Question 1

Declarative memory appears to be handled by the

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A)  medial temporal lobe. 
B)  medulla and the structures within the midbrain. 
C)  limbic system and the connections it makes with the prefrontal cortex. 
D)  hippocampal complex and the areas of the cortex with which it communicates. 
A)  medial temporal lobe. 
B)  medulla and the structures within the midbrain. 
C)  limbic system and the connections it makes with the prefrontal cortex. 
D)  hippocampal complex and the areas of the cortex with which it communicates.

Question 2

Memory of "chronological" and "dated" personal experiences is referred to as

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A)  semantic memory. 
B)  declarative memory. 
C)  implicit memory. 
D)  episodic memory. 
A)  semantic memory. 
B)  declarative memory. 
C)  implicit memory. 
D)  episodic memory.

Question 3

Timothy was planning to tape a special broadcast late on PBS Tuesday night, but he forgot to turn the VCR on before he went to bed that night. Timothy's forgetfulness illustrates

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A)  pseudoforgetting. 
B)  proactive interference. 
C)  anterograde amnesia. 
D)  a failure in prospective memory. 
A)  pseudoforgetting. 
B)  proactive interference. 
C)  anterograde amnesia. 
D)  a failure in prospective memory.

Question 4

The fact that there are multiple views on the nature of memory storage, the causes of forgetting and the existence of multiple memory systems reflects which of the following unifying themes of your textbook?

Accepted Answer

A)  Psychology is theoretically diverse. 
B)  Behavior is determined by multiple causes. 
C)  Our behavior is shaped by our cultural heritage. 
D)  Our experience of the world is highly subjective 
A)  Psychology is theoretically diverse. 
B)  Behavior is determined by multiple causes. 
C)  Our behavior is shaped by our cultural heritage. 
D)  Our experience of the world is highly subjective

Question 5

The observation that an individual's memory of a specific event is influenced by a variety of factors such as how the event was encoded, how the information was organized in storage, and intervening events between the original event and the retrieval of the memory, reflects which unifying theme in psychology?

Accepted Answer

A)  psychology is empirical 
B)  psychology evolves in a sociohistorical context 
C)  behavior is shaped by cultural heritage 
D)  behavior is determined by multiple causes 
A)  psychology is empirical 
B)  psychology evolves in a sociohistorical context 
C)  behavior is shaped by cultural heritage 
D)  behavior is determined by multiple causes

Question 6

The view of short-term memory and long-term memory as separate systems was based, in part, on the belief that information loss from short-term memory resulted from interference, whereas decay was the chief cause of long-term memory forgetting.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following memories would be contained in an individual's semantic memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  his sixth birthday party was at a circus 
B)  his next-door neighbor's last name is Jackson 
C)  how to parallel park a car 
D)  when he was 10 years old, he broke his neighbor's bedroom window with a baseball 
A)  his sixth birthday party was at a circus 
B)  his next-door neighbor's last name is Jackson 
C)  how to parallel park a car 
D)  when he was 10 years old, he broke his neighbor's bedroom window with a baseball

Question 8

Pseudoforgetting occurs when information is accurately encoded and stored but cannot be retrieved due to interference from competing material that is similar.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The misinformation effect occurs when the accuracy of memory recall is reduced following exposure to misleading information between the time of the initial encoding and the subsequent recall of information.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The ____________________ effect occurs when subjects show better recall for items at the beginning and end of a list than for items in the middle.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The ____________________ effect occurs when subjects show...

Question 11

The ____________________ memory allows for the sensation of a visual pattern, sound, or touch to linger for a brief moment after the sensory stimulation is over; while the ____________________ memory allows the maintenance of unrehearsed information for about 20 seconds.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The ____________________ memory allows for the sensation...

Question 12

Most clinical psychologists and psychiatrists involved in the treatment of psychological disorders accept recovered memories of abuse as genuine and claim that sexual abuse in childhood is far more widespread than people realize.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Imagine that one week ago you moved into a new apartment and got a new phone number. If someone asks for your phone number you will probably have a hard time remembering it. However, in six months, you will probably have difficulty remembering your old phone number. According to interference theory, what processes are responsible for your failure to remember both the old and the new phone number

Accepted Answer

The negative impact of competing informa

Question 14

According to the ____________________ principle, the value of a retrieval cue depends on how well it corresponds to the memory code.

Accepted Answer

encoding s

Question 15

Outline some strategies that can be used to improve everyday memory.

Accepted Answer

Good answers to this question will cover

Question 16

Various lines of recent research suggest that areas in the prefrontal cortex contribute to

Accepted Answer

A)  procedural memory. 
B)  declarative memory. 
C)  working memory. 
D)  long-term memory. 
A)  procedural memory. 
B)  declarative memory. 
C)  working memory. 
D)  long-term memory.

Question 17

The profound anterograde amnesia that H. M. experienced after undergoing surgery to control his epilepsy suggests that

Accepted Answer

A)  the prefrontal lobes are the storage area for most long-term memories. 
B)  the hippocampal complex plays a key role in the consolidation of long-term memories. 
C)  the cortex houses exact recordings of past experiences and events. 
D)  long-term memories are processed and stored in the cerebellum. 
A)  the prefrontal lobes are the storage area for most long-term memories. 
B)  the hippocampal complex plays a key role in the consolidation of long-term memories. 
C)  the cortex houses exact recordings of past experiences and events. 
D)  long-term memories are processed and stored in the cerebellum.

Question 18

A 45-year-old woman suddenly becomes aware of long-forgotten memories of being sexually abused by her father when she was six years old. Her father denies the allegations. This case can be described as a typical example associated with the

Accepted Answer

A)  memory reconstruction controversy. 
B)  false allegation controversy. 
C)  recovered memory controversy. 
D)  memory retrieval controversy. 
A)  memory reconstruction controversy. 
B)  false allegation controversy. 
C)  recovered memory controversy. 
D)  memory retrieval controversy.

Question 19

Decay theory is best able to explain the loss of memory in

Accepted Answer

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

Question 20

Your memory of how to do something, such as how to shoot a free throw in basketball, is contained in your

Accepted Answer

A)  declarative memory. 
B)  procedural memory. 
C)  episodic memory. 
D)  semantic memory. 
A)  declarative memory. 
B)  procedural memory. 
C)  episodic memory. 
D)  semantic memory.

Exam 14: Human Memory Part 2

Declarative memory appears to be handled by the

Memory of "chronological" and "dated" personal experiences is referred to as

Timothy was planning to tape a special broadcast late on PBS Tuesday night, but he forgot to turn the VCR on before he went to bed that night. Timothy's forgetfulness illustrates

The fact that there are multiple views on the nature of memory storage, the causes of forgetting and the existence of multiple memory systems reflects which of the following unifying themes of your textbook?

The view of short-term memory and long-term memory as separate systems was based, in part, on the belief that information loss from short-term memory resulted from interference, whereas decay was the chief cause of long-term memory forgetting.

Which of the following memories would be contained in an individual's semantic memory?

Pseudoforgetting occurs when information is accurately encoded and stored but cannot be retrieved due to interference from competing material that is similar.

The misinformation effect occurs when the accuracy of memory recall is reduced following exposure to misleading information between the time of the initial encoding and the subsequent recall of information.

The ____________________ effect occurs when subjects show better recall for items at the beginning and end of a list than for items in the middle.

The ____________________ memory allows for the sensation of a visual pattern, sound, or touch to linger for a brief moment after the sensory stimulation is over; while the ____________________ memory allows the maintenance of unrehearsed information for about 20 seconds.

Most clinical psychologists and psychiatrists involved in the treatment of psychological disorders accept recovered memories of abuse as genuine and claim that sexual abuse in childhood is far more widespread than people realize.

According to the ____________________ principle, the value of a retrieval cue depends on how well it corresponds to the memory code.

Outline some strategies that can be used to improve everyday memory.

Various lines of recent research suggest that areas in the prefrontal cortex contribute to

The profound anterograde amnesia that H. M. experienced after undergoing surgery to control his epilepsy suggests that

A 45-year-old woman suddenly becomes aware of long-forgotten memories of being sexually abused by her father when she was six years old. Her father denies the allegations. This case can be described as a typical example associated with the

Decay theory is best able to explain the loss of memory in

Your memory of how to do something, such as how to shoot a free throw in basketball, is contained in your

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