Question 1

Sir Frederick Barlett's classic study of forgetting used the story, _________.

Accepted Answer

A)  The Tortoise and the Hare 
B)  The War of the Ghosts 
C)  The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit 
D)  Lassie Come Home 
A)  The Tortoise and the Hare 
B)  The War of the Ghosts 
C)  The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit 
D)  Lassie Come Home

Question 2

The Jenkins and Dallenback study of forgetting after sleep suggests that forgetting is a function of ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  learning 
B)  fatigue 
C)  time 
D)  failure to use mnemonics 
A)  learning 
B)  fatigue 
C)  time 
D)  failure to use mnemonics

Question 3

Declarative memories include _______ and _______ memories.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Declarative memories include _______ and _______ memories....

Question 4

The term _______ memory refers to learned behavior that can be expressed, usually in words.

Accepted Answer

A)  declarative 
B)  verbal 
C)  implicit 
D)  linguistic 
A)  declarative 
B)  verbal 
C)  implicit 
D)  linguistic

Question 5

The Jenkins and Dallenback study of forgetting after sleep suggests that forgetting is a function of
learning.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Today, some psychologists argue that forgetting is learning. Explain this idea.

Accepted Answer

The idea that forgetting is learning sug

Question 7

To measure forgetting, Ebbinghaus used the ____________ method.

Accepted Answer

A)  relearning 
B)  extinction 
C)  free recall 
D)  prompted recall 
A)  relearning 
B)  extinction 
C)  free recall 
D)  prompted recall

Question 8

Harry Bahrick's studies of forgetting have involved retention inervals of up to _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  five weeks 
B) five months 
C)  five years 
D)  five decades 
A)  five weeks 
B) five months 
C)  five years 
D)  five decades

Question 9

Clark's nutcrackers apparently recall the location of something like _________ food caches.

Accepted Answer

A)  100 
B)  1,000 
C)  2,000 
D)  20,000 
A)  100 
B)  1,000 
C)  2,000 
D)  20,000

Question 10

The first person to argue that the passage of time does not cause forgetting was probably __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Ebbinghaus 
B)  McGeoch 
C)  Steinmetz 
D)  Underwood 
A)  Ebbinghaus 
B)  McGeoch 
C)  Steinmetz 
D)  Underwood

Question 11

When performance varies with an organism's physiological condition, it is said to be _______ .

Accepted Answer

The answer of When performance varies with an organism's physiological...

Question 12

The text describes experiments by Rovee-Collier and her colleagues that involve babies learning to move a mobile by kicking a foot. After a retention interval the researchers test the retention of this behavior. What do these experiments tell us about forgetting?

Accepted Answer

The experiments conducted by Rovee-Colli

Question 13

Meaningful material is forgotten less readily than nonsense material. This shows the importance of ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  insight 
B)  previous learning 
C)  subsequent learning 
D)  understanding 
A)  insight 
B)  previous learning 
C)  subsequent learning 
D)  understanding

Question 14

Marjory memorized her part in the school play thoroughly in her apartment, but found that she
couldn't remember her lines at rehearsal. Her trouble is consistent with the effects of context cues.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Memories that cannot be expressed are called _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  ineffable 
B)  nondeclarative 
C)  explicit 
D)  motoric 
A)  ineffable 
B)  nondeclarative 
C)  explicit 
D)  motoric

Question 16

Kamil and Balda found that Clark's nutcrackers could recall the location of food caches for up to ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  6 hours 
B)  6 days 
C)  6 weeks 
D)  6 months 
A)  6 hours 
B)  6 days 
C)  6 weeks 
D)  6 months

Question 17

Declarative knowledge is also called explicit knowledge.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The "man who couldn't forget" was studied by__________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Freud 
B)  Luria 
C)  Ebbinghaus 
D)  Underwood 
A)  Freud 
B)  Luria 
C)  Ebbinghaus 
D)  Underwood

Question 19

Forgetting is a deterioration in learned performance following a period without practice.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Forgetting can be studied by requiring the subject to match a stimulus presented earlier, a procedure called ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  DMTS 
B)  MTSD 
C)  MTS 
D)  the extinction method 
A)  DMTS 
B)  MTSD 
C)  MTS 
D)  the extinction method

Sir Frederick Barlett's classic study of forgetting used the story, _________.

The Jenkins and Dallenback study of forgetting after sleep suggests that forgetting is a function of ____________.

Declarative memories include _ and _ memories.

The term _______ memory refers to learned behavior that can be expressed, usually in words.

The Jenkins and Dallenback study of forgetting after sleep suggests that forgetting is a function of learning.

Today, some psychologists argue that forgetting is learning. Explain this idea.

To measure forgetting, Ebbinghaus used the ____________ method.

Harry Bahrick's studies of forgetting have involved retention inervals of up to _______.

Clark's nutcrackers apparently recall the location of something like _________ food caches.

The first person to argue that the passage of time does not cause forgetting was probably __________.

When performance varies with an organism's physiological condition, it is said to be _______ .

The text describes experiments by Rovee-Collier and her colleagues that involve babies learning to move a mobile by kicking a foot. After a retention interval the researchers test the retention of this behavior. What do these experiments tell us about forgetting?

Meaningful material is forgotten less readily than nonsense material. This shows the importance of ____________.

Marjory memorized her part in the school play thoroughly in her apartment, but found that she couldn't remember her lines at rehearsal. Her trouble is consistent with the effects of context cues.

Memories that cannot be expressed are called _____.

Kamil and Balda found that Clark's nutcrackers could recall the location of food caches for up to ____________.

Declarative knowledge is also called explicit knowledge.

The "man who couldn't forget" was studied by__________.

Forgetting is a deterioration in learned performance following a period without practice.

Forgetting can be studied by requiring the subject to match a stimulus presented earlier, a procedure called ____________.

Introduction: Learning to Change

The Study of Learning and Behavior

Pavlovian Procedures

Pavlovian Applications

Reinforcement

Reinforcement: Beyond Habit

Schedules of Reinforcement

Operant Procedures: Punishment

Operant Applications

Observational Learning

Generalization, Discrimination, and Stimulus Control

The Limits of Learning

Filters

Exam 12: Forgetting

Sir Frederick Barlett's classic study of forgetting used the story, _________.

The Jenkins and Dallenback study of forgetting after sleep suggests that forgetting is a function of ____________.

Declarative memories include _______ and _______ memories.

The term _______ memory refers to learned behavior that can be expressed, usually in words.

The Jenkins and Dallenback study of forgetting after sleep suggests that forgetting is a function of learning.

Today, some psychologists argue that forgetting is learning. Explain this idea.

To measure forgetting, Ebbinghaus used the ____________ method.

Harry Bahrick's studies of forgetting have involved retention inervals of up to _______.

Clark's nutcrackers apparently recall the location of something like _________ food caches.

The first person to argue that the passage of time does not cause forgetting was probably __________.

When performance varies with an organism's physiological condition, it is said to be _______ .

The text describes experiments by Rovee-Collier and her colleagues that involve babies learning to move a mobile by kicking a foot. After a retention interval the researchers test the retention of this behavior. What do these experiments tell us about forgetting?

Meaningful material is forgotten less readily than nonsense material. This shows the importance of ____________.

Marjory memorized her part in the school play thoroughly in her apartment, but found that she couldn't remember her lines at rehearsal. Her trouble is consistent with the effects of context cues.

Memories that cannot be expressed are called _____.

Kamil and Balda found that Clark's nutcrackers could recall the location of food caches for up to ____________.

Declarative knowledge is also called explicit knowledge.

The "man who couldn't forget" was studied by__________.

Forgetting is a deterioration in learned performance following a period without practice.

Forgetting can be studied by requiring the subject to match a stimulus presented earlier, a procedure called ____________.

Introduction: Learning to Change

The Study of Learning and Behavior

Pavlovian Procedures

Pavlovian Applications

Reinforcement

Reinforcement: Beyond Habit

Schedules of Reinforcement

Operant Procedures: Punishment

Operant Applications

Observational Learning

Generalization, Discrimination, and Stimulus Control

The Limits of Learning

Filters

Declarative memories include _ and _ memories.