Question 1

Proactive interference occurs when

Accepted Answer

A)  new information impairs the retention of previously learned information. 
B)  previously learned information interferes with the retention of new information. 
C)  a person loses memories of events that occurred prior to a head injury. 
D)  a person loses memories of events that occur after a head injury. 
A)  new information impairs the retention of previously learned information. 
B)  previously learned information interferes with the retention of new information. 
C)  a person loses memories of events that occurred prior to a head injury. 
D)  a person loses memories of events that occur after a head injury.

Question 2

The first memory process that involves getting information into memory is

Accepted Answer

A)  memorization. 
B)  storage. 
C)  encoding. 
D)  retrieval. 
A)  memorization. 
B)  storage. 
C)  encoding. 
D)  retrieval.

Question 3

Unusually vivid and detailed recollections of momentous events are referred to as

Accepted Answer

A)  episodic memories. 
B)  flashbulb memories. 
C)  tip-of-the-tongue memories. 
D)  long-term memories. 
A)  episodic memories. 
B)  flashbulb memories. 
C)  tip-of-the-tongue memories. 
D)  long-term memories.

Question 4

A retrieval cue is

Accepted Answer

A)  a brain structure stimulus used to locate a particular memory. 
B)  the same thing as an elaboration encoding variable. 
C)  a stimulus associated with a memory that is used to locate that memory. 
D)  always based on the mood you were in when a memory was first encoded. 
A)  a brain structure stimulus used to locate a particular memory. 
B)  the same thing as an elaboration encoding variable. 
C)  a stimulus associated with a memory that is used to locate that memory. 
D)  always based on the mood you were in when a memory was first encoded.

Question 5

Pseudoforgetting is information loss due to ineffective

Accepted Answer

A)  encoding only. 
B)  storage only. 
C)  retrieval only. 
D)  encoding, storage, and retrieval. 
A)  encoding only. 
B)  storage only. 
C)  retrieval only. 
D)  encoding, storage, and retrieval.

Question 6

Imagine you complete a computer-programming course, but never have a chance to use the programming language once the course is over. Based on the research results reported by Ebbinghaus, over the years you should expect

Accepted Answer

A)  there will be a constant, steady decline in what you are able to recall from the programming course. 
B)  most of what you learned will be forgotten early, but later there will be a slow, steady increase in what you are able to recall from the programming course. 
C)  very little of what you learned will be forgotten early, but later there will be a rapid decline in what you are able to recall from the programming course. 
D)  most of what you learned will be forgotten early, and there will continue to be a slow decline in what you are able to recall from the programming course. 
A)  there will be a constant, steady decline in what you are able to recall from the programming course. 
B)  most of what you learned will be forgotten early, but later there will be a slow, steady increase in what you are able to recall from the programming course. 
C)  very little of what you learned will be forgotten early, but later there will be a rapid decline in what you are able to recall from the programming course. 
D)  most of what you learned will be forgotten early, and there will continue to be a slow decline in what you are able to recall from the programming course.

Question 7

Which theory of forgetting would best explain Emily's being unable to remember her second grade teacher's name yesterday, but today Emily can remember her teacher's name?

Accepted Answer

A)  interference 
B)  motivated forgetting 
C)  retrieval failure 
D)  decay 
A)  interference 
B)  motivated forgetting 
C)  retrieval failure 
D)  decay

Question 8

The view that short-term and long term memory were independent systems was based originally on the idea that short-term memory depended on ____ encoding and long-term memory depended on ____ encoding.

Accepted Answer

A)  phonemic; semantic 
B)  acoustic; semantic 
C)  semantic; acoustic 
D)  phonemic; acoustic 
A)  phonemic; semantic 
B)  acoustic; semantic 
C)  semantic; acoustic 
D)  phonemic; acoustic

Question 9

The process of making attributions about the origins of memories is referred to as

Accepted Answer

A)  reality monitoring. 
B)  source monitoring. 
C)  buffering. 
D)  a contraindication. 
A)  reality monitoring. 
B)  source monitoring. 
C)  buffering. 
D)  a contraindication.

Exam 13: Human Memory Part 1

Proactive interference occurs when

The first memory process that involves getting information into memory is

Unusually vivid and detailed recollections of momentous events are referred to as

A retrieval cue is

Pseudoforgetting is information loss due to ineffective

Imagine you complete a computer-programming course, but never have a chance to use the programming language once the course is over. Based on the research results reported by Ebbinghaus, over the years you should expect

Which theory of forgetting would best explain Emily's being unable to remember her second grade teacher's name yesterday, but today Emily can remember her teacher's name?

The view that short-term and long term memory were independent systems was based originally on the idea that short-term memory depended on ____ encoding and long-term memory depended on ____ encoding.

The process of making attributions about the origins of memories is referred to as

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The view that short-term and long term memory were independent systems was based originally on the idea that short-term memory depended on encoding and long-term memory depended on encoding.