Question 1

A strategy or a device that acts as a system or aid to improving memory is called a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  mnemonic. 
B)  rote retriever. 
C)  implicit image. 
D)  eidetic image. 
A)  mnemonic. 
B)  rote retriever. 
C)  implicit image. 
D)  eidetic image.

Question 2

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 3

If you are having trouble remembering the slides of famous paintings in art history class,the most effective way to remember this information is to

Accepted Answer

A)  stare at each painting for as long as it is present and then at a white sheet of paper and try to create an afterimage. 
B)  make each artist's name into an object or image and then picture the object in the paintings done by the artist. 
C)  utilize acrostics to remember the painting and artist. 
D)  use maintenance rehearsal and redintegration. 
A)  stare at each painting for as long as it is present and then at a white sheet of paper and try to create an afterimage. 
B)  make each artist's name into an object or image and then picture the object in the paintings done by the artist. 
C)  utilize acrostics to remember the painting and artist. 
D)  use maintenance rehearsal and redintegration.

Question 4

Forgetting is a common occurrence.Explain why each of the following "forgetting" situations" takes place:
(a)Although people in the United States have seen the U.S.ten dollar bill on numerous occasions,explain why most people do not know what picture is on the back of this currency.
(b)Most people believe the disuse theory of forgetting.Explain why disuse alone cannot fully explain forgetting.
(c)Explain why couples who quarrel end up remembering and rehashing old arguments.
(d)Explain why some recovered memories of sexual child abuse have been found to be "false".

Accepted Answer

Answer will include
(a)Few people in the

Question 5

To learn college-level information,you must mentally review and look for connections between the information you are learning and your existing knowledge,a strategy known as

Accepted Answer

A)  proactive encoding. 
B)  elaborative processing. 
C)  eidetic imagery. 
D)  rote rehearsal. 
A)  proactive encoding. 
B)  elaborative processing. 
C)  eidetic imagery. 
D)  rote rehearsal.

Question 6

Regarding the three measures of memory,the most sensitive to the least sensitive measure,in order,are recognition,recall,and relearning.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

In an experiment examining the memory effects of recitation,it was found that those students with the highest memory scores had divided their study time in which way?

Accepted Answer

A)  20 percent reading and 80 percent recitation 
B)  40 percent reading and 60 percent recitation 
C)  50 percent reading and 50 percent recitation 
D)  70 percent reading and 30 percent recitation 
A)  20 percent reading and 80 percent recitation 
B)  40 percent reading and 60 percent recitation 
C)  50 percent reading and 50 percent recitation 
D)  70 percent reading and 30 percent recitation

Question 8

Regarding eidetic imagery,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Eidetic images are best "seen" with the eyes closed. 
B)  Eidetic memory is more common in childhood and becomes rare by adulthood. 
C)  Eidetic imagery is informally referred to as photographic memory. 
D)  Most people with good memories do not have a photographic memory, but have learned effective strategies for remembering. 
A)  Eidetic images are best "seen" with the eyes closed. 
B)  Eidetic memory is more common in childhood and becomes rare by adulthood. 
C)  Eidetic imagery is informally referred to as photographic memory. 
D)  Most people with good memories do not have a photographic memory, but have learned effective strategies for remembering.

Question 9

Your teacher has you learn the following: "One is bun,two is a shoe,three is a tree,four is a door,five is a hive,six is sticks,seven is heaven,eight is a gate,nine is a line,and ten is a hen." Then,he gives you a list of words to remember and instructs you to form an image associating the first listed word "frog" with "bun," which rhymes with "one" for the first word in the sequence.You picture a "frog-burger on a bun." Then you associate the shoe with the second listed item,and so on.You are

Accepted Answer

A)  using acrostics. 
B)  forming a chain. 
C)  using a system. 
D)  using the keyword method. 
A)  using acrostics. 
B)  forming a chain. 
C)  using a system. 
D)  using the keyword method.

Question 10

An instructor tells his class to close their eyes and count the number of windows in their house or apartment.In order to do this,the students must form internal __________ images.

Accepted Answer

The answer of An instructor tells his class to close...

Question 11

Musicians remember the notes represented by the lines and spaces of the musical staff by learning "F-A-C-E" and "Every Good Boy Does Fine," which are example of the mnemonic device known as __________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Musicians remember the notes represented by the...

Question 12

Discuss flashbulb memories,including examples of these memories,when and how they are formed,why they are so vivid and lasting,why people place so much confidence in these memories,even when they are wrong,and how some of these memories can emotionally handicap people.

Accepted Answer

Answer will include that a flashbulb mem

Question 13

The more you know,the harder it becomes to add new information to long-term memory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which study sequence would generally produce the LEAST interference and the best retention?

Accepted Answer

A)  Study for psychology class, go to work, sleep, and take the test. 
B)  Go to work, study for psychology class, sleep, and take the test. 
C)  Sleep, study for psychology class, go to work, and take the test. 
D)  Study for psychology, sleep, go to work, and take the test. 
A)  Study for psychology class, go to work, sleep, and take the test. 
B)  Go to work, study for psychology class, sleep, and take the test. 
C)  Sleep, study for psychology class, go to work, and take the test. 
D)  Study for psychology, sleep, go to work, and take the test.

Question 15

Regarding research on where long-term memories are stored and activated within the brain,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Procedural memories are stored in the basal ganglia and cerebellum. 
B)  The hippocampus is involved in memory consolidation. 
C)  Semantic memories are stored in the front of the cortex, while episodic memories are stored in the back areas of the cortex. 
D)  Different parts of cortex are activated when we are engaging in memory retrieval and suppression. 
A)  Procedural memories are stored in the basal ganglia and cerebellum. 
B)  The hippocampus is involved in memory consolidation. 
C)  Semantic memories are stored in the front of the cortex, while episodic memories are stored in the back areas of the cortex. 
D)  Different parts of cortex are activated when we are engaging in memory retrieval and suppression.

Question 16

Eidetic imagery is more common in

Accepted Answer

A)  adolescents than in children. 
B)  children than in adolescents or adults. 
C)  women than in men. 
D)  men than in women. 
A)  adolescents than in children. 
B)  children than in adolescents or adults. 
C)  women than in men. 
D)  men than in women.

Question 17

You are taking an essay test in psychology and are having trouble remembering important aspects of one of the experiments you have been asked to describe.Which of the following would NOT be the correct use of the cognitive interview method for jogging your memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Focus on remembering the important aspects of the topic, not trivial details. 
B)  Ask yourself what other students or your professor would remember about the topic. 
C)  Mentally put yourself back in the situation where you learned the information, including sounds, smells, nearby objects and people, and the weather. 
D)  Try to recall events or information in different orders. 
A)  Focus on remembering the important aspects of the topic, not trivial details. 
B)  Ask yourself what other students or your professor would remember about the topic. 
C)  Mentally put yourself back in the situation where you learned the information, including sounds, smells, nearby objects and people, and the weather. 
D)  Try to recall events or information in different orders.

Question 18

Individuals with photographic memory,who were described at the beginning of the textbook chapter,attest to the importance of having which of the following that will allow them to forget unimportant information?

Accepted Answer

A)  selective memory 
B)  procedural memory 
C)  eidetic imagery 
D)  episodic imagery 
A)  selective memory 
B)  procedural memory 
C)  eidetic imagery 
D)  episodic imagery

Question 19

People who are hungry usually score higher on memory tests than do people who are not hungry.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

To remember the Spanish word carta means "letter," you imagine a shopping cart filled with postal letters.By linking the new word carta to a familiar word,you have used

Accepted Answer

A)  the keyword method. 
B)  the serial position method. 
C)  an acronym. 
D)  eidetic imagery. 
A)  the keyword method. 
B)  the serial position method. 
C)  an acronym. 
D)  eidetic imagery.

Exam 7: C: Memory

A strategy or a device that acts as a system or aid to improving memory is called a(n)

Effective strategies for improving memory encoding include

If you are having trouble remembering the slides of famous paintings in art history class,the most effective way to remember this information is to

To learn college-level information,you must mentally review and look for connections between the information you are learning and your existing knowledge,a strategy known as

Regarding the three measures of memory,the most sensitive to the least sensitive measure,in order,are recognition,recall,and relearning.

In an experiment examining the memory effects of recitation,it was found that those students with the highest memory scores had divided their study time in which way?

Regarding eidetic imagery,which of the following statements is FALSE?

An instructor tells his class to close their eyes and count the number of windows in their house or apartment.In order to do this,the students must form internal __________ images.

Musicians remember the notes represented by the lines and spaces of the musical staff by learning "F-A-C-E" and "Every Good Boy Does Fine," which are example of the mnemonic device known as __________.

Discuss flashbulb memories,including examples of these memories,when and how they are formed,why they are so vivid and lasting,why people place so much confidence in these memories,even when they are wrong,and how some of these memories can emotionally handicap people.

The more you know,the harder it becomes to add new information to long-term memory.

Which study sequence would generally produce the LEAST interference and the best retention?

Regarding research on where long-term memories are stored and activated within the brain,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Eidetic imagery is more common in

You are taking an essay test in psychology and are having trouble remembering important aspects of one of the experiments you have been asked to describe.Which of the following would NOT be the correct use of the cognitive interview method for jogging your memory?

Individuals with photographic memory,who were described at the beginning of the textbook chapter,attest to the importance of having which of the following that will allow them to forget unimportant information?

People who are hungry usually score higher on memory tests than do people who are not hungry.

To remember the Spanish word carta means "letter," you imagine a shopping cart filled with postal letters.By linking the new word carta to a familiar word,you have used

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