Question 1

Which statement explains the relationship between episodic and semantic memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Episodic memory grows out of semantic memory. 
B)  Semantic memory grows out of episodic memory. 
C)  Episodic and semantic memories are interdependent. 
D)  All of the statements are correct. 
A)  Episodic memory grows out of semantic memory. 
B)  Semantic memory grows out of episodic memory. 
C)  Episodic and semantic memories are interdependent. 
D)  All of the statements are correct.

Question 2

Korsakoff's disease:

Accepted Answer

A)  usually results from damage to the medial temporal lobes. 
B)  is often accompanied by confabulation. 
C)  is associated with a vitamin C deficiency. 
D)  typically involves retrograde amnesia but not anterograde amnesia. 
A)  usually results from damage to the medial temporal lobes. 
B)  is often accompanied by confabulation. 
C)  is associated with a vitamin C deficiency. 
D)  typically involves retrograde amnesia but not anterograde amnesia.

Question 3

One can remember what happened on one's first day of school by using _____ memory.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

Godden and Baddeley (1975) found that the divers who remembered the most were the ones who:

Accepted Answer

A)  learned and were tested in different environments. 
B)  learned and were tested in the same environment. 
C)  learned underwater. 
D)  were tested underwater. 
A)  learned and were tested in different environments. 
B)  learned and were tested in the same environment. 
C)  learned underwater. 
D)  were tested underwater.

Question 5

What seems to be the role of the hippocampus in episodic memory? Describe one study that demonstrated this role.

Accepted Answer

Grading criteria: The hippocampus appear

Question 6

Strategies for making information more memorable and easier to recall are known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  declarative cues. 
B)  transient cues. 
C)  mnemonics. 
D)  Ribot gradients. 
A)  declarative cues. 
B)  transient cues. 
C)  mnemonics. 
D)  Ribot gradients.

Question 7

Which brain area is involved in determining which information has to be stored?

Accepted Answer

A)  hippocampus 
B)  frontal cortex 
C)  diencephalon 
D)  basal forebrain 
A)  hippocampus 
B)  frontal cortex 
C)  diencephalon 
D)  basal forebrain

Question 8

When two memories overlap in content, the strength of either or both memories may be reduced. This is known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  interference. 
B)  false memory. 
C)  source amnesia. 
D)  consolidation. 
A)  interference. 
B)  false memory. 
C)  source amnesia. 
D)  consolidation.

Question 9

Explain why the shape of the typical forgetting curve implies that there is a consolidation period for memories.

Accepted Answer

Grading criteria: Explain that the forge

Question 10

Which theory states that the medial temporal lobe structures are needed initially for encoding and retrieval, but their role diminishes over time?

Accepted Answer

A)  multiple trace theory 
B)  standard consolidation theory 
C)  depth-of-processing theory 
D)  Korsakoff's theory 
A)  multiple trace theory 
B)  standard consolidation theory 
C)  depth-of-processing theory 
D)  Korsakoff's theory

Question 11

When Loftus tried to implant false memories of being lost in a shopping mall, she found that:

Accepted Answer

A)  nearly everyone formed a false memory. 
B)  nobody formed a false memory. 
C)  about 25 percent of people formed a false memory. 
D)  most people formed a false memory of a hot-air balloon ride instead of being lost in a mall. 
A)  nearly everyone formed a false memory. 
B)  nobody formed a false memory. 
C)  about 25 percent of people formed a false memory. 
D)  most people formed a false memory of a hot-air balloon ride instead of being lost in a mall.

Question 12

In the directed forgetting task, participants are asked to:

Accepted Answer

A)  encode information at different levels. 
B)  recall a childhood event that they had forgotten about. 
C)  recall a list of words that are related to a "theme" word. 
D)  forget something that they've learned. 
A)  encode information at different levels. 
B)  recall a childhood event that they had forgotten about. 
C)  recall a list of words that are related to a "theme" word. 
D)  forget something that they've learned.

Question 13

According to the phenomenon of transfer-appropriate processing, if one encodes a list of words by thinking about whether they rhyme with other words, one will recall the list BEST if the test requires one to recognize words that:

Accepted Answer

A)  start with the same letter as the words one learned. 
B)  rhyme with the words one learned. 
C)  are synonyms for the words one learned. 
D)  are antonyms for the words one learned. 
A)  start with the same letter as the words one learned. 
B)  rhyme with the words one learned. 
C)  are synonyms for the words one learned. 
D)  are antonyms for the words one learned.

Question 14

Describe any one study that demonstrated false memories.

Accepted Answer

Grading criteria: Studies incl

Question 15

Functional amnesia may be associated with:

Accepted Answer

A)  an underdeveloped hippocampus and frontal cortex. 
B)  abuse of alcohol and tranquilizers. 
C)  a severe head injury. 
D)  abnormalities in the medial temporal lobe and diencephalon. 
A)  an underdeveloped hippocampus and frontal cortex. 
B)  abuse of alcohol and tranquilizers. 
C)  a severe head injury. 
D)  abnormalities in the medial temporal lobe and diencephalon.

Question 16

According to Endel Tulving, which type of memory stores facts and general world knowledge?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 17

What seems to be the role of the basal forebrain and diencephalon in episodic memory?

Accepted Answer

Grading criteria: The basal fo

Question 18

The brain area that appears to be responsible for determining whether and, if so, when new information is processed is the:

Accepted Answer

A)  basal forebrain. 
B)  hippocampus. 
C)  diencephalons. 
D)  temporal lobes. 
A)  basal forebrain. 
B)  hippocampus. 
C)  diencephalons. 
D)  temporal lobes.

Question 19

The type of amnesia in which a person has a temporary memory loss, usually lasting a day or less, is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  transient global amnesia (TG
A) . 
B)  functional amnesia. 
C)  infantile amnesia. 
D)  source amnesia. 
A)  transient global amnesia (TG
A) . 
B)  functional amnesia. 
C)  infantile amnesia. 
D)  source amnesia.

Question 20

According to Tulving, animals cannot maintain episodic memories because animals:

Accepted Answer

A)  are usually unable to remember where food is located. 
B)  cannot learn how to avoid electric shock. 
C)  do not have a sense of self. 
D)  have a keen sense of the passage of time. 
A)  are usually unable to remember where food is located. 
B)  cannot learn how to avoid electric shock. 
C)  do not have a sense of self. 
D)  have a keen sense of the passage of time.

Which statement explains the relationship between episodic and semantic memory?

Korsakoff's disease:

One can remember what happened on one's first day of school by using _____ memory.

Godden and Baddeley (1975) found that the divers who remembered the most were the ones who:

What seems to be the role of the hippocampus in episodic memory? Describe one study that demonstrated this role.

Strategies for making information more memorable and easier to recall are known as:

Which brain area is involved in determining which information has to be stored?

When two memories overlap in content, the strength of either or both memories may be reduced. This is known as:

Explain why the shape of the typical forgetting curve implies that there is a consolidation period for memories.

Which theory states that the medial temporal lobe structures are needed initially for encoding and retrieval, but their role diminishes over time?

When Loftus tried to implant false memories of being lost in a shopping mall, she found that:

In the directed forgetting task, participants are asked to:

According to the phenomenon of transfer-appropriate processing, if one encodes a list of words by thinking about whether they rhyme with other words, one will recall the list BEST if the test requires one to recognize words that:

Describe any one study that demonstrated false memories.

Functional amnesia may be associated with:

According to Endel Tulving, which type of memory stores facts and general world knowledge?

What seems to be the role of the basal forebrain and diencephalon in episodic memory?

The brain area that appears to be responsible for determining whether and, if so, when new information is processed is the:

The type of amnesia in which a person has a temporary memory loss, usually lasting a day or less, is called:

According to Tulving, animals cannot maintain episodic memories because animals:

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The Neuroscience of Learning and Memory

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Operant Conditioning: Learning the Outcome of Behaviors

Generalization, Discrimination Learning, and Concept Formation Memory Module

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Working Memory and Cognitive Control Integrative Topics Module

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Social Learning and Memory: Observing, Interacting, and Reenacting

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Exam 7: Episodic and Semantic Memory: Memory for Events and for Facts

Which statement explains the relationship between episodic and semantic memory?

Korsakoff's disease:

One can remember what happened on one's first day of school by using _____ memory.

Godden and Baddeley (1975) found that the divers who remembered the most were the ones who:

What seems to be the role of the hippocampus in episodic memory? Describe one study that demonstrated this role.

Strategies for making information more memorable and easier to recall are known as:

Which brain area is involved in determining which information has to be stored?

When two memories overlap in content, the strength of either or both memories may be reduced. This is known as:

Explain why the shape of the typical forgetting curve implies that there is a consolidation period for memories.

Which theory states that the medial temporal lobe structures are needed initially for encoding and retrieval, but their role diminishes over time?

When Loftus tried to implant false memories of being lost in a shopping mall, she found that:

In the directed forgetting task, participants are asked to:

According to the phenomenon of transfer-appropriate processing, if one encodes a list of words by thinking about whether they rhyme with other words, one will recall the list BEST if the test requires one to recognize words that:

Describe any one study that demonstrated false memories.

Functional amnesia may be associated with:

According to Endel Tulving, which type of memory stores facts and general world knowledge?

What seems to be the role of the basal forebrain and diencephalon in episodic memory?

The brain area that appears to be responsible for determining whether and, if so, when new information is processed is the:

The type of amnesia in which a person has a temporary memory loss, usually lasting a day or less, is called:

According to Tulving, animals cannot maintain episodic memories because animals:

Fundamental Themes in the Psychology of Learning and Memory

The Neuroscience of Learning and Memory

Habituation, Sensitization, and Familiarization: Learning About Repeated Events

Classical Conditioning: Learning to Predict Significant Events

Operant Conditioning: Learning the Outcome of Behaviors

Generalization, Discrimination Learning, and Concept Formation Memory Module

Skill Memory: Learning by Doing

Working Memory and Cognitive Control Integrative Topics Module

Emotional Influences on Learning and Memory

Social Learning and Memory: Observing, Interacting, and Reenacting

Development and Aging: Learning and Memory Across the Lifespan

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