Question 1

There is age-related decline in prospective memory, but this is not so with retrospective memory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which of the following is not a type of prospective memory?

Accepted Answer

A) Knowledge-based tasks 
B) Event-based tasks 
C) Habitual tasks 
D) Time-based tasks 
A) Knowledge-based tasks 
B) Event-based tasks 
C) Habitual tasks 
D) Time-based tasks

Question 3

The concept of method of savings was developed by Ebbinghaus to study the efficiency of

Accepted Answer

A) recognition. 
B) recall. 
C) repression. 
D) relearning. 
A) recognition. 
B) recall. 
C) repression. 
D) relearning.

Question 4

One of the symptoms of anterograde amnesia is

Accepted Answer

A) a failure to recognize long-standing relatives. 
B) a loss of long-term memories established prior to the injury. 
C) a failure to establish memories after the injury, but a preservation of memories prior to the injury. 
D) a failure to connect the appropriate emotion to the social situation. 
A) a failure to recognize long-standing relatives. 
B) a loss of long-term memories established prior to the injury. 
C) a failure to establish memories after the injury, but a preservation of memories prior to the injury. 
D) a failure to connect the appropriate emotion to the social situation.

Question 5

The text presents several methods to improve memory skills. Which of the following is not one of them?

Accepted Answer

A) Use rote maintenance rehearsal. 
B) Relate new information to what you already know. 
C) Avoid using mnemonics. 
D) Use unusual, exaggerated associations. 
A) Use rote maintenance rehearsal. 
B) Relate new information to what you already know. 
C) Avoid using mnemonics. 
D) Use unusual, exaggerated associations.

Question 6

The process by which information is encoded, stored, and retrieved is called

Accepted Answer

A) priming. 
B) memory. 
C) learning. 
D) cueing. 
A) priming. 
B) memory. 
C) learning. 
D) cueing.

Question 7

Using hypnosis has been shown to be extremely effective in helping witnesses to recall events accurately.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

________ are viewed as electrical circuits in the brain that correspond to memory traces.

Accepted Answer

A) Neutral networks 
B) Engrams 
C) Memory circuits 
D) Encephalograms 
A) Neutral networks 
B) Engrams 
C) Memory circuits 
D) Encephalograms

Question 9

How accurate is eyewitness testimony? If you were on a jury and all you had as evidence was eyewitness testimony, what would you do?

Accepted Answer

Eyewitness testimony can be both accurat

Question 10

You studied classical conditioning, then operant conditioning. On the test, when a question regarding classical conditioning came up, you kept recalling operant conditioning. This is an example of proactive interference.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

In the terminology of memory, grouping several pieces of information into a single unit is called

Accepted Answer

A) associating. 
B) constructing. 
C) networking. 
D) chunking. 
A) associating. 
B) constructing. 
C) networking. 
D) chunking.

Question 12

Mentally repeating a list or saying it to yourself refers to

Accepted Answer

A) metamemory. 
B) elaborative rehearsal. 
C) retrospective memory. 
D) maintenance rehearsal. 
A) metamemory. 
B) elaborative rehearsal. 
C) retrospective memory. 
D) maintenance rehearsal.

Question 13

Atkinson and Shiffrin proposed the three stages of memory referred to as

Accepted Answer

A) episodic, semantic, and implicit. 
B) sensory, semantic, and implicit. 
C) short-term, near-term, and long-term. 
D) sensory, short-term, and long-term. 
A) episodic, semantic, and implicit. 
B) sensory, semantic, and implicit. 
C) short-term, near-term, and long-term. 
D) sensory, short-term, and long-term.

Question 14

Abe and Rose, who have been married for 13 years, are discussing the events that led to their very first date. Rose distinctly remembers giving Abe her telephone number at a party, but Abe is certain that he got her number from her best friend, Linda. Abe and Rose have different __________ memories of the event.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 15

After an industrial accident in which he experienced a penetrating brain wound, Sandy found that he could continue to operate his equipment at work but could not form new episodic memories. Probably, Sandy's brain was damaged in the

Accepted Answer

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

Question 16

Beatrice took four years of Spanish in high school. In college, she studied German for four years. Upon graduation from college, she visited Madrid and found that her mastery of Spanish was at a very low level of proficiency. Possibly, Beatrice's failure to remember Spanish was due to

Accepted Answer

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

Question 17

In the effects of mood on memory, a happy mood may evoke happy memories, and a sad mood may evoke sad memories. These effects illustrate

Accepted Answer

A) context-dependent memory. 
B) state-dependent memory. 
C) feeling of knowing. 
D) elaborative rehearsal. 
A) context-dependent memory. 
B) state-dependent memory. 
C) feeling of knowing. 
D) elaborative rehearsal.

Question 18

In __________ amnesia, the trauma prevents patients from remembering events that took place before the accident.

Accepted Answer

A) retrograde 
B) infantile 
C) anterograde 
D) dissociative 
A) retrograde 
B) infantile 
C) anterograde 
D) dissociative

Question 19

Greg learned colors in French years ago in high school. He finds that he is having an easier time learning them again in college French. This is due to

Accepted Answer

A) recall. 
B) recognition. 
C) relearning. 
D) earning savings. 
A) recall. 
B) recognition. 
C) relearning. 
D) earning savings.

Question 20

Which of the following statements is true regarding repression?

Accepted Answer

A) The desire to avoid painful memories motivates repression. 
B) Repression is an attempt to remove painful memories from conscious awareness. 
C) The concept of heightened memory formation during times of increased stress due to hormone release contradicts the idea of repression. 
D) All of these 
A) The desire to avoid painful memories motivates repression. 
B) Repression is an attempt to remove painful memories from conscious awareness. 
C) The concept of heightened memory formation during times of increased stress due to hormone release contradicts the idea of repression. 
D) All of these

There is age-related decline in prospective memory, but this is not so with retrospective memory.

Which of the following is not a type of prospective memory?

The concept of method of savings was developed by Ebbinghaus to study the efficiency of

One of the symptoms of anterograde amnesia is

The text presents several methods to improve memory skills. Which of the following is not one of them?

The process by which information is encoded, stored, and retrieved is called

Using hypnosis has been shown to be extremely effective in helping witnesses to recall events accurately.

________ are viewed as electrical circuits in the brain that correspond to memory traces.

How accurate is eyewitness testimony? If you were on a jury and all you had as evidence was eyewitness testimony, what would you do?

You studied classical conditioning, then operant conditioning. On the test, when a question regarding classical conditioning came up, you kept recalling operant conditioning. This is an example of proactive interference.

In the terminology of memory, grouping several pieces of information into a single unit is called

Mentally repeating a list or saying it to yourself refers to

Atkinson and Shiffrin proposed the three stages of memory referred to as

After an industrial accident in which he experienced a penetrating brain wound, Sandy found that he could continue to operate his equipment at work but could not form new episodic memories. Probably, Sandy's brain was damaged in the

Beatrice took four years of Spanish in high school. In college, she studied German for four years. Upon graduation from college, she visited Madrid and found that her mastery of Spanish was at a very low level of proficiency. Possibly, Beatrice's failure to remember Spanish was due to

In the effects of mood on memory, a happy mood may evoke happy memories, and a sad mood may evoke sad memories. These effects illustrate

In __________ amnesia, the trauma prevents patients from remembering events that took place before the accident.

Greg learned colors in French years ago in high school. He finds that he is having an easier time learning them again in college French. This is due to

Which of the following statements is true regarding repression?

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

There is age-related decline in prospective memory, but this is not so with retrospective memory.

Which of the following is not a type of prospective memory?

The concept of method of savings was developed by Ebbinghaus to study the efficiency of

One of the symptoms of anterograde amnesia is

The text presents several methods to improve memory skills. Which of the following is not one of them?

The process by which information is encoded, stored, and retrieved is called

Using hypnosis has been shown to be extremely effective in helping witnesses to recall events accurately.

________ are viewed as electrical circuits in the brain that correspond to memory traces.

How accurate is eyewitness testimony? If you were on a jury and all you had as evidence was eyewitness testimony, what would you do?

You studied classical conditioning, then operant conditioning. On the test, when a question regarding classical conditioning came up, you kept recalling operant conditioning. This is an example of proactive interference.

In the terminology of memory, grouping several pieces of information into a single unit is called

Mentally repeating a list or saying it to yourself refers to

Atkinson and Shiffrin proposed the three stages of memory referred to as

After an industrial accident in which he experienced a penetrating brain wound, Sandy found that he could continue to operate his equipment at work but could not form new episodic memories. Probably, Sandy's brain was damaged in the

Beatrice took four years of Spanish in high school. In college, she studied German for four years. Upon graduation from college, she visited Madrid and found that her mastery of Spanish was at a very low level of proficiency. Possibly, Beatrice's failure to remember Spanish was due to

In the effects of mood on memory, a happy mood may evoke happy memories, and a sad mood may evoke sad memories. These effects illustrate

In __________ amnesia, the trauma prevents patients from remembering events that took place before the accident.

Greg learned colors in French years ago in high school. He finds that he is having an easier time learning them again in college French. This is due to

Which of the following statements is true regarding repression?

What Is Psychology

Biology and Psychology

Sensation and Perception

Consciousness

Learning

Thinking, Language, and Intelligence

Motivation and Emotion

The Voyage Through the Life Span

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Psychological Disorders

Methods of Therapy

Social Psychology

Psychology and Human Behavior

Psychology and Personality

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