Question 1

What is meant by the word "deeply" in the statement, "Memories tend to endure when information is processed deeply?"

Accepted Answer

A) Deeply refers to the use of elaborative rehearsal rather than maintenance rehearsal. 
B) Deeply refers to information that is encoded carefully and pondered. 
C) Deeply refers to information that is related to things we already have stored in long-term memory. 
D) All of these 
A) Deeply refers to the use of elaborative rehearsal rather than maintenance rehearsal. 
B) Deeply refers to information that is encoded carefully and pondered. 
C) Deeply refers to information that is related to things we already have stored in long-term memory. 
D) All of these

Question 2

Turn-of-the-century psychologist McDougall found that people presented with a list of 12 letters, shown for a fraction of a second, could recall

Accepted Answer

A) up to 12 letters, as long as the letters were presented in a single row. 
B) most of the letters, if they were presented in rows of no more than three letters each. 
C) six or seven letters, as long as they were presented in a row. 
D) four or five letters in a single fixation. 
A) up to 12 letters, as long as the letters were presented in a single row. 
B) most of the letters, if they were presented in rows of no more than three letters each. 
C) six or seven letters, as long as they were presented in a row. 
D) four or five letters in a single fixation.

Question 3

The type of memory one would use to remember the seven wonders of the ancient world is

Accepted Answer

A) autobiographical. 
B) semantic. 
C) nondeclarative. 
D) implicit. 
A) autobiographical. 
B) semantic. 
C) nondeclarative. 
D) implicit.

Question 4

The two types of explicit memory are

Accepted Answer

A) episodic and nondeclarative memory. 
B) declarative and nondeclarative memory. 
C) semantic and episodic memory. 
D) semantic memory and implicit memory. 
A) episodic and nondeclarative memory. 
B) declarative and nondeclarative memory. 
C) semantic and episodic memory. 
D) semantic memory and implicit memory.

Question 5

Which of the following is not true regarding long-term memory?

Accepted Answer

A) It is analogous to a biochemical "hard drive." 
B) The capacity is unlimited. 
C) There is a tendency to replace new information with old information. 
D) The use of cues for retrieval allows for easier access to stored information. 
A) It is analogous to a biochemical "hard drive." 
B) The capacity is unlimited. 
C) There is a tendency to replace new information with old information. 
D) The use of cues for retrieval allows for easier access to stored information.

Question 6

Eric can only remember the first few items on his review sheet. This is an example of the

Accepted Answer

A) serial-position effect. 
B) primacy effect. 
C) recency effect. 
D) latency effect. 
A) serial-position effect. 
B) primacy effect. 
C) recency effect. 
D) latency effect.

Question 7

A friend asks you about a film you saw yesterday. You give your friend a summary of the film's story. This probably involves recalling a visual coding of the information.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

When we mentally represent pictures, we are using

Accepted Answer

A) visual codes. 
B) semantic codes. 
C) sensory codes. 
D) verbal codes. 
A) visual codes. 
B) semantic codes. 
C) sensory codes. 
D) verbal codes.

Question 9

Memory for specific information is called explicit memory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

We remember where we were and who we were with on 9/11/2001. This is explained by the phenomenon

Accepted Answer

A) short-term memory. 
B) flashbulb memory. 
C) eidetic imagery. 
D) state-dependent memory. 
A) short-term memory. 
B) flashbulb memory. 
C) eidetic imagery. 
D) state-dependent memory.

Question 11

Déjà vu is an example of ______ type of memory

Accepted Answer

A) context-dependant 
B) flashbulb 
C) elaborative 
D) state-dependent 
A) context-dependant 
B) flashbulb 
C) elaborative 
D) state-dependent

Question 12

Which of the following is not a psychological format that can be used to transform information to be encoded?

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 13

Some of the participants in the Brown and McNeil TOT experiments proved to be very good at estimating the number of syllables in words they could not recall. The students often correctly guessed the initial sounds of the words. This finding seems to reflect

Accepted Answer

A) incomplete or imperfect learning. 
B) an absence of visual retrieval cues. 
C) skill memory rather than semantic memory. 
D) STM displacement by anxiety-evoking information. 
A) incomplete or imperfect learning. 
B) an absence of visual retrieval cues. 
C) skill memory rather than semantic memory. 
D) STM displacement by anxiety-evoking information.

Question 14

The memory that tends to fail when we are feeling stressed, distracted, and preoccupied is called

Accepted Answer

A) implicit memory. 
B) semantic memory. 
C) prospective memory. 
D) episodic memory. 
A) implicit memory. 
B) semantic memory. 
C) prospective memory. 
D) episodic memory.

Question 15

The structural changes in the brain that take place with the formation of new episodic memories most likely begin in the

Accepted Answer

A) cerebral cortex. 
B) frontal lobe. 
C) hippocampus. 
D) thalamus. 
A) cerebral cortex. 
B) frontal lobe. 
C) hippocampus. 
D) thalamus.

Question 16

Jackie's psychologist believes that Jackie has difficulty remembering her early adolescent years due to traumatic events that occurred during that time. This is known as

Accepted Answer

A) regression. 
B) retrieval errors. 
C) repression. 
D) all of these 
A) regression. 
B) retrieval errors. 
C) repression. 
D) all of these

Question 17

Remembering to take your medication after every meal is an example of

Accepted Answer

A) time-based prospective memory. 
B) event-based prospective memory. 
C) retrospective memory. 
D) short-term memory. 
A) time-based prospective memory. 
B) event-based prospective memory. 
C) retrospective memory. 
D) short-term memory.

Question 18

The results of the car accident study by Loftus, suggests memories are

Accepted Answer

A) lost quickly after an emotional event. 
B) remembered very accurately. 
C) deconstructed. 
D) reconstructed. 
A) lost quickly after an emotional event. 
B) remembered very accurately. 
C) deconstructed. 
D) reconstructed.

Question 19

The difference between the number of times required to learn material initially and the number of times required to relearn the same material is referred to as

Accepted Answer

A) rehearsal. 
B) savings. 
C) forgetting. 
D) relearning. 
A) rehearsal. 
B) savings. 
C) forgetting. 
D) relearning.

Question 20

Which of the following is a physiological factor contributing to infantile amnesia?

Accepted Answer

A) The structure of the limbic system does not mature until the age of 10. 
B) The hippocampus does not mature until about two years of age. 
C) The myelination of brain pathways is incomplete for the first few years of life. 
D) All of these 
A) The structure of the limbic system does not mature until the age of 10. 
B) The hippocampus does not mature until about two years of age. 
C) The myelination of brain pathways is incomplete for the first few years of life. 
D) All of these

What is meant by the word "deeply" in the statement, "Memories tend to endure when information is processed deeply?"

Turn-of-the-century psychologist McDougall found that people presented with a list of 12 letters, shown for a fraction of a second, could recall

The type of memory one would use to remember the seven wonders of the ancient world is

The two types of explicit memory are

Which of the following is not true regarding long-term memory?

Eric can only remember the first few items on his review sheet. This is an example of the

A friend asks you about a film you saw yesterday. You give your friend a summary of the film's story. This probably involves recalling a visual coding of the information.

When we mentally represent pictures, we are using

Memory for specific information is called explicit memory.

We remember where we were and who we were with on 9/11/2001. This is explained by the phenomenon

Déjà vu is an example of ______ type of memory

Which of the following is not a psychological format that can be used to transform information to be encoded?

Some of the participants in the Brown and McNeil TOT experiments proved to be very good at estimating the number of syllables in words they could not recall. The students often correctly guessed the initial sounds of the words. This finding seems to reflect

The memory that tends to fail when we are feeling stressed, distracted, and preoccupied is called

The structural changes in the brain that take place with the formation of new episodic memories most likely begin in the

Jackie's psychologist believes that Jackie has difficulty remembering her early adolescent years due to traumatic events that occurred during that time. This is known as

Remembering to take your medication after every meal is an example of

The results of the car accident study by Loftus, suggests memories are

The difference between the number of times required to learn material initially and the number of times required to relearn the same material is referred to as

Which of the following is a physiological factor contributing to infantile amnesia?

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

What is meant by the word "deeply" in the statement, "Memories tend to endure when information is processed deeply?"

Turn-of-the-century psychologist McDougall found that people presented with a list of 12 letters, shown for a fraction of a second, could recall

The type of memory one would use to remember the seven wonders of the ancient world is

The two types of explicit memory are

Which of the following is not true regarding long-term memory?

Eric can only remember the first few items on his review sheet. This is an example of the

A friend asks you about a film you saw yesterday. You give your friend a summary of the film's story. This probably involves recalling a visual coding of the information.

When we mentally represent pictures, we are using

Memory for specific information is called explicit memory.

We remember where we were and who we were with on 9/11/2001. This is explained by the phenomenon

Déjà vu is an example of ______ type of memory

Which of the following is not a psychological format that can be used to transform information to be encoded?

Some of the participants in the Brown and McNeil TOT experiments proved to be very good at estimating the number of syllables in words they could not recall. The students often correctly guessed the initial sounds of the words. This finding seems to reflect

The memory that tends to fail when we are feeling stressed, distracted, and preoccupied is called

The structural changes in the brain that take place with the formation of new episodic memories most likely begin in the

Jackie's psychologist believes that Jackie has difficulty remembering her early adolescent years due to traumatic events that occurred during that time. This is known as

Remembering to take your medication after every meal is an example of

The results of the car accident study by Loftus, suggests memories are

The difference between the number of times required to learn material initially and the number of times required to relearn the same material is referred to as

Which of the following is a physiological factor contributing to infantile amnesia?

What Is Psychology

Biology and Psychology

Sensation and Perception

Consciousness

Learning

Thinking, Language, and Intelligence

Motivation and Emotion

The Voyage Through the Life Span

Personality: Theory and Measurement

Stress, Health, and Coping

Psychological Disorders

Methods of Therapy

Social Psychology

Psychology and Human Behavior

Psychology and Personality

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