Question 1

Hypnotism may enhance the recall of information by eyewitnesses because it can help to reinstate the context in which a crime originally occurred.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Malia is studying French. When her teacher writes the French word for rabbit on the board (lapin), Brooke thinks of a soft bunny sitting "in a lap." On the exam, when she sees the word "lapin," Malia instantly recalls the visual image and recognizes that "lapin" is the French word for rabbit. This memory strategy is an example of the mnemonic device known as

Accepted Answer

A)  the method of loci. 
B)  the link method. 
C)  overlearning. 
D)  acrostics. 
A)  the method of loci. 
B)  the link method. 
C)  overlearning. 
D)  acrostics.

Question 3

Briefly discuss the debate as to whether short-term and long-term memory are really different.

Accepted Answer

The view that STM and LTM were independe

Question 4

If you group information according to similarities as an aid for later remembering, you are ____ that information.

Accepted Answer

A)  organizing 
B)  transferring 
C)  processing 
D)  encoding 
A)  organizing 
B)  transferring 
C)  processing 
D)  encoding

Question 5

People tend to more accurately estimate their confidence in the accuracy of their memory of an event when they

Accepted Answer

A)  were an eyewitness to the event. 
B)  ignore the hindsight bias. 
C)  consider reasons why their memory may not be accurate. 
D)  consider reasons why their memory may be accurate. 
A)  were an eyewitness to the event. 
B)  ignore the hindsight bias. 
C)  consider reasons why their memory may not be accurate. 
D)  consider reasons why their memory may be accurate.

Question 6

Describe how long-term memories are organized.

Accepted Answer

Information in long-term memory can be o

Question 7

Children often have difficulty remembering the letters in the middle of the alphabet because of

Accepted Answer

A)  overlearning of the first letters in the alphabet. 
B)  distributed practice. 
C)  the serial-position effect. 
D)  the use of mnemonic devices. 
A)  overlearning of the first letters in the alphabet. 
B)  distributed practice. 
C)  the serial-position effect. 
D)  the use of mnemonic devices.

Question 8

Briefly explain the role of attention in memory processing and discuss the debate as to whether it involves early or late selection.

Accepted Answer

The first step in getting information in

Question 9

Prospective memory involves remembering

Accepted Answer

A)  to perform actions in the future. 
B)  actions that were performed in the past. 
C)  chronological, or temporally dated recollections of personal experiences. 
D)  previously learned information. 
A)  to perform actions in the future. 
B)  actions that were performed in the past. 
C)  chronological, or temporally dated recollections of personal experiences. 
D)  previously learned information.

Question 10

Bob is currently 37 years old. He was bitten quite badly by a dog when he was 8 years old. Today, even though his parents still sometimes mention this incident, and even though Bob has numerous scars from the dog-bite incident, he has no memory of ever being bitten. According to Freud, Carter may be

Accepted Answer

A)  showing signs of proactive interference. 
B)  using repression to push the memory out of his conscious awareness. 
C)  experiencing retrograde amnesia. 
D)  suffering from Korsakoff's syndrome. 
A)  showing signs of proactive interference. 
B)  using repression to push the memory out of his conscious awareness. 
C)  experiencing retrograde amnesia. 
D)  suffering from Korsakoff's syndrome.

Question 11

Seven-year-old Dana is distressed when her third grade teacher gives her class an assignment the very first day. They are all to write four paragraphs describing what they did over their summer vacation. To complete this assignment effectively, the students will need to utilize their

Accepted Answer

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

Question 12

Most students find recognition tests easier than recall tests because ____ tests provide ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  recall; relearning cues 
B)  recall; retrieval cues 
C)  recognition; relearning cues 
D)  recognition; retrieval cues 
A)  recall; relearning cues 
B)  recall; retrieval cues 
C)  recognition; relearning cues 
D)  recognition; retrieval cues

Question 13

When, during a psychology test, you try to remember something your instructor said in class last week, you are using what researchers call

Accepted Answer

A)  proactive memory. 
B)  retrograde memory. 
C)  prospective memory. 
D)  retrospective memory. 
A)  proactive memory. 
B)  retrograde memory. 
C)  prospective memory. 
D)  retrospective memory.

Question 14

The text suggests that it is beneficial for students to outline reading assignments because this encourages students to

Accepted Answer

A)  overlearn the material. 
B)  organize material hierarchically. 
C)  make the material personally meaningful. 
D)  develop a mnemonic device. 
A)  overlearn the material. 
B)  organize material hierarchically. 
C)  make the material personally meaningful. 
D)  develop a mnemonic device.

Question 15

According to Craik and Lockhart, when individuals think about the actual objects or actions that the words they are trying to memorize represent, they are using ____________________ encoding.

Accepted Answer

The answer of According to Craik and Lockhart, when individuals...

Question 16

Most memory researchers are skeptical about the accuracy of recovered memories of abuse and cite findings on the misinformation effect, imagination inflation and the tendency to confuse real and imagined memories.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The consolidation view suggests that after the consolidation of a long-term memory, the memory is stored in a region of the

Accepted Answer

A)  hypothalamus. 
B)  hippocampus. 
C)  cerebellum. 
D)  cerebral cortex. 
A)  hypothalamus. 
B)  hippocampus. 
C)  cerebellum. 
D)  cerebral cortex.

Question 18

Mnemonic devices

Accepted Answer

A)  can only be used to remember concrete words. 
B)  have existed since ancient times. 
C)  are generally ineffective and are unnecessary in modern times. 
D)  are the main element for improving everyday memory. 
A)  can only be used to remember concrete words. 
B)  have existed since ancient times. 
C)  are generally ineffective and are unnecessary in modern times. 
D)  are the main element for improving everyday memory.

Question 19

The fact that what you see in the world around you depends on where you focus your attention best illustrates which of the following unifying themes of your textbook?

Accepted Answer

A)  Psychology is empirical. 
B)  Psychology evolves in a sociocultural context. 
C)  Behavior is determined by multiple causes. 
D)  People's experience of the world is highly subjective. 
A)  Psychology is empirical. 
B)  Psychology evolves in a sociocultural context. 
C)  Behavior is determined by multiple causes. 
D)  People's experience of the world is highly subjective.

Question 20

In a study of psychiatric patients hospitalized for post-traumatic or dissociated disorders, one-third of those who reported childhood abuse had experienced complete amnesia for the abuse at some point in their lives.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 14: Human Memory Part 2

Hypnotism may enhance the recall of information by eyewitnesses because it can help to reinstate the context in which a crime originally occurred.

Briefly discuss the debate as to whether short-term and long-term memory are really different.

If you group information according to similarities as an aid for later remembering, you are ____ that information.

People tend to more accurately estimate their confidence in the accuracy of their memory of an event when they

Describe how long-term memories are organized.

Children often have difficulty remembering the letters in the middle of the alphabet because of

Briefly explain the role of attention in memory processing and discuss the debate as to whether it involves early or late selection.

Prospective memory involves remembering

Seven-year-old Dana is distressed when her third grade teacher gives her class an assignment the very first day. They are all to write four paragraphs describing what they did over their summer vacation. To complete this assignment effectively, the students will need to utilize their

Most students find recognition tests easier than recall tests because ____ tests provide ____.

When, during a psychology test, you try to remember something your instructor said in class last week, you are using what researchers call

The text suggests that it is beneficial for students to outline reading assignments because this encourages students to

According to Craik and Lockhart, when individuals think about the actual objects or actions that the words they are trying to memorize represent, they are using ____________________ encoding.

Most memory researchers are skeptical about the accuracy of recovered memories of abuse and cite findings on the misinformation effect, imagination inflation and the tendency to confuse real and imagined memories.

The consolidation view suggests that after the consolidation of a long-term memory, the memory is stored in a region of the

Mnemonic devices

The fact that what you see in the world around you depends on where you focus your attention best illustrates which of the following unifying themes of your textbook?

In a study of psychiatric patients hospitalized for post-traumatic or dissociated disorders, one-third of those who reported childhood abuse had experienced complete amnesia for the abuse at some point in their lives.

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