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT an example of long-term memory?

Accepted Answer

A) identifying a perfume as that worn by your grandmother 20 years ago 
B) repeating an address after it was told to you 
C) repeating a poem learned in nursery school 
D) remembering how to ride a bike

Question 3

Tim is studying for a test.After seven consecutive hours of studying he finds he can remember what he just finished studying,but he can no longer remember what he studied five or six hours ago.Tim's memory problems are BEST explained by _____________.

Accepted Answer

A) proactive interference 
B) memory diffusion 
C) retroactive interference 
D) retrograde amnesia

Question 4

Chunking is a means of _______________.

Accepted Answer

A) immediately forgetting irrelevant details 
B) organizing information into meaningful units 
C) arranging details into a hierarchy from most important to least important 
D) storing long-term memories

Question 5

The sensory register associated with the visual sense is called the:

Accepted Answer

A) iconic memory system. 
B) echoic memory system. 
C) optical memory system. 
D) occipital memory system.

Question 6

Which of the following statements about the visual sensory register system is false?

Accepted Answer

A) The codes in it are of a semantic type. 
B) The codes in it are quite similar to the original sensation. 
C) Its traces last for 1 to 2 seconds,maximally. 
D) Its codes seem susceptible to disturbance by other visual stimuli.

Question 7

The state psychology association has invited teams from all the colleges in the state to compete in a Psych Bowl.The teams will answer questions such as "Who founded the first psychology laboratory?" Where is this information stored?

Accepted Answer

A) long-term memory 
B) short-term memory 
C) conceptual memory 
D) primary memory

Question 8

Semantic memory is organized __________.

Accepted Answer

A) in chunks 
B) sequentially and chronologically 
C) hierarchically 
D) chronologically

Question 9

Many years ago,telephone numbers had only four or five digits.Even now,no more than seven digits are used for phone numbers.The most reasonable psychological explanation for this is that ________________.

Accepted Answer

A) there is a direct relationship between the number of items in the sensory registers and their retention 
B) there is an inverse relationship between the number of items in the sensory registers and their retention 
C) there is a direct relationship between the number of items in short-term memory and their retention 
D) there is an inverse relationship between the number of items in short-term memory and their retention

Question 10

Your street address,telephone number,and social security number are stored in

Accepted Answer

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

Question 11

Flashbulb memories ______________.

Accepted Answer

A) are not subject to periodic revision 
B) usually concern events that are emotionally charged 
C) are almost always highly accurate 
D) usually concern events from early childhood

Question 12

The process of getting information out of memory is known as:

Accepted Answer

A) retention. 
B) retrieval. 
C) reconstruction. 
D) reliable.

Question 13

When Rip Van Winkle returns to his native village,after 20 years of sleeping in the mountains,he goes immediately to the location of his former house and asks for his wife and children by name.The kind of memory that he is exhibiting is _______.

Accepted Answer

A) procedural memory 
B) semantic memory 
C) episodic memory 
D) eidetic memory

Question 14

What we are thinking of at any given moment,or what we commonly know as "consciousness," is ____________.

Accepted Answer

A) long-term memory 
B) short-term memory 
C) secondary memory 
D) cognitive dissonance

Question 15

A recognition test requires one to:

Accepted Answer

A) reproduce material when provided a cue. 
B) profit from previous learning to relearn faster. 
C) pick the correct answer from among several possible ones provided. 
D) reproduce material without cues provided.

Question 16

Scott remembers all of the details of his wedding seven years ago.This information is most likely stored in _______ memory.

Accepted Answer

A) iconic 
B) episodic 
C) semantic 
D) short-term

Question 17

Chunking is a means of _______.

Accepted Answer

A) immediately forgetting irrelevant details 
B) organizing information into meaningful units 
C) arranging details into a hierarchy from most important to least important 
D) storing long-term memories

Question 18

Unprocessed stimulation from the environment is first held in:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 19

Flashbulb memories are:

Accepted Answer

A) eidetic memories. 
B) clear and vivid memories of where one was and what one was doing when a special event occurred. 
C) photographic memories. 
D) visual images that are extremely difficult to describe.

Question 20

Which memory system provides us with a very brief image of all the stimuli present at a particular moment?

Accepted Answer

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

Exam 10: Memory

The average memory span consists of _______ items.

Which of the following is NOT an example of long-term memory?

Tim is studying for a test.After seven consecutive hours of studying he finds he can remember what he just finished studying,but he can no longer remember what he studied five or six hours ago.Tim's memory problems are BEST explained by _____________.

Chunking is a means of _______________.

The sensory register associated with the visual sense is called the:

Which of the following statements about the visual sensory register system is false?

The state psychology association has invited teams from all the colleges in the state to compete in a Psych Bowl.The teams will answer questions such as "Who founded the first psychology laboratory?" Where is this information stored?

Semantic memory is organized __________.

Many years ago,telephone numbers had only four or five digits.Even now,no more than seven digits are used for phone numbers.The most reasonable psychological explanation for this is that ________________.

Your street address,telephone number,and social security number are stored in

Flashbulb memories ______________.

The process of getting information out of memory is known as:

When Rip Van Winkle returns to his native village,after 20 years of sleeping in the mountains,he goes immediately to the location of his former house and asks for his wife and children by name.The kind of memory that he is exhibiting is _______.

What we are thinking of at any given moment,or what we commonly know as "consciousness," is ____________.

A recognition test requires one to:

Scott remembers all of the details of his wedding seven years ago.This information is most likely stored in _______ memory.

Chunking is a means of _______.

Unprocessed stimulation from the environment is first held in:

Flashbulb memories are:

Which memory system provides us with a very brief image of all the stimuli present at a particular moment?