Question 1

It is easier to remember sad events when one is in a happy state.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Remembering where you parked is an example of _____ memory.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

It is thought that the _____ is particularly important in creating new memories.

Accepted Answer

A)  basal ganglia 
B)  cerebellum 
C)  cerebral cortex 
D)  hippocampal formation

Question 4

Individuals make inferences at the time of recall without being aware of it.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The increase in reaction time related to an increase in the number of facts associated with a concept is called the:

Accepted Answer

A)  interference factor. 
B)  fan effect. 
C)  engram coefficient. 
D)  chunking dilemma.

Question 6

Procedural memory is supported by the:

Accepted Answer

A)  basal ganglia. 
B)  cerebral cortex. 
C)  hippocampal formation. 
D)  parietal cortex.

Question 7

_____ memory refers to factual memories we can explicitly recall.

Accepted Answer

A)  Declarative 
B)  Implicit 
C)  Priming 
D)  Procedural

Question 8

The hippocampus:

Accepted Answer

A)  can discriminate between what was experienced and what was imagined. 
B)  can sometimes discriminate between what was experienced and what was imagined. 
C)  fails to discriminate between what was experienced and what was imagined. 
D)  does not respond to what was experienced or to what was imagined.

Question 9

_____ memories include information about where and when they were learned.

Accepted Answer

A)  Episodic 
B)  Implicit 
C)  Procedural 
D)  Semantic

Question 10

Which statement is an accurate summary of our understanding of false memories?

Accepted Answer

A)  False memories have been shown empirically to be accurate. 
B)  False memories occur due to childhood trauma. 
C)  It is possible to experimentally implant false information that is later remembered by participants as one of their own experiences. 
D)  False memories are more likely to occur for women than for men.

Question 11

Patients with damage to the hippocampal formation often suffer from _____ amnesia.

Accepted Answer

A)  anterograde 
B)  retrograde 
C)  both anterograde and retrograde 
D)  both anterograde and procedural

Question 12

Events just prior to a head injury are susceptible to _____ amnesia.

Accepted Answer

A)  anterograde 
B)  episodic 
C)  procedural 
D)  retrograde

Question 13

Time needed to recognize a concept will increase if the number of its associated items increases.This is the:

Accepted Answer

A)  fact effect. 
B)  fan effect. 
C)  network effect. 
D)  priming effect.

Question 14

What is implicit memory? What is explicit memory?

Accepted Answer

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Question 15

Describe the Anderson (1974)study on spreading activation.What were the results?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Describe the Anderson (1974)study on spreading activation.What...

Question 16

Which statement is the MOST accurate description of the results of Raymond and Redman's (2006)study of memory decay?

Accepted Answer

A)  Anterograde amnesia of varying degrees is responsible for memory decay. 
B)  Working memory deficits account for memory decay. 
C)  Both delay and the number of inducing events are critical to the strength of LTP and degree of memory decay. 
D)  Procedural memory is more susceptible to memory decay than are either semantic or episodic memory.

Question 17

You have memorized a handful of statements.Which should take the LEAST time to recognize?

Accepted Answer

A)  The fish ate the apple. 
B)  The mouse ate the orange. 
C)  The cat ate the apple. 
D)  The cat ate the cherries.

Question 18

Patients with hippocampal damage experience retrograde amnesia only.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The very unusual experiment performed by Godden and Baddeley (1975),which included having participants wear scuba diving equipment underwater,was an attempt to examine the phenomenon of:

Accepted Answer

A)  somatosensory memory. 
B)  the effects of enhanced nitrogen on the hippocampus. 
C)  the effect of context on memory. 
D)  memory performance when controlling for extraneous auditory stimuli.

Question 20

Describe a study that suggests that redundancy protects against interference.

Accepted Answer

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Exam 7: Human Memory: Retention and Retrieval

It is easier to remember sad events when one is in a happy state.

Remembering where you parked is an example of _____ memory.

It is thought that the _____ is particularly important in creating new memories.

Individuals make inferences at the time of recall without being aware of it.

The increase in reaction time related to an increase in the number of facts associated with a concept is called the:

Procedural memory is supported by the:

_____ memory refers to factual memories we can explicitly recall.

The hippocampus:

_____ memories include information about where and when they were learned.

Which statement is an accurate summary of our understanding of false memories?

Patients with damage to the hippocampal formation often suffer from _____ amnesia.

Events just prior to a head injury are susceptible to _____ amnesia.

Time needed to recognize a concept will increase if the number of its associated items increases.This is the:

What is implicit memory? What is explicit memory?

Describe the Anderson (1974)study on spreading activation.What were the results?

Which statement is the MOST accurate description of the results of Raymond and Redman's (2006) study of memory decay?

You have memorized a handful of statements.Which should take the LEAST time to recognize?

Patients with hippocampal damage experience retrograde amnesia only.

The very unusual experiment performed by Godden and Baddeley (1975) ,which included having participants wear scuba diving equipment underwater,was an attempt to examine the phenomenon of:

Describe a study that suggests that redundancy protects against interference.