Question 1

The research on how quickly we forget after having learned something has shown that:

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A) material is forgotten at a fairly constant rate. 
B) forgetting is most rapid during the first few days after learning. 
C) forgetting is slow during the first few days after learning,and gradually increases over time. 
D) forgetting is rapid during the first few days after learning,then slows down,and eventually increases again. 
A) material is forgotten at a fairly constant rate. 
B) forgetting is most rapid during the first few days after learning. 
C) forgetting is slow during the first few days after learning,and gradually increases over time. 
D) forgetting is rapid during the first few days after learning,then slows down,and eventually increases again.

Question 2

What seems to be the role of the hippocampus in episodic memory? Describe one study that demonstrated this role.

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Grading criteria: The hippocampus appear

Question 3

People with frontal lob damage would have trouble:

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A) creating a story. 
B) retrieving a story they heard as a child. 
C) remembering a simple story. 
D) remembering whether a story was on TV or in a magazine. 
A) creating a story. 
B) retrieving a story they heard as a child. 
C) remembering a simple story. 
D) remembering whether a story was on TV or in a magazine.

Question 4

Which type of exam question is the best example of a free recall question?

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A) essay question 
B) multiple-choice question 
C) fill-in-the-blank question 
D) matching question 
A) essay question 
B) multiple-choice question 
C) fill-in-the-blank question 
D) matching question

Question 5

According to the phenomenon of transfer-appropriate processing,if you encode a list of words by thinking about whether they rhyme with other words,you will recall the list best if the test requires you to recognize words that:

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A) start with the same letter as the words you learned. 
B) rhyme with the words you learned. 
C) are synonyms for the words you learned. 
D) are antonyms for the words you learned. 
A) start with the same letter as the words you learned. 
B) rhyme with the words you learned. 
C) are synonyms for the words you learned. 
D) are antonyms for the words you learned.

Question 6

People who have extraordinary memory abilities:

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A) are also better at remembering everyday things such as where they left their keys. 
B) do not use mnemonics to help them remember things. 
C) have a larger hippocampus than people with ordinary memories. 
D) show similar brain anatomy to people with ordinary memories. 
A) are also better at remembering everyday things such as where they left their keys. 
B) do not use mnemonics to help them remember things. 
C) have a larger hippocampus than people with ordinary memories. 
D) show similar brain anatomy to people with ordinary memories.

Question 7

If you were shown a picture of your graduation taken from a different vantage point from where you were seated,you would likely still be able to recognize the scene.This demonstrates that memories:

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A) are consciously accessible. 
B) are tagged with spatial and temporal context. 
C) can be communicated flexibly. 
D) can be acquired in a single exposure. 
A) are consciously accessible. 
B) are tagged with spatial and temporal context. 
C) can be communicated flexibly. 
D) can be acquired in a single exposure.

Question 8

Patients such as H.M.and E.P.:

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A) could not learn new skills. 
B) had retrograde but not anterograde amnesia. 
C) would repeat the same stories over and over. 
D) All of the answers are correct. 
A) could not learn new skills. 
B) had retrograde but not anterograde amnesia. 
C) would repeat the same stories over and over. 
D) All of the answers are correct.

Question 9

Give an example of an episodic memory related to the experience of driving a car.

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Grading criteria: Examples may include:

Question 10

Which of the following statements demonstrates that some memories are accessible to conscious recollection?

Accepted Answer

A) "I am able to describe what my new house looks like,even if I've never described it before." 
B) "I know that I have the knowledge that the Earth is round." 
C) "Amnesiacs are able to learn a new skill without realizing they have learned it." 
D) "I can read even though I can't remember learning this skill." 
A) "I am able to describe what my new house looks like,even if I've never described it before." 
B) "I know that I have the knowledge that the Earth is round." 
C) "Amnesiacs are able to learn a new skill without realizing they have learned it." 
D) "I can read even though I can't remember learning this skill."

Question 11

The type of amnesia in which a person has a temporary memory loss,usually lasting a day or less,is called:

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A) transient global amnesia (TG
A) . 
B) functional amnesia. 
C) infantile amnesia. 
D) source amnesia. 
A) transient global amnesia (TG
A) . 
B) functional amnesia. 
C) infantile amnesia. 
D) source amnesia.

Question 12

Suppose you buy a new remote control for your television,and you are having a hard time remembering where the buttons are because they are arranged differently than they were on your old remote control.This is an example of:

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A) retroactive interference. 
B) proactive interference. 
C) source amnesia. 
D) false memory. 
A) retroactive interference. 
B) proactive interference. 
C) source amnesia. 
D) false memory.

Question 13

If you have recently attended several parties,you may have a hard time remembering the details of the events that occurred at any one particular party.Your difficulty demonstrates that a(n)_______ can be ______ by exposure to similar information.

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A) semantic memory;weakened 
B) semantic memory;strengthened 
C) episodic memory;weakened 
D) episodic memory;strengthened 
A) semantic memory;weakened 
B) semantic memory;strengthened 
C) episodic memory;weakened 
D) episodic memory;strengthened

Question 14

Which of the following is false regarding semantic memory?

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A) It can be communicated in a format other than that in which it was acquired. 
B) It is consciously accessible. 
C) It is tagged with spatial and temporal context. 
D) It can be strengthened with repetition. 
A) It can be communicated in a format other than that in which it was acquired. 
B) It is consciously accessible. 
C) It is tagged with spatial and temporal context. 
D) It can be strengthened with repetition.

Question 15

Electroconvulsive therapy has been shown to:

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A) disrupt older memories the most. 
B) disrupt recently-acquired memories the most. 
C) disrupt all memories about equally. 
D) have no effect on memory. 
A) disrupt older memories the most. 
B) disrupt recently-acquired memories the most. 
C) disrupt all memories about equally. 
D) have no effect on memory.

Question 16

Draw a graph showing the Ribot gradient.

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Grading criteria: Should look

Question 17

When I hear the word "piano",which part of my brain helps me to link the word with a visual image of a piano,the sound of a piano,and other knowledge I have about pianos?

Accepted Answer

A) diencephalon 
B) basal forebrain 
C) association cortex 
D) sensory cortex 
A) diencephalon 
B) basal forebrain 
C) association cortex 
D) sensory cortex

Question 18

Remembering an event that never actually happened is known as:

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A) false memory. 
B) source amnesia. 
C) cryptomnesia. 
D) interference. 
A) false memory. 
B) source amnesia. 
C) cryptomnesia. 
D) interference.

Question 19

Which principle was demonstrated by Godden and Baddeley's finding that divers remembered material best if they learned and were tested in the same environment?

Accepted Answer

A) interference 
B) transfer-appropriate processing 
C) consolidation 
D) false memory 
A) interference 
B) transfer-appropriate processing 
C) consolidation 
D) false memory

Question 20

In a 1972 study,Bransford and Johnson read an abstract passage aloud to participants,who then had to recall as much information as possible.Some participants were also shown a picture that was described by the passage,either before or after they heard the passage read.The results of this study demonstrated that memory is better when the information:

Accepted Answer

A) can be interpreted in the context of things one already knows. 
B) is presented multiple times. 
C) is presented as a verbal description rather than as a picture. 
D) is presented as a picture rather than as a verbal description. 
A) can be interpreted in the context of things one already knows. 
B) is presented multiple times. 
C) is presented as a verbal description rather than as a picture. 
D) is presented as a picture rather than as a verbal description.

The research on how quickly we forget after having learned something has shown that:

What seems to be the role of the hippocampus in episodic memory? Describe one study that demonstrated this role.

People with frontal lob damage would have trouble:

Which type of exam question is the best example of a free recall question?

According to the phenomenon of transfer-appropriate processing,if you encode a list of words by thinking about whether they rhyme with other words,you will recall the list best if the test requires you to recognize words that:

People who have extraordinary memory abilities:

If you were shown a picture of your graduation taken from a different vantage point from where you were seated,you would likely still be able to recognize the scene.This demonstrates that memories:

Patients such as H.M.and E.P.:

Give an example of an episodic memory related to the experience of driving a car.

Which of the following statements demonstrates that some memories are accessible to conscious recollection?

The type of amnesia in which a person has a temporary memory loss,usually lasting a day or less,is called:

Suppose you buy a new remote control for your television,and you are having a hard time remembering where the buttons are because they are arranged differently than they were on your old remote control.This is an example of:

If you have recently attended several parties,you may have a hard time remembering the details of the events that occurred at any one particular party.Your difficulty demonstrates that a(n)_ can be by exposure to similar information.

Which of the following is false regarding semantic memory?

Electroconvulsive therapy has been shown to:

Draw a graph showing the Ribot gradient.

When I hear the word "piano",which part of my brain helps me to link the word with a visual image of a piano,the sound of a piano,and other knowledge I have about pianos?

Remembering an event that never actually happened is known as:

Which principle was demonstrated by Godden and Baddeley's finding that divers remembered material best if they learned and were tested in the same environment?

The Psychology of Learning and Memory

The Neuroscience of Learning and Memory

Habituation, Sensitization, and Familiarization: Learning About Repeated Events

Classical Conditioning: Learning to Predict Important Events

Operant Conditioning: Learning the Outcome of Behaviors

Generalization and Discrimination Learning

Skill Memory: Learning by Doing

Working Memory and Cognitive Control

Emotional Influences on Learning and Memory

Social Learning and Memory: Observing, Interacting, and Reenacting

Development and Aging: Learning and Memory Across the Lifespan

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Exam 7: Episodic and Semantic Memory: Memory for Facts and Events

The research on how quickly we forget after having learned something has shown that:

What seems to be the role of the hippocampus in episodic memory? Describe one study that demonstrated this role.

People with frontal lob damage would have trouble:

Which type of exam question is the best example of a free recall question?

According to the phenomenon of transfer-appropriate processing,if you encode a list of words by thinking about whether they rhyme with other words,you will recall the list best if the test requires you to recognize words that:

People who have extraordinary memory abilities:

If you were shown a picture of your graduation taken from a different vantage point from where you were seated,you would likely still be able to recognize the scene.This demonstrates that memories:

Patients such as H.M.and E.P.:

Give an example of an episodic memory related to the experience of driving a car.

Which of the following statements demonstrates that some memories are accessible to conscious recollection?

The type of amnesia in which a person has a temporary memory loss,usually lasting a day or less,is called:

Suppose you buy a new remote control for your television,and you are having a hard time remembering where the buttons are because they are arranged differently than they were on your old remote control.This is an example of:

If you have recently attended several parties,you may have a hard time remembering the details of the events that occurred at any one particular party.Your difficulty demonstrates that a(n)_______ can be ______ by exposure to similar information.

Which of the following is false regarding semantic memory?

Electroconvulsive therapy has been shown to:

Draw a graph showing the Ribot gradient.

When I hear the word "piano",which part of my brain helps me to link the word with a visual image of a piano,the sound of a piano,and other knowledge I have about pianos?

Remembering an event that never actually happened is known as:

Which principle was demonstrated by Godden and Baddeley's finding that divers remembered material best if they learned and were tested in the same environment?

The Psychology of Learning and Memory

The Neuroscience of Learning and Memory

Habituation, Sensitization, and Familiarization: Learning About Repeated Events

Classical Conditioning: Learning to Predict Important Events

Operant Conditioning: Learning the Outcome of Behaviors

Generalization and Discrimination Learning

Skill Memory: Learning by Doing

Working Memory and Cognitive Control

Emotional Influences on Learning and Memory

Social Learning and Memory: Observing, Interacting, and Reenacting

Development and Aging: Learning and Memory Across the Lifespan

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If you have recently attended several parties,you may have a hard time remembering the details of the events that occurred at any one particular party.Your difficulty demonstrates that a(n)_ can be by exposure to similar information.