Question 1

Which of the following is most closely associated with implicit memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  The self-reference effect 
B)  The propaganda effect 
C)  Release from proactive inhibition 
D)  Encoding specificity 
A)  The self-reference effect 
B)  The propaganda effect 
C)  Release from proactive inhibition 
D)  Encoding specificity B

Question 2

Explain how psychologists distinguish between episodic and semantic memory, and also how these two types of memories are connected.

Accepted Answer

Psychologists distinguish between episodic and semantic memory based on the type of information each type of memory stores and how it is accessed. Episodic memory is the memory of specific events or experiences that have occurred in a person's life, such as a birthday party or a vacation. This type of memory is autobiographical and is tied to a specific time and place. In contrast, semantic memory is the memory of general knowledge and facts that are not tied to a specific event or experience, such as knowing that Paris is the capital of France or that the sun is a star.

These two types of memories are connected in that they both contribute to our overall understanding of the world and our personal experiences. For example, when recalling a specific event from our past (episodic memory), we may also access related general knowledge or facts (semantic memory) that help us make sense of the event. Additionally, our semantic memory can be used to fill in gaps in our episodic memory, such as when we remember that we went on a vacation but can't recall the specific details, our semantic memory can help us remember the general facts about the location or activities. Overall, episodic and semantic memory work together to help us navigate our daily lives and make sense of our experiences.

Question 3

Work with brain-injured patients reveals that ____ memory does not depend on conscious memory.

Accepted Answer

A)  declarative and non-declarative 
B)  personal semantic and remote 
C)  semantic and episodic 
D)  implicit and procedural 
A)  declarative and non-declarative 
B)  personal semantic and remote 
C)  semantic and episodic 
D)  implicit and procedural D

Question 4

In the movie Groundhog Day, Bill Murray's character grows frustrated as he experiences the same day in his life over and over again.With each "passing" day, he is able to respond to people's actions more and more quickly because of

Accepted Answer

A)  repetition priming. 
B)  distributed practice. 
C)  reconsolidation. 
D)  mental time travel. 
A)  repetition priming. 
B)  distributed practice. 
C)  reconsolidation. 
D)  mental time travel.

Question 5

Describe the serial position curve.Draw a graph (labeling each axis)to illustrate the curve, making sure you explain each "section" of the curve.Explain the structural features of memory responsible for the shape of the curve.

Accepted Answer

Serial position curve is a “U”-shaped le

Question 6

Which of the following involves procedural memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Knowing how it feels to be scared 
B)  Recalling a childhood memory 
C)  Knowing how an automobile engine works 
D)  Reading a sentence in a book 
A)  Knowing how it feels to be scared 
B)  Recalling a childhood memory 
C)  Knowing how an automobile engine works 
D)  Reading a sentence in a book

Question 7

Jocelyn is in an experiment where she is presented words representing categories.She is presented the word "furniture" in an earlier trial, which makes it easier for her later to recall the word "chair" because of the similarity of meaning.Jocelyn's memory enhancement for "chair" due to seeing the word "furniture" illustrates

Accepted Answer

A)  repetition priming. 
B)  conceptual priming. 
C)  reconsolidation. 
D)  mental time travel. 
A)  repetition priming. 
B)  conceptual priming. 
C)  reconsolidation. 
D)  mental time travel.

Question 8

The propaganda effect demonstrates that we evaluate familiar statements as being true

Accepted Answer

A)  only when we are aware we've seen them before. 
B)  simply because we have been exposed to them before. 
C)  only when we agree with them. 
D)  unless we are told explicitly that the statements are false. 
A)  only when we are aware we've seen them before. 
B)  simply because we have been exposed to them before. 
C)  only when we agree with them. 
D)  unless we are told explicitly that the statements are false.

Question 9

Loss of memory for things that have happened in the past is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  anterograde amnesia. 
B)  retrograde amnesia. 
C)  the primacy effect. 
D)  the serial effect. 
A)  anterograde amnesia. 
B)  retrograde amnesia. 
C)  the primacy effect. 
D)  the serial effect.

Question 10

One of the defining properties of the experience of episodic memory is that

Accepted Answer

A)  it involves mental time travel. 
B)  it always corresponds to events from our past that actually happened. 
C)  it accesses knowledge about the world that does not have to be tied to any specific personal experience. 
D)  it involves all of these. 
A)  it involves mental time travel. 
B)  it always corresponds to events from our past that actually happened. 
C)  it accesses knowledge about the world that does not have to be tied to any specific personal experience. 
D)  it involves all of these.

Question 11

The primacy effect is attributed to

Accepted Answer

A)  recall of information stored in LTM. 
B)  a type of rehearsal that improves memory for all items in a list. 
C)  recall of information still active in STM. 
D)  forgetting of early items in a list as they are replaced by later items. 
A)  recall of information stored in LTM. 
B)  a type of rehearsal that improves memory for all items in a list. 
C)  recall of information still active in STM. 
D)  forgetting of early items in a list as they are replaced by later items.

Question 12

An item on an implicit memory test would most likely resemble which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  "Report the first word that you associate with TREE." 
B)  "Explain your earliest personal memory that relates to TREE." 
C)  "Which of the following words is related to "plant," TREE or SHOE." 
D)  "Fill in the following with the first word that comes to mind: T _ _ E." 
A)  "Report the first word that you associate with TREE." 
B)  "Explain your earliest personal memory that relates to TREE." 
C)  "Which of the following words is related to "plant," TREE or SHOE." 
D)  "Fill in the following with the first word that comes to mind: T _ _ E."

Question 13

This multiple choice question is an example of a ____ test.

Accepted Answer

A)  recall 
B)  recognition 
C)  word-completion 
D)  personal semantic memory 
A)  recall 
B)  recognition 
C)  word-completion 
D)  personal semantic memory

Question 14

A study participant is given a list of words to remember.One week later, he recalls the list. Let's say that one of the list words was PEAR.Which of the following, none of which actually appeared on the list, would be most likely incorrectly recalled if the participant doesn't remember PEAR?

Accepted Answer

A)  REAR 
B)  PAIR 
C)  APPLE 
D)  BEAR 
A)  REAR 
B)  PAIR 
C)  APPLE 
D)  BEAR

Question 15

Carrie answers her phone with "Hello?" A response, "Hi, Carrie!" comes from the other end of the line.Carrie responds back with "Hi, Dad!" Carrie processed "Hi, Carrie" using a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  auditory code in short-term memory. 
B)  auditory code in long-term memory. 
C)  iconic code in short-term memory. 
D)  iconic code in long-term memory. 
A)  auditory code in short-term memory. 
B)  auditory code in long-term memory. 
C)  iconic code in short-term memory. 
D)  iconic code in long-term memory.

Question 16

Which of the following would most likely be a detailed long-term memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  I just sat down. 
B)  I was talking to that girl just before class. 
C)  I was talking to that boy three months ago. 
D)  I talked to my cousin Amelia on the phone six months ago. 
A)  I just sat down. 
B)  I was talking to that girl just before class. 
C)  I was talking to that boy three months ago. 
D)  I talked to my cousin Amelia on the phone six months ago.

Question 17

Define implicit memory. Provide experimental evidence to show how this kind of memory operates.In your discussion, provide two examples of implicit memory.

Accepted Answer

Implicit memory is known as unconscious

Question 18

Imagine that the students described below are all taking a multiple choice test.Which student's behavior best describes an example of implicit memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  One student comes to a question for which he is unsure of the answer, but choice b seems familiar so he decides that it must be right. 
B)  One student remembers the correct answer to a question as well as where the information could be found in his notebook. 
C)  One student has no idea what an answer was supposed to be, but she does not want to leave a question blank. So, she guesses by first writing out items that she thought would make sense. 
D)  One student is sure he does not know the answer for a question, so he leaves it blank. 
A)  One student comes to a question for which he is unsure of the answer, but choice b seems familiar so he decides that it must be right. 
B)  One student remembers the correct answer to a question as well as where the information could be found in his notebook. 
C)  One student has no idea what an answer was supposed to be, but she does not want to leave a question blank. So, she guesses by first writing out items that she thought would make sense. 
D)  One student is sure he does not know the answer for a question, so he leaves it blank.

Question 19

Explain how research on brain-damaged individuals informs our understanding of priming in implicit memory.

Accepted Answer

Recent research shows the involvement of

Question 20

Your book discusses the memory functioning of patient H.M.who underwent brain surgery to relieve severe epileptic seizures.H.M.'s case has been extremely informative to psychologists by demonstrating that

Accepted Answer

A)  LTM can operate normally while STM is impaired. 
B)  impairment of one memory system (LTM or STM) necessarily leads to deficits in the functioning of the other. 
C)  a double dissociation exists for STM and LTM. 
D)  STM can operate normally while LTM is impaired. 
A)  LTM can operate normally while STM is impaired. 
B)  impairment of one memory system (LTM or STM) necessarily leads to deficits in the functioning of the other. 
C)  a double dissociation exists for STM and LTM. 
D)  STM can operate normally while LTM is impaired.

Which of the following is most closely associated with implicit memory?

Explain how psychologists distinguish between episodic and semantic memory, and also how these two types of memories are connected.

Work with brain-injured patients reveals that ____ memory does not depend on conscious memory.

In the movie Groundhog Day, Bill Murray's character grows frustrated as he experiences the same day in his life over and over again.With each "passing" day, he is able to respond to people's actions more and more quickly because of

Describe the serial position curve.Draw a graph (labeling each axis)to illustrate the curve, making sure you explain each "section" of the curve.Explain the structural features of memory responsible for the shape of the curve.

Which of the following involves procedural memory?

The propaganda effect demonstrates that we evaluate familiar statements as being true

Loss of memory for things that have happened in the past is known as

One of the defining properties of the experience of episodic memory is that

The primacy effect is attributed to

An item on an implicit memory test would most likely resemble which of the following?

This multiple choice question is an example of a ____ test.

A study participant is given a list of words to remember.One week later, he recalls the list. Let's say that one of the list words was PEAR.Which of the following, none of which actually appeared on the list, would be most likely incorrectly recalled if the participant doesn't remember PEAR?

Carrie answers her phone with "Hello?" A response, "Hi, Carrie!" comes from the other end of the line.Carrie responds back with "Hi, Dad!" Carrie processed "Hi, Carrie" using a(n)

Which of the following would most likely be a detailed long-term memory?

Define implicit memory. Provide experimental evidence to show how this kind of memory operates.In your discussion, provide two examples of implicit memory.

Imagine that the students described below are all taking a multiple choice test.Which student's behavior best describes an example of implicit memory?

Explain how research on brain-damaged individuals informs our understanding of priming in implicit memory.

Your book discusses the memory functioning of patient H.M.who underwent brain surgery to relieve severe epileptic seizures.H.M.'s case has been extremely informative to psychologists by demonstrating that

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Exam 6: Long-Term Memory--Structure

Which of the following is most closely associated with implicit memory?

Explain how psychologists distinguish between episodic and semantic memory, and also how these two types of memories are connected.

Work with brain-injured patients reveals that ____ memory does not depend on conscious memory.

In the movie Groundhog Day, Bill Murray's character grows frustrated as he experiences the same day in his life over and over again.With each "passing" day, he is able to respond to people's actions more and more quickly because of

Describe the serial position curve.Draw a graph (labeling each axis)to illustrate the curve, making sure you explain each "section" of the curve.Explain the structural features of memory responsible for the shape of the curve.

Which of the following involves procedural memory?

The propaganda effect demonstrates that we evaluate familiar statements as being true

Loss of memory for things that have happened in the past is known as

One of the defining properties of the experience of episodic memory is that

The primacy effect is attributed to

An item on an implicit memory test would most likely resemble which of the following?

This multiple choice question is an example of a ____ test.

A study participant is given a list of words to remember.One week later, he recalls the list. Let's say that one of the list words was PEAR.Which of the following, none of which actually appeared on the list, would be most likely incorrectly recalled if the participant doesn't remember PEAR?

Carrie answers her phone with "Hello?" A response, "Hi, Carrie!" comes from the other end of the line.Carrie responds back with "Hi, Dad!" Carrie processed "Hi, Carrie" using a(n)

Which of the following would most likely be a detailed long-term memory?

Define implicit memory. Provide experimental evidence to show how this kind of memory operates.In your discussion, provide two examples of implicit memory.

Imagine that the students described below are all taking a multiple choice test.Which student's behavior best describes an example of implicit memory?

Explain how research on brain-damaged individuals informs our understanding of priming in implicit memory.

Your book discusses the memory functioning of patient H.M.who underwent brain surgery to relieve severe epileptic seizures.H.M.'s case has been extremely informative to psychologists by demonstrating that

Introduction to Cognitive Psychology

Cognitive Neuroscience

Perception

Attention

Short-Term and Working Memory

Long-Term Memory--Encoding and Retrieval

Everyday Memory and Memory Errors

Knowledge

Visual Imagery

Language

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Reasoning and Decision Making

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