Question 1

Which of the following best encapsulates autobiographical memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Autobiographical memory is just as inaccurate as other types of memory are.The different periods of one's life are remembered with equal ease. 
B)  Autobiographical memory is just as inaccurate as other types of memory are.Some periods of one's life are recalled more easily than are others. 
C)  Autobiographical memory is more accurate than other types of memory are.The different periods of one's life are remembered with equal ease. 
D)  Autobiographical memory is more accurate than other types of memory are.Some periods of one's life are recalled more easily than are others. 
A)  Autobiographical memory is just as inaccurate as other types of memory are.The different periods of one's life are remembered with equal ease. 
B)  Autobiographical memory is just as inaccurate as other types of memory are.Some periods of one's life are recalled more easily than are others. 
C)  Autobiographical memory is more accurate than other types of memory are.The different periods of one's life are remembered with equal ease. 
D)  Autobiographical memory is more accurate than other types of memory are.Some periods of one's life are recalled more easily than are others.

Question 2

Flashbulb memories:

Accepted Answer

A)  typically concern major,unexpected public or personal events. 
B)  are remarkably accurate,even years after the initial event. 
C)  must be due to special encoding mechanisms for emotionally charged events. 
D)  are generally less accurate than memories for more mundane events,because of the emotion surrounding the original event. 
A)  typically concern major,unexpected public or personal events. 
B)  are remarkably accurate,even years after the initial event. 
C)  must be due to special encoding mechanisms for emotionally charged events. 
D)  are generally less accurate than memories for more mundane events,because of the emotion surrounding the original event.

Question 3

The unconscious process whereby disturbing memories are prevented from entering awareness is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  repression. 
B)  denial. 
C)  projection. 
D)  suppression. 
A)  repression. 
B)  denial. 
C)  projection. 
D)  suppression.

Question 4

I was a second-semester freshman.I was eating French fries in the college cafeteria when my friend Liz came up.She was wearing that plaid coat with her yellow skirt,along with that moss-green embroidered bag,the one with a Grecian urn embroidered on it.She told me the shuttle blew up.This is my _____ memory of the 1986 Challenger disaster.

Accepted Answer

The answer of I was a second-semester freshman.I was eating...

Question 5

While a computer's hard drive may be likened to the memory process of storage,its keyboard is analogous to the process of _____.

Accepted Answer

The answer of While a computer's hard drive may be...

Question 6

Owen has trouble remembering a friend's new phone number;he keeps recalling the old number instead.Completing a rental application,Pippa finds she can't recall one of her previous addresses,as she's had several addresses since.Owen is experiencing _____ interference;Pippa is experiencing _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  retrograde;anterograde interference 
B)  proactive;retroactive interference 
C)  proactive;proactive interference as well 
D)  retroactive;proactive interference 
A)  retrograde;anterograde interference 
B)  proactive;retroactive interference 
C)  proactive;proactive interference as well 
D)  retroactive;proactive interference

Question 7

Which of the following refers to declarative memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Memory for habits 
B)  Memory for skills 
C)  Memory for how to do things 
D)  Memory for names 
A)  Memory for habits 
B)  Memory for skills 
C)  Memory for how to do things 
D)  Memory for names

Question 8

Long-term potentiation refers to the process whereby:

Accepted Answer

A)  the number of synaptic and dendritic connections between neurons increases with experience. 
B)  memories become fixed and stable for the long term. 
C)  neural pathways become activated more easily as learning occurs. 
D)  disturbing memories seem to gain in intensity over time. 
A)  the number of synaptic and dendritic connections between neurons increases with experience. 
B)  memories become fixed and stable for the long term. 
C)  neural pathways become activated more easily as learning occurs. 
D)  disturbing memories seem to gain in intensity over time.

Question 9

Rhonda can't remember anything about the first several minutes immediately following a car crash in which she was injured.Rhonda is experiencing _____ amnesia.

Accepted Answer

A)  anterograde 
B)  retrograde 
C)  retroactive 
D)  proactive 
A)  anterograde 
B)  retrograde 
C)  retroactive 
D)  proactive

Question 10

Organized bodies of information stored in memory that bias the way new information is interpreted,stored,and recalled are called _____.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Organized bodies of information stored in memory...

Question 11

Review the three organic memory dysfunctions described in your text: Alzheimer's disease,anterograde and retrograde amnesia,and Korsakoff's syndrome.Provide as detailed a response as you can.

Accepted Answer

The answer should include the following

Question 12

On your computer desktop,you can see all sorts of different files,each immediately accessible.Because you are actively working on them,and because you can open them whenever you want,these files are in fact very similar to the kind of information held in:

Accepted Answer

A)  long-term memory. 
B)  working memory. 
C)  sensory memory. 
D)  procedural memory. 
A)  long-term memory. 
B)  working memory. 
C)  sensory memory. 
D)  procedural memory.

Question 13

The recency effect refers to the fact that:

Accepted Answer

A)  items presented late in a list are remembered better than items presented in the middle of a list. 
B)  the first several items on a list are remembered better than the items in the middle of the list. 
C)  rehearsed items are more likely to be remembered than unrehearsed items. 
D)  the most personally relevant items on a list are most likely to be remembered. 
A)  items presented late in a list are remembered better than items presented in the middle of a list. 
B)  the first several items on a list are remembered better than the items in the middle of the list. 
C)  rehearsed items are more likely to be remembered than unrehearsed items. 
D)  the most personally relevant items on a list are most likely to be remembered.

Question 14

Which of the following is true of sensory memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  The precision of sensory memory is low due to its brief duration. 
B)  Sensory memory is the memory store in which information first has meaning. 
C)  Sensory memory permits us to keep information in an active state briefly so that we can do something with the information. 
D)  Sensory memory can store an almost exact replica of each stimulus to which it is exposed. 
A)  The precision of sensory memory is low due to its brief duration. 
B)  Sensory memory is the memory store in which information first has meaning. 
C)  Sensory memory permits us to keep information in an active state briefly so that we can do something with the information. 
D)  Sensory memory can store an almost exact replica of each stimulus to which it is exposed.

Question 15

The hippocampus is located in the _____ lobe.

Accepted Answer

A)  frontal 
B)  parietal 
C)  temporal 
D)  occipital 
A)  frontal 
B)  parietal 
C)  temporal 
D)  occipital

Question 16

You have just listened to your current favorite song on your iPod.You can still hear traces of the final chorus,even though the song has just ended.For a few seconds,the song will be represented in auditory sensory memory,or _____ memory.

Accepted Answer

The answer of You have just listened to your current...

Question 17

_____ amnesia occurs when an individual has a memory for some material but cannot recall where he or she encountered it.

Accepted Answer

A)  Retrograde 
B)  Source 
C)  Anterograde 
D)  Dissociative 
A)  Retrograde 
B)  Source 
C)  Anterograde 
D)  Dissociative

Question 18

"I know it! It's um ...um ...It starts with 'G'," begins a trivia game contestant excitedly.The contestant is falling prey to the _____ effect.

Accepted Answer

A)  tip-of-the-tongue 
B)  flashbulb memory 
C)  motivated forgetting 
D)  retrograde interference 
A)  tip-of-the-tongue 
B)  flashbulb memory 
C)  motivated forgetting 
D)  retrograde interference

Question 19

According to the levels-of-processing theory,which of the following study techniques would enhance memory best?

Accepted Answer

A)  Highlighting important passages in the text 
B)  Reading aloud important passages in the text 
C)  Focusing on the meaning of important passages in the text 
D)  Visualizing pages from the text,then "reading" the material contained in them 
A)  Highlighting important passages in the text 
B)  Reading aloud important passages in the text 
C)  Focusing on the meaning of important passages in the text 
D)  Visualizing pages from the text,then "reading" the material contained in them

Question 20

Which of the following expressions best reflects the capacity of short-term memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  One or two items 
B)  Unlimited 
C)  About seven +/- two chunks 
D)  About a dozen chunks 
A)  One or two items 
B)  Unlimited 
C)  About seven +/- two chunks 
D)  About a dozen chunks

Which of the following best encapsulates autobiographical memory?

Flashbulb memories:

The unconscious process whereby disturbing memories are prevented from entering awareness is called:

While a computer's hard drive may be likened to the memory process of storage,its keyboard is analogous to the process of _____.

Owen has trouble remembering a friend's new phone number;he keeps recalling the old number instead.Completing a rental application,Pippa finds she can't recall one of her previous addresses,as she's had several addresses since.Owen is experiencing _ interference;Pippa is experiencing _.

Which of the following refers to declarative memory?

Long-term potentiation refers to the process whereby:

Rhonda can't remember anything about the first several minutes immediately following a car crash in which she was injured.Rhonda is experiencing _____ amnesia.

Organized bodies of information stored in memory that bias the way new information is interpreted,stored,and recalled are called _____.

Review the three organic memory dysfunctions described in your text: Alzheimer's disease,anterograde and retrograde amnesia,and Korsakoff's syndrome.Provide as detailed a response as you can.

On your computer desktop,you can see all sorts of different files,each immediately accessible.Because you are actively working on them,and because you can open them whenever you want,these files are in fact very similar to the kind of information held in:

The recency effect refers to the fact that:

Which of the following is true of sensory memory?

The hippocampus is located in the _____ lobe.

You have just listened to your current favorite song on your iPod.You can still hear traces of the final chorus,even though the song has just ended.For a few seconds,the song will be represented in auditory sensory memory,or _____ memory.

_____ amnesia occurs when an individual has a memory for some material but cannot recall where he or she encountered it.

"I know it! It's um ...um ...It starts with 'G'," begins a trivia game contestant excitedly.The contestant is falling prey to the _____ effect.

According to the levels-of-processing theory,which of the following study techniques would enhance memory best?

Which of the following expressions best reflects the capacity of short-term memory?

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Exam 6: Learning

Which of the following best encapsulates autobiographical memory?

Flashbulb memories:

The unconscious process whereby disturbing memories are prevented from entering awareness is called:

While a computer's hard drive may be likened to the memory process of storage,its keyboard is analogous to the process of _____.

Owen has trouble remembering a friend's new phone number;he keeps recalling the old number instead.Completing a rental application,Pippa finds she can't recall one of her previous addresses,as she's had several addresses since.Owen is experiencing _____ interference;Pippa is experiencing _____.

Which of the following refers to declarative memory?

Long-term potentiation refers to the process whereby:

Rhonda can't remember anything about the first several minutes immediately following a car crash in which she was injured.Rhonda is experiencing _____ amnesia.

Organized bodies of information stored in memory that bias the way new information is interpreted,stored,and recalled are called _____.

Review the three organic memory dysfunctions described in your text: Alzheimer's disease,anterograde and retrograde amnesia,and Korsakoff's syndrome.Provide as detailed a response as you can.

On your computer desktop,you can see all sorts of different files,each immediately accessible.Because you are actively working on them,and because you can open them whenever you want,these files are in fact very similar to the kind of information held in:

The recency effect refers to the fact that:

Which of the following is true of sensory memory?

The hippocampus is located in the _____ lobe.

You have just listened to your current favorite song on your iPod.You can still hear traces of the final chorus,even though the song has just ended.For a few seconds,the song will be represented in auditory sensory memory,or _____ memory.

_____ amnesia occurs when an individual has a memory for some material but cannot recall where he or she encountered it.

"I know it! It's um ...um ...It starts with 'G'," begins a trivia game contestant excitedly.The contestant is falling prey to the _____ effect.

According to the levels-of-processing theory,which of the following study techniques would enhance memory best?

Which of the following expressions best reflects the capacity of short-term memory?

Introduction to Psychology

Psychological Research

Neuroscience and Behavior

Sensation and Perception

States of Consciousness

Memory

Cognition and Language

Intelligence

Motivation and Emotion

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Development

Personality

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Owen has trouble remembering a friend's new phone number;he keeps recalling the old number instead.Completing a rental application,Pippa finds she can't recall one of her previous addresses,as she's had several addresses since.Owen is experiencing _ interference;Pippa is experiencing _.