Question 1

If you are selectively attending to the terms you are trying to study, they will most likely be automatically

Accepted Answer

A)  encoded into iconic memory. 
B)  stored in sensory memory. 
C)  retrieved from short-term memory and stored in working memory. 
D)  retrieved from sensory memory and encoded in short-term memory. 
A)  encoded into iconic memory. 
B)  stored in sensory memory. 
C)  retrieved from short-term memory and stored in working memory. 
D)  retrieved from sensory memory and encoded in short-term memory.

Question 2

When persons are able to recall apparently forgotten memories after being given several letters or a partial figure, which of the following has facilitated this recall?

Accepted Answer

A)  priming 
B)  chunking 
C)  convergence 
D)  eidetic imagery 
A)  priming 
B)  chunking 
C)  convergence 
D)  eidetic imagery

Question 3

If you use flash cards, it would be best to

Accepted Answer

A)  go through the cards in the same order at least three times. 
B)  set aside any cards that you answer correctly the first time and not include them in future study. 
C)  look at the first card, move it a few cards back, then a little further back in the stack each time. 
D)  shuffle the cards each time so that the cards are presented in random order each time. 
A)  go through the cards in the same order at least three times. 
B)  set aside any cards that you answer correctly the first time and not include them in future study. 
C)  look at the first card, move it a few cards back, then a little further back in the stack each time. 
D)  shuffle the cards each time so that the cards are presented in random order each time.

Question 4

One of the major psychological defenses we use against emotional threats involves an unconscious forgetting known as

Accepted Answer

A)  repression. 
B)  suppression. 
C)  redintegration. 
D)  elaborative processing. 
A)  repression. 
B)  suppression. 
C)  redintegration. 
D)  elaborative processing.

Question 5

Short-term memories are stored most often phonetically.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which type of memory is about the "what," "where," and "when" of our lives and makes it possible for us to mentally travel back in time and re-experience events?

Accepted Answer

A)  episodic memory 
B)  eidetic memory 
C)  semantic memory 
D)  echoic memory 
A)  episodic memory 
B)  eidetic memory 
C)  semantic memory 
D)  echoic memory

Question 7

Because redintegration, relearning, and priming can recover seemingly forgotten memories, this fact casts doubt on which of the following types of forgetting?

Accepted Answer

A)  memory decay 
B)  disuse 
C)  encoding failure 
D)  eidetic imaging 
A)  memory decay 
B)  disuse 
C)  encoding failure 
D)  eidetic imaging

Question 8

If you look at a flower and then quickly close your eyes, you will see a fleeting visual image for about one-half second that is referred to as

Accepted Answer

A)  a flashbulb memory. 
B)  echoic memory. 
C)  iconic memory. 
D)  illusory imagery. 
A)  a flashbulb memory. 
B)  echoic memory. 
C)  iconic memory. 
D)  illusory imagery.

Question 9

Visual sensory images that persist for about one-half second after being seen are referred to as

Accepted Answer

A)  engrams. 
B)  echoic memory. 
C)  iconic memory. 
D)  illusions. 
A)  engrams. 
B)  echoic memory. 
C)  iconic memory. 
D)  illusions.

Question 10

Effective strategies for improving memory encoding include

Accepted Answer

A)  organizing the information to be retained. 
B)  studying for long uninterrupted periods. 
C)  underlining a lot of details in your text so that you can retain everything. 
D)  using all of these strategies in combination. 
A)  organizing the information to be retained. 
B)  studying for long uninterrupted periods. 
C)  underlining a lot of details in your text so that you can retain everything. 
D)  using all of these strategies in combination.

Question 11

While surfing the Internet, you see an interesting website you wish to visit.So you begin typingin the URL and realize that you have already forgotten it.This fading of your short-term memory for the URL is due to the process known as

Accepted Answer

A)  suppression. 
B)  disuse. 
C)  consolidation. 
D)  memory decay. 
A)  suppression. 
B)  disuse. 
C)  consolidation. 
D)  memory decay.

Question 12

If retrieval stimuli are missing when you are trying to remember an event, you will most likely experience

Accepted Answer

A)  retroactive interference. 
B)  cue-dependent forgetting. 
C)  proactive interference. 
D)  suppression. 
A)  retroactive interference. 
B)  cue-dependent forgetting. 
C)  proactive interference. 
D)  suppression.

Question 13

Which of the following would be considered an episodic memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  remembering the multiplication tables 
B)  knowing who is the current president of the U.S. 
C)  remembering the accident you saw three weeks ago 
D)  knowing who the "Father of Psychology" is 
A)  remembering the multiplication tables 
B)  knowing who is the current president of the U.S. 
C)  remembering the accident you saw three weeks ago 
D)  knowing who the "Father of Psychology" is

Question 14

Skills, such as tying one's shoes or walking, may be easily carried out but one would have difficulty stating "how" each task is carried out.This illustrates that these motor skills involve __________ memory.

Accepted Answer

A)  eidetic 
B)  implicit 
C)  explicit 
D)  flashbulb 
A)  eidetic 
B)  implicit 
C)  explicit 
D)  flashbulb

Question 15

When your mathematics professor asks you to account for your poor performance on your last exam, your most convincing defense would be based on

Accepted Answer

A)  memory decay. 
B)  the effects of redintegration. 
C)  interference. 
D)  repression. 
A)  memory decay. 
B)  the effects of redintegration. 
C)  interference. 
D)  repression.

Question 16

Although you can easily ride a bicycle, you would have difficulty describing the steps in riding the bicycle because this motor skill involves __________ memory.

Accepted Answer

A)  eidetic 
B)  explicit 
C)  implicit 
D)  flashbulb 
A)  eidetic 
B)  explicit 
C)  implicit 
D)  flashbulb

Question 17

The degree of interference that occurs when studying two school subjects for equal amounts of time during an evening study session is based on

Accepted Answer

A)  whether retroactive interference occurred. 
B)  whether proactive interference occurred. 
C)  the intelligence of the learner. 
D)  the similarity of the two school subjects. 
A)  whether retroactive interference occurred. 
B)  whether proactive interference occurred. 
C)  the intelligence of the learner. 
D)  the similarity of the two school subjects.

Question 18

"Memory index" is a term associated with

Accepted Answer

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

Question 19

As new memories are formed, older memories are often

Accepted Answer

A)  updated. 
B)  unchanged. 
C)  decayed. 
D)  deconstructed. 
A)  updated. 
B)  unchanged. 
C)  decayed. 
D)  deconstructed.

Question 20

You must use explicit memory in answering the questions on your psychology test.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

If you are selectively attending to the terms you are trying to study, they will most likely be automatically

When persons are able to recall apparently forgotten memories after being given several letters or a partial figure, which of the following has facilitated this recall?

If you use flash cards, it would be best to

One of the major psychological defenses we use against emotional threats involves an unconscious forgetting known as

Short-term memories are stored most often phonetically.

Which type of memory is about the "what," "where," and "when" of our lives and makes it possible for us to mentally travel back in time and re-experience events?

Because redintegration, relearning, and priming can recover seemingly forgotten memories, this fact casts doubt on which of the following types of forgetting?

If you look at a flower and then quickly close your eyes, you will see a fleeting visual image for about one-half second that is referred to as

Visual sensory images that persist for about one-half second after being seen are referred to as

Effective strategies for improving memory encoding include

While surfing the Internet, you see an interesting website you wish to visit.So you begin typingin the URL and realize that you have already forgotten it.This fading of your short-term memory for the URL is due to the process known as

If retrieval stimuli are missing when you are trying to remember an event, you will most likely experience

Which of the following would be considered an episodic memory?

Skills, such as tying one's shoes or walking, may be easily carried out but one would have difficulty stating "how" each task is carried out.This illustrates that these motor skills involve __________ memory.

When your mathematics professor asks you to account for your poor performance on your last exam, your most convincing defense would be based on

Although you can easily ride a bicycle, you would have difficulty describing the steps in riding the bicycle because this motor skill involves __________ memory.

The degree of interference that occurs when studying two school subjects for equal amounts of time during an evening study session is based on

"Memory index" is a term associated with

As new memories are formed, older memories are often

You must use explicit memory in answering the questions on your psychology test.

Psychology, Critical Thinking, and Science

Brain and Behavior.

Human Development

Sensation and Perception.

States of Consciousness.

Conditioning and Learning.

Cognition, Language, and Creativity.

Intelligence.

Motivation and Emotion.

Sex, Gender, and Sexuality.

Personality.

Health, Stress, and Coping.

Psychological Disorders.

Therapies.

Social Thinking and Social Influence.

Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior.

Applied Psychology.

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Exam 7: Memory.

If you are selectively attending to the terms you are trying to study, they will most likely be automatically

When persons are able to recall apparently forgotten memories after being given several letters or a partial figure, which of the following has facilitated this recall?

If you use flash cards, it would be best to

One of the major psychological defenses we use against emotional threats involves an unconscious forgetting known as

Short-term memories are stored most often phonetically.

Which type of memory is about the "what," "where," and "when" of our lives and makes it possible for us to mentally travel back in time and re-experience events?

Because redintegration, relearning, and priming can recover seemingly forgotten memories, this fact casts doubt on which of the following types of forgetting?

If you look at a flower and then quickly close your eyes, you will see a fleeting visual image for about one-half second that is referred to as

Visual sensory images that persist for about one-half second after being seen are referred to as

Effective strategies for improving memory encoding include

While surfing the Internet, you see an interesting website you wish to visit.So you begin typingin the URL and realize that you have already forgotten it.This fading of your short-term memory for the URL is due to the process known as

If retrieval stimuli are missing when you are trying to remember an event, you will most likely experience

Which of the following would be considered an episodic memory?

Skills, such as tying one's shoes or walking, may be easily carried out but one would have difficulty stating "how" each task is carried out.This illustrates that these motor skills involve __________ memory.

When your mathematics professor asks you to account for your poor performance on your last exam, your most convincing defense would be based on

Although you can easily ride a bicycle, you would have difficulty describing the steps in riding the bicycle because this motor skill involves __________ memory.

The degree of interference that occurs when studying two school subjects for equal amounts of time during an evening study session is based on

"Memory index" is a term associated with

As new memories are formed, older memories are often

You must use explicit memory in answering the questions on your psychology test.

Psychology, Critical Thinking, and Science

Brain and Behavior.

Human Development

Sensation and Perception.

States of Consciousness.

Conditioning and Learning.

Cognition, Language, and Creativity.

Intelligence.

Motivation and Emotion.

Sex, Gender, and Sexuality.

Personality.

Health, Stress, and Coping.

Psychological Disorders.

Therapies.

Social Thinking and Social Influence.

Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior.

Applied Psychology.

Filters