Question 1

Regarding the review of material before a test, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) Hold the amount of new material to be studied to a minimum during the review before a test. 
B) Reviewing shortly before an exam cuts down the time during which you must remember details that may be important for the test. 
C) Last minute cramming of a large amount of new material has not been shown to interfere with what you already know. 
D) Review is considered a type of retrieval practice. 
A) Hold the amount of new material to be studied to a minimum during the review before a test. 
B) Reviewing shortly before an exam cuts down the time during which you must remember details that may be important for the test. 
C) Last minute cramming of a large amount of new material has not been shown to interfere with what you already know. 
D) Review is considered a type of retrieval practice.

Question 2

An excellent typist is given a new computer with a keyboard that has the keys arranged on the basis of how frequently the letters are used, as opposed to the standard keyboard arrangement. Until the typist learns this new keyboard, his familiarity with the standard keyboard will result in his being plagued by

Accepted Answer

A) proactive interference. 
B) retroactive interference. 
C) sore fingers and a bruised ego. 
D) repression. 
A) proactive interference. 
B) retroactive interference. 
C) sore fingers and a bruised ego. 
D) repression.

Question 3

In an experiment, participants first memorized a sort of treasure map and were asked to picture a black dot moving from one object to another on this map, such as moving to one of the trees or to the hut at the top of the island. The time it took to "move" the dot

Accepted Answer

A) was instantaneous. 
B) required significantly less time than the actual distances on the map. 
C) was directly related to the actual distances on the map. 
D) required significantly more time than the actual distances on the map. 
A) was instantaneous. 
B) required significantly less time than the actual distances on the map. 
C) was directly related to the actual distances on the map. 
D) required significantly more time than the actual distances on the map.

Question 4

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 5

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 6

Echoic memory involves a brief flurry of activity in the auditory system that lasts for up to __________ second(s).

Accepted Answer

A) one-half 
B) two 
C) six 
D) 10 
A) one-half 
B) two 
C) six 
D) 10

Question 7

The forgetting of past failures, upsetting childhood events, the names of people you dislike, or appointments you do not want to keep is most likely caused by

Accepted Answer

A) repression. 
B) encoding failure. 
C) retroactive interference. 
D) proactive interference. 
A) repression. 
B) encoding failure. 
C) retroactive interference. 
D) proactive interference.

Question 8

Memories currently stored in memory that can be retrieved when necessary are both available and __________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Memories currently stored in memory that can...

Question 9

Regarding methods of measuring memory, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) Recognition memory can be amazingly accurate for pictures and photographs. 
B) Recall is usually superior to recognition. 
C) Witnesses who disagree when they try to recall a suspect's height, weight, age, or eye color often agree completely when they merely need to recognize the person. 
D) Many hundreds of people have been put in jail on the basis of mistaken eyewitness memories. 
A) Recognition memory can be amazingly accurate for pictures and photographs. 
B) Recall is usually superior to recognition. 
C) Witnesses who disagree when they try to recall a suspect's height, weight, age, or eye color often agree completely when they merely need to recognize the person. 
D) Many hundreds of people have been put in jail on the basis of mistaken eyewitness memories.

Question 10

Which of the following processes recodes or reorganizes information into units that are already in long-term memory?

Accepted Answer

A) chunking 
B) redintegration 
C) serial positioning 
D) consolidation 
A) chunking 
B) redintegration 
C) serial positioning 
D) consolidation

Question 11

Sherry suffered a concussion in a car accident. She remembers driving down the road, but she cannot remember how the accident happened. Sherry has been able to form new memories since the accident. Based on this information, Sherry appears to suffer from

Accepted Answer

A) retrograde amnesia. 
B) anterograde amnesia. 
C) redintegration syndrome. 
D) false memory syndrome. 
A) retrograde amnesia. 
B) anterograde amnesia. 
C) redintegration syndrome. 
D) false memory syndrome.

Question 12

If the stimuli associated with the memory are missing when the time comes to retrieve the information, which of the following often occurs?

Accepted Answer

A) memory decay 
B) cue-dependent forgetting 
C) proactive interference 
D) suppression 
A) memory decay 
B) cue-dependent forgetting 
C) proactive interference 
D) suppression

Question 13

Your roommate calls out ten items for you to get at the grocery store on your way back from class. Regarding how short-term memories are encoded, if you were asked to get ham and soap, you are most likely to mistakenly bring back

Accepted Answer

A) jam and soup. 
B) roast beef and shampoo. 
C) hot dogs and buns. 
D) bologna and detergent. 
A) jam and soup. 
B) roast beef and shampoo. 
C) hot dogs and buns. 
D) bologna and detergent.

Question 14

Many children remember what their parents said they did at very young ages rather than remembering the actual events. Remembering the information, but not the source of the memory explains how which of the following are formed?

Accepted Answer

A) eidetic images 
B) echoic memories 
C) false memories 
D) iconic memories 
A) eidetic images 
B) echoic memories 
C) false memories 
D) iconic memories

Question 15

The study involving subjects being shown a filmed automobile accident and mistakenly remembering "broken glass" illustrates how people tend to

Accepted Answer

A) exhibit accurate procedural memories. 
B) exhibit accurate episodic memories. 
C) revise their long-term memories. 
D) repress emotional events. 
A) exhibit accurate procedural memories. 
B) exhibit accurate episodic memories. 
C) revise their long-term memories. 
D) repress emotional events.

Question 16

The major problem with using hypnosis in police work is

Accepted Answer

A) vicarious inhibition. 
B) that there is little evidence that information gathered by hypnosis has ever helped solve a police case. 
C) the occurrence of false positives (false memories). 
D) a person's ability to be hypnotized. 
A) vicarious inhibition. 
B) that there is little evidence that information gathered by hypnosis has ever helped solve a police case. 
C) the occurrence of false positives (false memories). 
D) a person's ability to be hypnotized.

Question 17

While studying memory loss caused by brain injuries, psychologists found that the patients, who could not explicitly recall words presented earlier, would actually say these words unconsciously when asked to say any word that begins with a certain letter. Being able to tap into memories that the patients were unaware they had by giving them the first letter of a word illustrates the use of

Accepted Answer

A) eidetic imaging. 
B) recoding. 
C) internal imaging. 
D) priming. 
A) eidetic imaging. 
B) recoding. 
C) internal imaging. 
D) priming.

Question 18

Learning by simple repetition is known as

Accepted Answer

A) rote learning or rote rehearsal. 
B) insight or discovery learning. 
C) classical conditioning. 
D) operant conditioning. 
A) rote learning or rote rehearsal. 
B) insight or discovery learning. 
C) classical conditioning. 
D) operant conditioning.

Question 19

You are watching a popular TV game show, and one of the contestants is about to solve the puzzle. You can tell by the look on his face and by the tone of his voice that he will give the right answer. You were observing the contestant's

Accepted Answer

A) tip-of-tongue state. 
B) feeling of knowing. 
C) elaborative processing. 
D) redintegration. 
A) tip-of-tongue state. 
B) feeling of knowing. 
C) elaborative processing. 
D) redintegration.

Question 20

Iconic memory involves fleeting visual images that persist for about __________ second(s).

Accepted Answer

A) one-half 
B) two 
C) four 
D) six 
A) one-half 
B) two 
C) four 
D) six

Regarding the review of material before a test, which of the following statements is FALSE?

In an experiment, participants first memorized a sort of treasure map and were asked to picture a black dot moving from one object to another on this map, such as moving to one of the trees or to the hut at the top of the island. The time it took to "move" the dot

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

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

Echoic memory involves a brief flurry of activity in the auditory system that lasts for up to __________ second(s).

The forgetting of past failures, upsetting childhood events, the names of people you dislike, or appointments you do not want to keep is most likely caused by

Memories currently stored in memory that can be retrieved when necessary are both available and __________.

Regarding methods of measuring memory, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Which of the following processes recodes or reorganizes information into units that are already in long-term memory?

Sherry suffered a concussion in a car accident. She remembers driving down the road, but she cannot remember how the accident happened. Sherry has been able to form new memories since the accident. Based on this information, Sherry appears to suffer from

If the stimuli associated with the memory are missing when the time comes to retrieve the information, which of the following often occurs?

Your roommate calls out ten items for you to get at the grocery store on your way back from class. Regarding how short-term memories are encoded, if you were asked to get ham and soap, you are most likely to mistakenly bring back

Many children remember what their parents said they did at very young ages rather than remembering the actual events. Remembering the information, but not the source of the memory explains how which of the following are formed?

The study involving subjects being shown a filmed automobile accident and mistakenly remembering "broken glass" illustrates how people tend to

The major problem with using hypnosis in police work is

Learning by simple repetition is known as

You are watching a popular TV game show, and one of the contestants is about to solve the puzzle. You can tell by the look on his face and by the tone of his voice that he will give the right answer. You were observing the contestant's

Iconic memory involves fleeting visual images that persist for about __________ second(s).

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Exam 7: Memory

Regarding the review of material before a test, which of the following statements is FALSE?

In an experiment, participants first memorized a sort of treasure map and were asked to picture a black dot moving from one object to another on this map, such as moving to one of the trees or to the hut at the top of the island. The time it took to "move" the dot

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

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

Echoic memory involves a brief flurry of activity in the auditory system that lasts for up to __________ second(s).

The forgetting of past failures, upsetting childhood events, the names of people you dislike, or appointments you do not want to keep is most likely caused by

Memories currently stored in memory that can be retrieved when necessary are both available and __________.

Regarding methods of measuring memory, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Which of the following processes recodes or reorganizes information into units that are already in long-term memory?

Sherry suffered a concussion in a car accident. She remembers driving down the road, but she cannot remember how the accident happened. Sherry has been able to form new memories since the accident. Based on this information, Sherry appears to suffer from

If the stimuli associated with the memory are missing when the time comes to retrieve the information, which of the following often occurs?

Your roommate calls out ten items for you to get at the grocery store on your way back from class. Regarding how short-term memories are encoded, if you were asked to get ham and soap, you are most likely to mistakenly bring back

Many children remember what their parents said they did at very young ages rather than remembering the actual events. Remembering the information, but not the source of the memory explains how which of the following are formed?

The study involving subjects being shown a filmed automobile accident and mistakenly remembering "broken glass" illustrates how people tend to

The major problem with using hypnosis in police work is

Learning by simple repetition is known as

You are watching a popular TV game show, and one of the contestants is about to solve the puzzle. You can tell by the look on his face and by the tone of his voice that he will give the right answer. You were observing the contestant's

Iconic memory involves fleeting visual images that persist for about __________ second(s).

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

Maximizing Learning through Reflective Processing and Active Thinking

Applied Psychology

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