Question 1

Researchers have found that graduates tend to do which of the following when recalling their college grades?

Accepted Answer

A) Inflate their grades 
B) Forget their grades 
C) Underestimate their grades 
D) Accurately report their grades 
A) Inflate their grades 
B) Forget their grades 
C) Underestimate their grades 
D) Accurately report their grades

Question 2

The stages of information processing in memory are

Accepted Answer

A) semantic, episodic, and procedural. 
B) iconic, echoic, and eidetic. 
C) visual, acoustic, and semantic. 
D) encoding, storage, and retrieval. 
A) semantic, episodic, and procedural. 
B) iconic, echoic, and eidetic. 
C) visual, acoustic, and semantic. 
D) encoding, storage, and retrieval.

Question 3

Peter, a participant in a paired associate learning experiment, noted that the pair GAQ-KET sounded like racquet and that TUV-LAH sounded like tough luck. When GAQ and TUV were presented he came up with KET and LAH, respectively. In linking the pairs Peter used

Accepted Answer

A) acoustic encoding. 
B) maintenance rehearsal. 
C) semantic encoding. 
D) both semantic and acoustic encoding. 
A) acoustic encoding. 
B) maintenance rehearsal. 
C) semantic encoding. 
D) both semantic and acoustic encoding.

Question 4

Short-term memory has a limited capacity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Low levels of __________ are correlated with memory loss in Alzheimer's disease.

Accepted Answer

A) serotonin 
B) acetylcholine 
C) adrenaline 
D) vasopressin 
A) serotonin 
B) acetylcholine 
C) adrenaline 
D) vasopressin

Question 6

George just bought a new laptop computer after years of using a personal computer with a larger keyboard. He is having difficulty in recalling and striking the correct keys on the laptop; it seems the keyboard arrangement of the PC is easier to recall. It appears George suffers from

Accepted Answer

A) repression. 
B) proactive interference. 
C) retrograde amnesia. 
D) retroactive interference. 
A) repression. 
B) proactive interference. 
C) retrograde amnesia. 
D) retroactive interference.

Question 7

Many mnemonic devices, like the method of loci, acronyms, and mediators, have in common "tricks" for remembering that

Accepted Answer

A) prevent retroactive interference. 
B) slow down the decay of memory traces. 
C) aid in the formation of associations. 
D) inhibit repression. 
A) prevent retroactive interference. 
B) slow down the decay of memory traces. 
C) aid in the formation of associations. 
D) inhibit repression.

Question 8

Which of the following is a cognitive factor associated with infantile amnesia?

Accepted Answer

A) Infants do not reliably use language to symbolize or classify events. 
B) The hippocampus is not mature until the age of two. 
C) Myelination of the brain pathways involved in memory is not complete until around age three. 
D) Aggressive impulses and perverse lusts toward their parents are repressed. 
A) Infants do not reliably use language to symbolize or classify events. 
B) The hippocampus is not mature until the age of two. 
C) Myelination of the brain pathways involved in memory is not complete until around age three. 
D) Aggressive impulses and perverse lusts toward their parents are repressed.

Question 9

Transferring information stored in short-term memory to long-term memory is, according to the text, like

Accepted Answer

A) using the save command on a computer. 
B) using an answer machine. 
C) counting sheep. 
D) using a Palm Pilot. 
A) using the save command on a computer. 
B) using an answer machine. 
C) counting sheep. 
D) using a Palm Pilot.

Question 10

Define memory. Discuss the stage theory of memory and how it works.

Accepted Answer

Memory can be defined as the mental capa

Question 11

Which of the following statements is correct concerning the developmental effects of prospective and retrospective memory?

Accepted Answer

A) There are no age-related effects in retrospective and prospective memory. 
B) There is age-related decline in retrospective memory but not in prospective memory. 
C) There is age-related decline in prospective memory but not in retrospective memory. 
D) There is age-related decline in both retrospective and prospective memory. 
A) There are no age-related effects in retrospective and prospective memory. 
B) There is age-related decline in retrospective memory but not in prospective memory. 
C) There is age-related decline in prospective memory but not in retrospective memory. 
D) There is age-related decline in both retrospective and prospective memory.

Question 12

Which of the following is true regarding long-term memory organization?

Accepted Answer

A) Long-term memory is usually well organized. 
B) People organize information according to hierarchical structure. 
C) Categorization of stimuli is a basic cognitive function used to store information efficiently. 
D) All of these 
A) Long-term memory is usually well organized. 
B) People organize information according to hierarchical structure. 
C) Categorization of stimuli is a basic cognitive function used to store information efficiently. 
D) All of these

Question 13

What type of code represents stimuli in terms of their meaning?

Accepted Answer

A) Visual code 
B) Acoustic code 
C) Sensory code 
D) Semantic code 
A) Visual code 
B) Acoustic code 
C) Sensory code 
D) Semantic code

Question 14

The research of Elizabeth Loftus has shown that eyewitness testimony can be all except which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Changeable 
B) Susceptible to bias 
C) Susceptible to suggestion 
D) Recoverable under hypnosis 
A) Changeable 
B) Susceptible to bias 
C) Susceptible to suggestion 
D) Recoverable under hypnosis

Question 15

Acetylcholine and adrenaline are important substances that effect the formation of memories.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

In searching for the engram, Karl Lashley was in reality looking for the biological basis of

Accepted Answer

A) mnemonics. 
B) repression. 
C) memory. 
D) forgetting. 
A) mnemonics. 
B) repression. 
C) memory. 
D) forgetting.

Question 17

Joy just learned to speak French, but she notices that sometimes when speaking Spanish to her friends, French words come to mind. This is an example of

Accepted Answer

A) retroactive interference. 
B) repression. 
C) proactive interference. 
D) method of savings. 
A) retroactive interference. 
B) repression. 
C) proactive interference. 
D) method of savings.

Question 18

Aaron has just been given a telephone number of a woman with whom he wants to schedule a date, but he doesn't have anything to write the number down on. If he does not rehearse the telephone number, how long does he have to find paper and pencil before he can no longer remember it?

Accepted Answer

A) Less than a second 
B) Up to 3 seconds 
C) Around 10 seconds 
D) Up to a minute 
A) Less than a second 
B) Up to 3 seconds 
C) Around 10 seconds 
D) Up to a minute

Question 19

Rosalind, a forward on the women's basketball team, has invited Bryce to a formal banquet at which she will receive an award for her outstanding athletic performance during the season. When Bryce first sees her in her formal gown, it strikes him that she does not look at all like an athlete. Why is he surprised?

Accepted Answer

A) He has never before seen her in a dress. 
B) She does not fit his schema of her. 
C) He is a male chauvinist. 
D) Athletes seldom wear dresses. 
A) He has never before seen her in a dress. 
B) She does not fit his schema of her. 
C) He is a male chauvinist. 
D) Athletes seldom wear dresses.

Question 20

In the Atkinson and Shiffrin stages of memory, the progress of information through the stages

Accepted Answer

A) determines the vividness of perception. 
B) increases the opportunity for eidetic imagery to be produced. 
C) determines whether and how long information is retained. 
D) is all of these 
A) determines the vividness of perception. 
B) increases the opportunity for eidetic imagery to be produced. 
C) determines whether and how long information is retained. 
D) is all of these

Researchers have found that graduates tend to do which of the following when recalling their college grades?

The stages of information processing in memory are

Peter, a participant in a paired associate learning experiment, noted that the pair GAQ-KET sounded like racquet and that TUV-LAH sounded like tough luck. When GAQ and TUV were presented he came up with KET and LAH, respectively. In linking the pairs Peter used

Short-term memory has a limited capacity.

Low levels of __________ are correlated with memory loss in Alzheimer's disease.

George just bought a new laptop computer after years of using a personal computer with a larger keyboard. He is having difficulty in recalling and striking the correct keys on the laptop; it seems the keyboard arrangement of the PC is easier to recall. It appears George suffers from

Many mnemonic devices, like the method of loci, acronyms, and mediators, have in common "tricks" for remembering that

Which of the following is a cognitive factor associated with infantile amnesia?

Transferring information stored in short-term memory to long-term memory is, according to the text, like

Define memory. Discuss the stage theory of memory and how it works.

Which of the following statements is correct concerning the developmental effects of prospective and retrospective memory?

Which of the following is true regarding long-term memory organization?

What type of code represents stimuli in terms of their meaning?

The research of Elizabeth Loftus has shown that eyewitness testimony can be all except which of the following?

Acetylcholine and adrenaline are important substances that effect the formation of memories.

In searching for the engram, Karl Lashley was in reality looking for the biological basis of

Joy just learned to speak French, but she notices that sometimes when speaking Spanish to her friends, French words come to mind. This is an example of

Aaron has just been given a telephone number of a woman with whom he wants to schedule a date, but he doesn't have anything to write the number down on. If he does not rehearse the telephone number, how long does he have to find paper and pencil before he can no longer remember it?

In the Atkinson and Shiffrin stages of memory, the progress of information through the stages

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Exam 6: Memory: Remembrance of Things Past-And Future

Researchers have found that graduates tend to do which of the following when recalling their college grades?

The stages of information processing in memory are

Peter, a participant in a paired associate learning experiment, noted that the pair GAQ-KET sounded like racquet and that TUV-LAH sounded like tough luck. When GAQ and TUV were presented he came up with KET and LAH, respectively. In linking the pairs Peter used

Short-term memory has a limited capacity.

Low levels of __________ are correlated with memory loss in Alzheimer's disease.

George just bought a new laptop computer after years of using a personal computer with a larger keyboard. He is having difficulty in recalling and striking the correct keys on the laptop; it seems the keyboard arrangement of the PC is easier to recall. It appears George suffers from

Many mnemonic devices, like the method of loci, acronyms, and mediators, have in common "tricks" for remembering that

Which of the following is a cognitive factor associated with infantile amnesia?

Transferring information stored in short-term memory to long-term memory is, according to the text, like

Define memory. Discuss the stage theory of memory and how it works.

Which of the following statements is correct concerning the developmental effects of prospective and retrospective memory?

Which of the following is true regarding long-term memory organization?

What type of code represents stimuli in terms of their meaning?

The research of Elizabeth Loftus has shown that eyewitness testimony can be all except which of the following?

Acetylcholine and adrenaline are important substances that effect the formation of memories.

In searching for the engram, Karl Lashley was in reality looking for the biological basis of

Joy just learned to speak French, but she notices that sometimes when speaking Spanish to her friends, French words come to mind. This is an example of

Aaron has just been given a telephone number of a woman with whom he wants to schedule a date, but he doesn't have anything to write the number down on. If he does not rehearse the telephone number, how long does he have to find paper and pencil before he can no longer remember it?

In the Atkinson and Shiffrin stages of memory, the progress of information through the stages

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Consciousness

Learning

Thinking, Language, and Intelligence

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