Question 1

Processing at encoding is most effective to the extent that processing overlaps with the processing to be performed at retrieval is known as _________________.

Accepted Answer

A) encoding specificity principle 
B) incidental learning 
C) transfer appropriate learning 
D) intentional learning

Question 2

Distinguish between blocking and suppression.

Accepted Answer

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Question 3

James suffered brain damage due to carbon monoxide poisoning.He is now unable to remember events from his past.James is experiencing _____________.

Accepted Answer

A) forgetfulness 
B) early onset dementia 
C) retrograde amnesia 
D) anterograde amnesia

Question 4

You notice someone reading The Red Badge of Courage in the library and it reminds you that book was your favorite book in high school.You then remember your English class,some conversations you had about the story in class,who you sat next to,and so on.This type of retrieval process is known as __________________.

Accepted Answer

A) pattern completion 
B) spreading retrieval 
C) graded recall 
D) episodic activation

Question 5

Memory for skills and habits are associated with the ______________.

Accepted Answer

A) amygdala 
B) cortex 
C) striatum 
D) cerebellum

Question 6

Define priming.Also explain how different types of priming affect cognition.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Define priming.Also explain how different types of...

Question 7

________________ memory is memory for facts and _____________ memory is memory for events.

Accepted Answer

A) Episodic,semantic 
B) Procedural,biographic 
C) Semantic,episodic 
D) Semantic,biographic

Question 8

A key difference between incidental and intentional learning is the degree to which information is _______________.

Accepted Answer

A) distributed 
B) generated 
C) massed 
D) elaborated

Question 9

___________________ occurs when retrieving some information from memory temporarily blocks the retrieval of other information from memory.

Accepted Answer

A) Output interference 
B) Retroactive interference 
C) Suppression 
D) Proactive interference

Question 10

Declarative : nondeclarative :: explicit : ______________.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 11

H.M.had his _____________ removed to control epileptic seizures.

Accepted Answer

A) cerebellum 
B) amygdala 
C) corpus callosum 
D) medial temporal lobe

Question 12

Structures in the medial temporal lobes are involved in ________________ memory.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 13

Explain how amnesia helps us understand how memories are consolidated.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Explain how amnesia helps us understand how...

Question 14

Two police officers are at the scene of a traffic accident.After talking to several people,Officer Jones reported the driver who rear-ended the other vehicle was traveling close to 50 mph in a 35 mph zone.Officer Smith,however,disagreed.Based on the people he talked to,the driver was traveling about 38 mph.Their captain asked you to find out how they could disagree so much.You found that Officer Jones asked "how fast was the car moving when it slammed into the other car?" while Officer Smith asked "how fast was the car moving when it bumped into the other car?" and told the captain it was a good example of (the)_________________.

Accepted Answer

A) misinformation effect 
B) natural variations 
C) faulty eyewitness testimony 
D) context-dependent effect

Question 15

To help learn the keywords for this chapter in your text,you use each word in a sentence.This is an example of a(n)__________________ level-of-processing.

Accepted Answer

A) structural 
B) semantic 
C) acoustic 
D) phonological

Question 16

You have back-to-back classes.You are finding that you can recall information from the first class fine but have difficulty recalling information from the second class.You may be experiencing _________________.

Accepted Answer

A) misinformation 
B) retroactive interference 
C) proactive interference 
D) suppression

Question 17

Remembering your birth date and the hospital you were born in requires ___________ memory.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 18

The superiority of distributed practice over massed practice is known as the ____________.

Accepted Answer

A) intentional learning principle 
B) massed learning effect 
C) spacing effect 
D) generation effect

Question 19

H.M.could not remember ________________.

Accepted Answer

A) items for a short period of time 
B) skills and procedures 
C) events from his childhood 
D) new information

Question 20

Long-term memory can be divided into several different types of memory.What is long-term memory? Describe the two main subdivisions of long-term memory.Also provide two examples of subdivisions for each of the two main subdivisions of long-term memory.

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Exam 5: Encoding and Retrieval From Long-Term Memory