Question 1

Regarding forgetting,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  There is evidence that memories not retrieved and "used" or rehearsed become weaker over time. 
B)  Research has shown that the disuse explanation provides the best explanation for forgetting in long-term memory. 
C)  Redintegration, relearning, and priming can recover seemingly forgotten memories. 
D)  Elderly persons often have vivid memories of trivial and long forgotten events from their past. 
A)  There is evidence that memories not retrieved and "used" or rehearsed become weaker over time. 
B)  Research has shown that the disuse explanation provides the best explanation for forgetting in long-term memory. 
C)  Redintegration, relearning, and priming can recover seemingly forgotten memories. 
D)  Elderly persons often have vivid memories of trivial and long forgotten events from their past.

Question 2

The illusion that you have already experienced a new situation that you are actually seeing for the first time is called

Accepted Answer

A)  redintegration. 
B)  eidetic imagery. 
C)  a flashbulb memory. 
D)  déjà vu. 
A)  redintegration. 
B)  eidetic imagery. 
C)  a flashbulb memory. 
D)  déjà vu.

Question 3

Which of the following processes is like writing your name in wet concrete,that is,once the concrete is set,the information (your name)is fairly lasting; but while it is setting,it can be wiped out (amnesia)or scribbled over (interference)?

Accepted Answer

A)  memory localization 
B)  consolidation 
C)  mnemonic processing 
D)  priming 
A)  memory localization 
B)  consolidation 
C)  mnemonic processing 
D)  priming

Question 4

When learning an ordered list of words,which items will be remembered well because they enter an "empty" short-term memory,which allows you to rehearse the items so they move into long-term memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  first 
B)  middle 
C)  last 
D)  none of these items 
A)  first 
B)  middle 
C)  last 
D)  none of these items

Question 5

Memory loss accompanying electroconvulsive shock probably occurs because

Accepted Answer

A)  consolidation is disrupted. 
B)  memory decay is accelerated. 
C)  powerful emotions are aroused. 
D)  neurons are destroyed. 
A)  consolidation is disrupted. 
B)  memory decay is accelerated. 
C)  powerful emotions are aroused. 
D)  neurons are destroyed.

Question 6

State-dependent learning is a term which refers to the fact that

Accepted Answer

A)  bodily states can be a strong cue for later memory. 
B)  learning and memory can be increased with the use of drugs. 
C)  sad people tend to have more emotionally-cued memories than happy people do. 
D)  adults tend to lose eidetic memory as they grow older. 
A)  bodily states can be a strong cue for later memory. 
B)  learning and memory can be increased with the use of drugs. 
C)  sad people tend to have more emotionally-cued memories than happy people do. 
D)  adults tend to lose eidetic memory as they grow older.

Question 7

Learning to balance and ride a bicycle prior to learning to ride a motorcycle is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  vicarious learning. 
B)  latent learning. 
C)  positive transfer. 
D)  cognitive restructuring. 
A)  vicarious learning. 
B)  latent learning. 
C)  positive transfer. 
D)  cognitive restructuring.

Question 8

Although it would be difficult for you to list in order the letters on the computer keyboard,you have no difficulty in typing any letter called out by the teacher.This illustrates __________ memory.

Accepted Answer

A)  eidetic 
B)  implicit 
C)  explicit 
D)  flash-bulb 
A)  eidetic 
B)  implicit 
C)  explicit 
D)  flash-bulb

Question 9

Regarding sleep,memory,and the interference theory of forgetting,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sleeping after one studies can reduce the forgetting caused by interference. 
B)  REM sleep and dreaming appear to help us form certain types of memories. 
C)  Forgetting due to interference appears to apply only to sensory and short-term memory and not long-term memory. 
D)  It is not completely clear if new memories alter existing memory traces or if they make it harder to retrieve earlier memories. 
A)  Sleeping after one studies can reduce the forgetting caused by interference. 
B)  REM sleep and dreaming appear to help us form certain types of memories. 
C)  Forgetting due to interference appears to apply only to sensory and short-term memory and not long-term memory. 
D)  It is not completely clear if new memories alter existing memory traces or if they make it harder to retrieve earlier memories.

Question 10

Even if you encode and store the information,which of the following can still be a cause of forgetting?

Accepted Answer

A)  decay 
B)  disuse 
C)  retrieval 
D)  redintegration 
A)  decay 
B)  disuse 
C)  retrieval 
D)  redintegration

Question 11

The ability to correctly identify previously learned information is known as __________ memory.

Accepted Answer

A)  recall 
B)  recognition 
C)  relearning 
D)  redintegration 
A)  recall 
B)  recognition 
C)  relearning 
D)  redintegration

Question 12

Janice broke up with her long-time boyfriend Chuck two months ago.Every time any memory of Chuck creeps into her mind,she consciously pushes these memories out of her mind.Janice is trying to forget "this guy" by using

Accepted Answer

A)  suppression. 
B)  repression. 
C)  disuse. 
D)  interference. 
A)  suppression. 
B)  repression. 
C)  disuse. 
D)  interference.

Question 13

Activating implicit memories by providing partial information that has been previously linked with them is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  priming. 
B)  chunking. 
C)  constructive processing. 
D)  eidetic imagery. 
A)  priming. 
B)  chunking. 
C)  constructive processing. 
D)  eidetic imagery.

Question 14

Having used English grammar for the first seventeen years of your life causes initial problems as you attempt to learn Spanish grammar.This problem is best explained by

Accepted Answer

A)  retroactive inhibition. 
B)  negative transfer. 
C)  vicarious classical conditioning. 
D)  avoidance learning. 
A)  retroactive inhibition. 
B)  negative transfer. 
C)  vicarious classical conditioning. 
D)  avoidance learning.

Question 15

If you can't remember whose picture is on a U.S.ten dollar bill,the most likely reason is

Accepted Answer

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

Question 16

Brian grew up in California and became an expert surfer and skateboarder.His job transferred him to New Hampshire,where he took up snowboarding with relative ease.This ease in developing this new hobby illustrates

Accepted Answer

A)  vicarious learning. 
B)  positive transfer. 
C)  the serial position effect. 
D)  performance consolidation. 
A)  vicarious learning. 
B)  positive transfer. 
C)  the serial position effect. 
D)  performance consolidation.

Question 17

Nadia performs better on her college tests if she visualizes the room where she will be tested while she is studying.Nadia's method of studying will prevent

Accepted Answer

A)  memory decay of her sensory memory. 
B)  cue-dependent forgetting. 
C)  retroactive interference. 
D)  proactive interference. 
A)  memory decay of her sensory memory. 
B)  cue-dependent forgetting. 
C)  retroactive interference. 
D)  proactive interference.

Question 18

Ricky is taking a multiple choice test in which the distractors for every item are very dissimilar to the correct answers for these items.Ricky will most likely experience

Accepted Answer

A)  a lack of recognition. 
B)  false positives. 
C)  the serial position effect. 
D)  retroactive redintegration. 
A)  a lack of recognition. 
B)  false positives. 
C)  the serial position effect. 
D)  retroactive redintegration.

Question 19

In a case study reported by Milner,a patient that had damage to the hippocampus

Accepted Answer

A)  showed an inability to retain information in short-term memory. 
B)  had a clear memory of events taking place after the operation. 
C)  found new learning almost impossible. 
D)  suffered from retrograde amnesia. 
A)  showed an inability to retain information in short-term memory. 
B)  had a clear memory of events taking place after the operation. 
C)  found new learning almost impossible. 
D)  suffered from retrograde amnesia.

Question 20

James worked for three years for a company in which the supervisors constantly criticized the employees,promoted their friends,and unfairly set work schedules.It has now been seven years since James worked for this company,and he cannot seem to remember the names of the people he worked with or even the details of the unfair treatment he received.James' forgetting is most likely due to

Accepted Answer

A)  memory decay. 
B)  disuse. 
C)  redintegration. 
D)  repression. 
A)  memory decay. 
B)  disuse. 
C)  redintegration. 
D)  repression.

Exam 7: B: Memory

Regarding forgetting,which of the following statements is FALSE?

The illusion that you have already experienced a new situation that you are actually seeing for the first time is called

Which of the following processes is like writing your name in wet concrete,that is,once the concrete is set,the information (your name)is fairly lasting; but while it is setting,it can be wiped out (amnesia)or scribbled over (interference)?

When learning an ordered list of words,which items will be remembered well because they enter an "empty" short-term memory,which allows you to rehearse the items so they move into long-term memory?

Memory loss accompanying electroconvulsive shock probably occurs because

State-dependent learning is a term which refers to the fact that

Learning to balance and ride a bicycle prior to learning to ride a motorcycle is an example of

Although it would be difficult for you to list in order the letters on the computer keyboard,you have no difficulty in typing any letter called out by the teacher.This illustrates __________ memory.

Regarding sleep,memory,and the interference theory of forgetting,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Even if you encode and store the information,which of the following can still be a cause of forgetting?

The ability to correctly identify previously learned information is known as __________ memory.

Janice broke up with her long-time boyfriend Chuck two months ago.Every time any memory of Chuck creeps into her mind,she consciously pushes these memories out of her mind.Janice is trying to forget "this guy" by using

Activating implicit memories by providing partial information that has been previously linked with them is known as

Having used English grammar for the first seventeen years of your life causes initial problems as you attempt to learn Spanish grammar.This problem is best explained by

If you can't remember whose picture is on a U.S.ten dollar bill,the most likely reason is

Brian grew up in California and became an expert surfer and skateboarder.His job transferred him to New Hampshire,where he took up snowboarding with relative ease.This ease in developing this new hobby illustrates

Nadia performs better on her college tests if she visualizes the room where she will be tested while she is studying.Nadia's method of studying will prevent

Ricky is taking a multiple choice test in which the distractors for every item are very dissimilar to the correct answers for these items.Ricky will most likely experience

In a case study reported by Milner,a patient that had damage to the hippocampus

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