Question 1

The items on this test illustrate which method of testing memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  cued recall 
B)  savings 
C)  recognition 
D)  free recall 
A)  cued recall 
B)  savings 
C)  recognition 
D)  free recall

Question 2

Sitting in a very noisy restaurant, you are able to screen out all the other conversations around you so you can listen to the friend with whom you are conversing. This is an example of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Broadbent's forgetting theory 
B)  the homecoming queen party phenomenon 
C)  selective attention 
D)  intimacy 
A)  Broadbent's forgetting theory 
B)  the homecoming queen party phenomenon 
C)  selective attention 
D)  intimacy

Question 3

Which memory system has an unlimited capacity and can keep information for hours or decades?

Accepted Answer

A)  short-term memory 
B)  long-term memory 
C)  sensory memory 
D)  implicit memory 
A)  short-term memory 
B)  long-term memory 
C)  sensory memory 
D)  implicit memory

Question 4

What kind of forgetting does the following incident illustrate? Ruth studied the names of learning theorists for her psychology class, after which she began studying the names of political theorists for her political science class. Much to her frustration, she found the names of the learning theorists were keeping her from being able to learn the names of the political theorists.

Accepted Answer

A)  decay 
B)  proactive interference 
C)  repression 
D)  retroactive interference 
A)  decay 
B)  proactive interference 
C)  repression 
D)  retroactive interference

Question 5

Information is grouped for storage in short-term memory through a process called ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  chunking 
B)  categorizing 
C)  rehearsal 
D)  cueing 
A)  chunking 
B)  categorizing 
C)  rehearsal 
D)  cueing

Question 6

One problem with relying on eidetic imagery to study for tests is that ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  you remember too much material and the professor will think you are cheating 
B)  eidetic images fade in .25 seconds as Sperling has shown 
C)  you may be able to recall the material but you don't necessarily understand it 
D)  it only helps you remember things from other cultures 
A)  you remember too much material and the professor will think you are cheating 
B)  eidetic images fade in .25 seconds as Sperling has shown 
C)  you may be able to recall the material but you don't necessarily understand it 
D)  it only helps you remember things from other cultures

Question 7

The hippocampus seems to be essential for ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the recall of old memories 
B)  maintaining one's balance 
C)  the formation of new long-term memories 
D)  proactive and retroactive inhibition 
A)  the recall of old memories 
B)  maintaining one's balance 
C)  the formation of new long-term memories 
D)  proactive and retroactive inhibition

Question 8

You looked up a friend's address for a letter you wrote. Suddenly the phone rings-wrong number. Even though you were interrupted for only a few seconds, you've forgotten the address. Which memory system failed you?

Accepted Answer

A)  permanent memory 
B)  long-term memory 
C)  sensory memory 
D)  short-term memory 
A)  permanent memory 
B)  long-term memory 
C)  sensory memory 
D)  short-term memory

Question 9

Proactive interference of long-term memory means ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  new material interferes with memory of old material 
B)  new material has suppressed short-term memories 
C)  old material interferes with memory of new material 
D)  old material has eliminated memories of new material 
A)  new material interferes with memory of old material 
B)  new material has suppressed short-term memories 
C)  old material interferes with memory of new material 
D)  old material has eliminated memories of new material

Question 10

Which type of memory is concerned with remembering the day your parents bought you a car?

Accepted Answer

A)  implicit memory 
B)  semantic memory 
C)  episodic memory 
D)  procedural memory 
A)  implicit memory 
B)  semantic memory 
C)  episodic memory 
D)  procedural memory

Question 11

Memory span is ________ and is associated with ________ memory.

Accepted Answer

A)  the duration that information is stored; short-term 
B)  number of items stored; long-term 
C)  the number of items stored; short-term 
D)  the duration that information is stored; long-term 
A)  the duration that information is stored; short-term 
B)  number of items stored; long-term 
C)  the number of items stored; short-term 
D)  the duration that information is stored; long-term

Question 12

A. R. Luria studied a mnemonist with phenomenal memory. This person had several problems associated with the ability. Which was one was reported in your textbook?

Accepted Answer

A)  repressed memory syndrome 
B)  tip-of-the-tongue aphasia 
C)  separating trivial from important memories 
D)  cognitive penetrance 
A)  repressed memory syndrome 
B)  tip-of-the-tongue aphasia 
C)  separating trivial from important memories 
D)  cognitive penetrance

Question 13

What is the system or process by which the products or results of learning are stored for future use?

Accepted Answer

A)  cognition 
B)  memory 
C)  perception 
D)  sensation 
A)  cognition 
B)  memory 
C)  perception 
D)  sensation

Question 14

Chunking is a means of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  immediately forgetting irrelevant details 
B)  organizing information into meaningful units 
C)  arranging details into a hierarchy from most important to least important 
D)  storing long-term memories 
A)  immediately forgetting irrelevant details 
B)  organizing information into meaningful units 
C)  arranging details into a hierarchy from most important to least important 
D)  storing long-term memories

Question 15

Which of the following statements is TRUE of retrieval cues?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are important in helping us remember items stored in long-term memory. 
B)  They are aids in rote rehearsal in short-term memory. 
C)  They can be helpful in both long- and short-term memory. 
D)  They have been recently shown to have little effect on the accessibility of information. 
A)  They are important in helping us remember items stored in long-term memory. 
B)  They are aids in rote rehearsal in short-term memory. 
C)  They can be helpful in both long- and short-term memory. 
D)  They have been recently shown to have little effect on the accessibility of information.

Question 16

Retroactive interference of long-term memory means ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  new material interferes with memory of old material 
B)  new material has suppressed short-term memories 
C)  old material interferes with memory of new material 
D)  old material has eliminated memories of new material 
A)  new material interferes with memory of old material 
B)  new material has suppressed short-term memories 
C)  old material interferes with memory of new material 
D)  old material has eliminated memories of new material

Question 17

Semantic memory is organized ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  in chunks 
B)  sequentially and chronologically 
C)  hierarchically 
D)  chronologically 
A)  in chunks 
B)  sequentially and chronologically 
C)  hierarchically 
D)  chronologically

Question 18

Remembering your first day of college classes is an example of ________ memories.

Accepted Answer

A)  episodic 
B)  semantic 
C)  working 
D)  implicit 
A)  episodic 
B)  semantic 
C)  working 
D)  implicit

Question 19

________ memory is constantly updated.

Accepted Answer

A)  Nondeclarative 
B)  Semantic 
C)  Eidetic 
D)  Episodic 
A)  Nondeclarative 
B)  Semantic 
C)  Eidetic 
D)  Episodic

Question 20

Jamal is trying to buy something over the phone. He asks his partner to read him his credit card number. However, when he tries to repeat it to the salesclerk on the other end of the line, he can't remember all the numbers. Jamal is coming up against ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the decay of numerical memory 
B)  the extinction of auditory traces 
C)  George Miller's magic number 7, plus or minus 2 
D)  the limits of procedural memory 
A)  the decay of numerical memory 
B)  the extinction of auditory traces 
C)  George Miller's magic number 7, plus or minus 2 
D)  the limits of procedural memory

The items on this test illustrate which method of testing memory?

Sitting in a very noisy restaurant, you are able to screen out all the other conversations around you so you can listen to the friend with whom you are conversing. This is an example of ________.

Which memory system has an unlimited capacity and can keep information for hours or decades?

Information is grouped for storage in short-term memory through a process called ________.

One problem with relying on eidetic imagery to study for tests is that ________.

The hippocampus seems to be essential for ________.

You looked up a friend's address for a letter you wrote. Suddenly the phone rings-wrong number. Even though you were interrupted for only a few seconds, you've forgotten the address. Which memory system failed you?

Proactive interference of long-term memory means ________.

Which type of memory is concerned with remembering the day your parents bought you a car?

Memory span is and is associated with memory.

A. R. Luria studied a mnemonist with phenomenal memory. This person had several problems associated with the ability. Which was one was reported in your textbook?

What is the system or process by which the products or results of learning are stored for future use?

Chunking is a means of ________.

Which of the following statements is TRUE of retrieval cues?

Retroactive interference of long-term memory means ________.

Semantic memory is organized ________.

Remembering your first day of college classes is an example of ________ memories.

________ memory is constantly updated.

Jamal is trying to buy something over the phone. He asks his partner to read him his credit card number. However, when he tries to repeat it to the salesclerk on the other end of the line, he can't remember all the numbers. Jamal is coming up against ________.

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The Biological Perspective

Sensation and Perception

Consciousness

Learning

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Exam 6: Memory

The items on this test illustrate which method of testing memory?

Sitting in a very noisy restaurant, you are able to screen out all the other conversations around you so you can listen to the friend with whom you are conversing. This is an example of ________.

Which memory system has an unlimited capacity and can keep information for hours or decades?

Information is grouped for storage in short-term memory through a process called ________.

One problem with relying on eidetic imagery to study for tests is that ________.

The hippocampus seems to be essential for ________.

You looked up a friend's address for a letter you wrote. Suddenly the phone rings-wrong number. Even though you were interrupted for only a few seconds, you've forgotten the address. Which memory system failed you?

Proactive interference of long-term memory means ________.

Which type of memory is concerned with remembering the day your parents bought you a car?

Memory span is ________ and is associated with ________ memory.

A. R. Luria studied a mnemonist with phenomenal memory. This person had several problems associated with the ability. Which was one was reported in your textbook?

What is the system or process by which the products or results of learning are stored for future use?

Chunking is a means of ________.

Which of the following statements is TRUE of retrieval cues?

Retroactive interference of long-term memory means ________.

Semantic memory is organized ________.

Remembering your first day of college classes is an example of ________ memories.

________ memory is constantly updated.

Jamal is trying to buy something over the phone. He asks his partner to read him his credit card number. However, when he tries to repeat it to the salesclerk on the other end of the line, he can't remember all the numbers. Jamal is coming up against ________.

The Science of Psychology

The Biological Perspective

Sensation and Perception

Consciousness

Learning

Cognition: Thinking, Intelligence, and Language

Development Across the Life Span

Motivation and Emotion

Sexuality and Gender

Stress and Health

Social Psychology

Theories of Personality

Psychological Disorders

Psychological Therapies

Filters

Memory span is and is associated with memory.