Question 1

Memory enhancement due to repetition priming is a result of

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A) the test stimulus being the same or resembling the priming stimulus. 
B) the test stimulus being different from the priming stimulus. 
C) the test stimulus being similar in meaning to the priming stimulus. 
D) the test stimulus being different in meaning from the priming stimulus. 
A) the test stimulus being the same or resembling the priming stimulus. 
B) the test stimulus being different from the priming stimulus. 
C) the test stimulus being similar in meaning to the priming stimulus. 
D) the test stimulus being different in meaning from the priming stimulus.

Question 2

Which of the following is most closely associated with implicit memory?

Accepted Answer

A) The self-reference effect 
B) The propaganda effect 
C) Release from proactive inhibition 
D) Encoding specificity 
A) The self-reference effect 
B) The propaganda effect 
C) Release from proactive inhibition 
D) Encoding specificity

Question 3

Which of the following would most likely be a detailed long-term memory?

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A) I just sat down. 
B) I was talking to that girl just before class. 
C) I was talking to that boy three months ago. 
D) I talked to my cousin Amelia on the phone six months ago. 
A) I just sat down. 
B) I was talking to that girl just before class. 
C) I was talking to that boy three months ago. 
D) I talked to my cousin Amelia on the phone six months ago.

Question 4

Neuropsychological evidence indicates that STM and LTM probably

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A) represent different aspects of the same mechanism. 
B) are caused by different mechanisms that depend upon each other. 
C) both rely most heavily on a semantic coding mechanism. 
D) are caused by different mechanisms that act independently. 
A) represent different aspects of the same mechanism. 
B) are caused by different mechanisms that depend upon each other. 
C) both rely most heavily on a semantic coding mechanism. 
D) are caused by different mechanisms that act independently.

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT a conclusion from the case of H.M. ,who had an operation to help alleviate his epileptic seizures?

Accepted Answer

A) The hippocampus is necessary for forming new LTMs. 
B) Short-term and long-term memories are controlled by different mechanisms. 
C) Short-term and long-term memories can operate independently of each other. 
D) LTMs are unaffected by damage to the hippocampus. 
A) The hippocampus is necessary for forming new LTMs. 
B) Short-term and long-term memories are controlled by different mechanisms. 
C) Short-term and long-term memories can operate independently of each other. 
D) LTMs are unaffected by damage to the hippocampus.

Question 6

Which of the following involves procedural memory?

Accepted Answer

A) Knowing how it feels to be scared 
B) Recalling a childhood memory 
C) Knowing how an automobile engine works 
D) Reading a sentence in a book 
A) Knowing how it feels to be scared 
B) Recalling a childhood memory 
C) Knowing how an automobile engine works 
D) Reading a sentence in a book

Question 7

The primacy effect is attributed to

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A) recall of information stored in LTM. 
B) a type of rehearsal that improves memory for all items in a list. 
C) recall of information still active in STM. 
D) forgetting of early items in a list as they are replaced by later items. 
A) recall of information stored in LTM. 
B) a type of rehearsal that improves memory for all items in a list. 
C) recall of information still active in STM. 
D) forgetting of early items in a list as they are replaced by later items.

Question 8

One of the defining characteristics of implicit memory is that

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A) it always leads to episodic memory for events. 
B) it is enhanced by the self-reference effect. 
C) we are not conscious we are using it. 
D) people use it strategically to enhance memory for events. 
A) it always leads to episodic memory for events. 
B) it is enhanced by the self-reference effect. 
C) we are not conscious we are using it. 
D) people use it strategically to enhance memory for events.

Question 9

The following statement represents what kind of memory? "The Beatles stopped making music together as a group in the early 1970s."

Accepted Answer

A) Episodic 
B) Semantic 
C) Procedural 
D) Implicit 
A) Episodic 
B) Semantic 
C) Procedural 
D) Implicit

Question 10

Which task below would most likely be used to test for implicit memory?

Accepted Answer

A) Recognizing words that had been presented in an earlier list 
B) Recalling the names of popular fairy tales 
C) Matching Spanish vocabulary words with their English translations 
D) Completing a word for which the first and last letter have been supplied 
A) Recognizing words that had been presented in an earlier list 
B) Recalling the names of popular fairy tales 
C) Matching Spanish vocabulary words with their English translations 
D) Completing a word for which the first and last letter have been supplied

Question 11

Ming is taking a memory test.She is more likely to recall the name of a popular singer if she had

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A) just read about the singer in a magazine. 
B) just seen the singer on TV. 
C) recently seen the singer on TV and read about the singer in a magazine. 
D) attended the singer's concert last year with her boyfriend. 
A) just read about the singer in a magazine. 
B) just seen the singer on TV. 
C) recently seen the singer on TV and read about the singer in a magazine. 
D) attended the singer's concert last year with her boyfriend.

Question 12

Which of the following statements is the most accurate with regard to autobiographical memories?

Accepted Answer

A) When autobiographical memories are impaired,the episodic content contained within them will cause a blockage of access to related semantic content. 
B) Autobiographical memories can involve both episodic and semantic content. 
C) Autobiographical memories are highly accurate from as early as 3 months of age. 
D) It is not possible to have an autobiographical memory that has only semantic or episodic content but not both. 
A) When autobiographical memories are impaired,the episodic content contained within them will cause a blockage of access to related semantic content. 
B) Autobiographical memories can involve both episodic and semantic content. 
C) Autobiographical memories are highly accurate from as early as 3 months of age. 
D) It is not possible to have an autobiographical memory that has only semantic or episodic content but not both.

Question 13

Phoebe steps up to the golf ball and hits it down the fairway.She sees that the ball is heading towards someone,so she yells "Fore!" After her two partners hit their balls,they pick up their bags and start walking to the next hole.But Phoebe says,"Wait a minute,I haven't teed off yet." This behavior shows that Phoebe has a problem with memory.

Accepted Answer

A) semantic 
B) procedural 
C) episodic 
D) working 
A) semantic 
B) procedural 
C) episodic 
D) working

Question 14

Why is classical conditioning considered a form of implicit memory?

Accepted Answer

A) Because you have to make an effort to learn the association between the neutral and conditioned stimulus. 
B) Because it is based on motor skills like procedural memory is. 
C) Because it is involves learning an association without being aware of the reasons behind it. 
D) Because it usually involves memory for the episode in which it occurred. 
A) Because you have to make an effort to learn the association between the neutral and conditioned stimulus. 
B) Because it is based on motor skills like procedural memory is. 
C) Because it is involves learning an association without being aware of the reasons behind it. 
D) Because it usually involves memory for the episode in which it occurred.

Question 15

According to Tulving,the defining properties of the experience of episodic memory is that

Accepted Answer

A) it involves mental time travel. 
B) it always corresponds to events from our past that actually happened. 
C) it accesses knowledge about the world that does not have to be tied to any specific personal experience. 
D) it involves both explicit and implicit memories. 
A) it involves mental time travel. 
B) it always corresponds to events from our past that actually happened. 
C) it accesses knowledge about the world that does not have to be tied to any specific personal experience. 
D) it involves both explicit and implicit memories.

Question 16

Suppose you have been studying your French vocabulary words for several hours and are making many mistakes.You switch to reviewing the new terms for your upcoming biology test,and your performance is noticeably better.
You are experiencing

Accepted Answer

A) the self-reference effect. 
B) retroactive inhibition. 
C) release from proactive interference. 
D) disinhibition. 
A) the self-reference effect. 
B) retroactive inhibition. 
C) release from proactive interference. 
D) disinhibition.

Memory enhancement due to repetition priming is a result of

Which of the following is most closely associated with implicit memory?

Which of the following would most likely be a detailed long-term memory?

Neuropsychological evidence indicates that STM and LTM probably

Which of the following is NOT a conclusion from the case of H.M. ,who had an operation to help alleviate his epileptic seizures?

Which of the following involves procedural memory?

The primacy effect is attributed to

One of the defining characteristics of implicit memory is that

The following statement represents what kind of memory? "The Beatles stopped making music together as a group in the early 1970s."

Which task below would most likely be used to test for implicit memory?

Ming is taking a memory test.She is more likely to recall the name of a popular singer if she had

Which of the following statements is the most accurate with regard to autobiographical memories?

Why is classical conditioning considered a form of implicit memory?

According to Tulving,the defining properties of the experience of episodic memory is that

Suppose you have been studying your French vocabulary words for several hours and are making many mistakes.You switch to reviewing the new terms for your upcoming biology test,and your performance is noticeably better. You are experiencing

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Exam 6: Long term Memory: Structure

Memory enhancement due to repetition priming is a result of

Which of the following is most closely associated with implicit memory?

Which of the following would most likely be a detailed long-term memory?

Neuropsychological evidence indicates that STM and LTM probably

Which of the following is NOT a conclusion from the case of H.M. ,who had an operation to help alleviate his epileptic seizures?

Which of the following involves procedural memory?

The primacy effect is attributed to

One of the defining characteristics of implicit memory is that

The following statement represents what kind of memory? "The Beatles stopped making music together as a group in the early 1970s."

Which task below would most likely be used to test for implicit memory?

Ming is taking a memory test.She is more likely to recall the name of a popular singer if she had

Which of the following statements is the most accurate with regard to autobiographical memories?

Why is classical conditioning considered a form of implicit memory?

According to Tulving,the defining properties of the experience of episodic memory is that

Suppose you have been studying your French vocabulary words for several hours and are making many mistakes.You switch to reviewing the new terms for your upcoming biology test,and your performance is noticeably better. You are experiencing

Introduction to Cognitive Psychology.

Cognitive Neuroscience

Perception.

Attention.

Short term and Working Memory.

Long-term Memory: Encoding, Retrieval, and Consolidation.

Everyday Memory and Memory Errors

Conceptual Knowledge.

Visual Imagery

Language

Problem Solving.

Judgment, Decisions, and Reasoning

Filters