Question 1

Our memories of general knowledge items such as the meanings of words or the dates of famous historical events are stored in

Accepted Answer

A) procedural memory. 
B) semantic memory. 
C) episodic memory. 
D) nondeclarative memory. 
A) procedural memory. 
B) semantic memory. 
C) episodic memory. 
D) nondeclarative memory.

Question 2

______________is the process of converting short-term memories into long-term memories in the brain.

Accepted Answer

A) Retrieval 
B) Consolidation 
C) Lesioning 
D) Chunking 
A) Retrieval 
B) Consolidation 
C) Lesioning 
D) Chunking

Question 3

Following a car accident,Jane and Joan both suffer head injuries with resulting amnesia.Joan cannot remember events that occurred before the accident,while Jane cannot remember events that occurred afte the accident.Joan suffers from __________ amnesia and Jane from __________ amnesia.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

One reason for misremembering an event is that our __________ influence what to pay attention to,and what we expect to happen in certain situations.

Accepted Answer

A) executive controllers 
B) schemas 
C) mnemonics 
D) demand characteristics 
A) executive controllers 
B) schemas 
C) mnemonics 
D) demand characteristics

Question 5

Visual images remain in sensory memory for about

Accepted Answer

A) one-half to one second. 
B) two to three seconds. 
C) thirty seconds. 
D) one minute. 
A) one-half to one second. 
B) two to three seconds. 
C) thirty seconds. 
D) one minute.

Question 6

Jasmine needs to remember an eight-line poem for her fifth-grade English class next week.Her mother suggests that she link the first few words from each line with a different part of their home,starting with the front door.This suggestion is most similar to the memory strategy known as

Accepted Answer

A) an acronym. 
B) the keyword method. 
C) the method of loci. 
D) the pegword method. 
A) an acronym. 
B) the keyword method. 
C) the method of loci. 
D) the pegword method.

Question 7

If one wants to increase the capacity of short-term memory,more items can be held through the process of

Accepted Answer

A) chunking. 
B) decoding. 
C) rote rehearsal. 
D) data compression. 
A) chunking. 
B) decoding. 
C) rote rehearsal. 
D) data compression.

Question 8

One way to improve memory is to use techniques that allow the information to be stored in more than one form.This is known as

Accepted Answer

A) binary encoding. 
B) elaborative rehearsal. 
C) flashbulb encoding. 
D) dual coding. 
A) binary encoding. 
B) elaborative rehearsal. 
C) flashbulb encoding. 
D) dual coding.

Question 9

Damage to the hippocampus would most likely result in which disorder?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 10

The provincial psychology association has invited teams from all the universities in the province to compete in a Psych Bowl.The teams will answer questions such as "Who founded the first psychology laboratory?" Where is this information stored?

Accepted Answer

A) long-term memory 
B) short-term memory 
C) conceptual memory 
D) primary memory 
A) long-term memory 
B) short-term memory 
C) conceptual memory 
D) primary memory

Question 11

To aid students in their retention of information,which subsequently enables them to earn higher exam scores,memory researchers would highlight the use of

Accepted Answer

A) eidetic memory. 
B) elaborative rehearsal. 
C) maintenance rehearsal. 
D) rote memorization. 
A) eidetic memory. 
B) elaborative rehearsal. 
C) maintenance rehearsal. 
D) rote memorization.

Question 12

The area of the brain critically involved in the formation of long-term declarative memories is

Accepted Answer

A) the amygdala. 
B) the hippocampus. 
C) Wernicke's area. 
D) the thalamus. 
A) the amygdala. 
B) the hippocampus. 
C) Wernicke's area. 
D) the thalamus.

Question 13

Proactive interference as used in the study of memory refers to when

Accepted Answer

A) older information already in memory interferes with the retrieval of newer information. 
B) newer information interferes with the retrieval of older information. 
C) information is not attended to and fails to be encoded. 
D) information that is not accessed decays from the storage system over time. 
A) older information already in memory interferes with the retrieval of newer information. 
B) newer information interferes with the retrieval of older information. 
C) information is not attended to and fails to be encoded. 
D) information that is not accessed decays from the storage system over time.

Question 14

____________ memories include actions or behaviours that can be remembered and performed without awareness.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 15

Which of the following is most likely to improve performance on an exam?

Accepted Answer

A) using maintenance rehearsal instead of elaborative rehearsal 
B) taking a practice test before hand 
C) avoiding "over studying" the material 
D) studying from small stacks of flashcards instead of one big stack. 
A) using maintenance rehearsal instead of elaborative rehearsal 
B) taking a practice test before hand 
C) avoiding "over studying" the material 
D) studying from small stacks of flashcards instead of one big stack.

Question 16

Which of the following would be among Patty's semantic memories?

Accepted Answer

A) remembering shopping for her wedding gown with her future mother-in-law 
B) the memory of her four siblings dancing at the reception 
C) recalling when her husband proposed 
D) knowing that it is appropriate to stand when the bride walks down the aisle 
A) remembering shopping for her wedding gown with her future mother-in-law 
B) the memory of her four siblings dancing at the reception 
C) recalling when her husband proposed 
D) knowing that it is appropriate to stand when the bride walks down the aisle

Question 17

Without sensory memory,which of the following would be likely?

Accepted Answer

A) Moving objects would appear to be a series of isolated still images. 
B) We would have trouble remembering the smell of our grandmother's old house. 
C) We could not be conditioned to fear a tone. 
D) We could not perform mental arithmetic. 
A) Moving objects would appear to be a series of isolated still images. 
B) We would have trouble remembering the smell of our grandmother's old house. 
C) We could not be conditioned to fear a tone. 
D) We could not perform mental arithmetic.

Question 18

As Dominique reviews the vocabulary terms for her French class,she is most likely to experience the greatest degree of forgetting

Accepted Answer

A) immediately after learning new words. 
B) immediately after finishing a semester. 
C) immediately after taking a test. 
D) immediately before taking a test. 
A) immediately after learning new words. 
B) immediately after finishing a semester. 
C) immediately after taking a test. 
D) immediately before taking a test.

Question 19

Roseanne claims that she can remember instances of childhood abuse that started at 6 months of age.Why are most psychologists likely to be skeptical of this and other such claims?

Accepted Answer

A) because decay leads to almost immediate forgetting of newly learned information. 
B) because infantile amnesia makes it unlikely that these are true memories from that age 
C) because children do not tell the truth 
D) because repression inhibits the conscious recognition of traumatic events such as childhood sexual abuse 
A) because decay leads to almost immediate forgetting of newly learned information. 
B) because infantile amnesia makes it unlikely that these are true memories from that age 
C) because children do not tell the truth 
D) because repression inhibits the conscious recognition of traumatic events such as childhood sexual abuse

Question 20

To impress her friends,Wanda began telling them that she once met a famous celebrity,which was a lie.After years of retelling the same story,Wanda begins to believe that it really did happen to her.This is an example of

Accepted Answer

A) the DRM effect. 
B) imagination inflation. 
C) anterograde amnesia. 
D) a recovered memory. 
A) the DRM effect. 
B) imagination inflation. 
C) anterograde amnesia. 
D) a recovered memory.

Exam 7: B: Memory

Our memories of general knowledge items such as the meanings of words or the dates of famous historical events are stored in

______________is the process of converting short-term memories into long-term memories in the brain.

Following a car accident,Jane and Joan both suffer head injuries with resulting amnesia.Joan cannot remember events that occurred before the accident,while Jane cannot remember events that occurred afte the accident.Joan suffers from __________ amnesia and Jane from __________ amnesia.

One reason for misremembering an event is that our __________ influence what to pay attention to,and what we expect to happen in certain situations.

Visual images remain in sensory memory for about

Jasmine needs to remember an eight-line poem for her fifth-grade English class next week.Her mother suggests that she link the first few words from each line with a different part of their home,starting with the front door.This suggestion is most similar to the memory strategy known as

If one wants to increase the capacity of short-term memory,more items can be held through the process of

One way to improve memory is to use techniques that allow the information to be stored in more than one form.This is known as

Damage to the hippocampus would most likely result in which disorder?

The provincial psychology association has invited teams from all the universities in the province to compete in a Psych Bowl.The teams will answer questions such as "Who founded the first psychology laboratory?" Where is this information stored?

To aid students in their retention of information,which subsequently enables them to earn higher exam scores,memory researchers would highlight the use of

The area of the brain critically involved in the formation of long-term declarative memories is

Proactive interference as used in the study of memory refers to when

____________ memories include actions or behaviours that can be remembered and performed without awareness.

Which of the following is most likely to improve performance on an exam?

Which of the following would be among Patty's semantic memories?

Without sensory memory,which of the following would be likely?

As Dominique reviews the vocabulary terms for her French class,she is most likely to experience the greatest degree of forgetting

Roseanne claims that she can remember instances of childhood abuse that started at 6 months of age.Why are most psychologists likely to be skeptical of this and other such claims?

To impress her friends,Wanda began telling them that she once met a famous celebrity,which was a lie.After years of retelling the same story,Wanda begins to believe that it really did happen to her.This is an example of

A: Introducing Psychological Science

B: Introducing Psychological Science

C: Introducing Psychological Science

D: Introducing Psychological Science

E: Introducing Psychological Science

A: Reading and Evaluating Scientific Research

B: Reading and Evaluating Scientific Research

C: Reading and Evaluating Scientific Research

D: Reading and Evaluating Scientific Research

E: Reading and Evaluating Scientific Research

A: Biological Psychology

B: Biological Psychology

C: Biological Psychology

D: Biological Psychology

E: Biological Psychology

A: Sensation and Perception

B: Sensation and Perception

C: Sensation and Perception

D: Sensation and Perception

E: Sensation and Perception

A: Consciousness

B: Consciousness

C: Consciousness

D: Consciousness

E: Consciousness

A: Learning

B: Learning

C: Learning

D: Learning

E: Learning

A: Memory

C: Memory

D: Memory

E: Memory

A: Thought and Language

B: Thought and Language

C: Thought and Language

D: Thought and Language

E: Thought and Language

A: Intelligence Testing

B: Intelligence Testing

C: Intelligence Testing

D: Intelligence Testing

E: Intelligence Testing

A: Lifespan Development

B: Lifespan Development

C: Lifespan Development

D: Lifespan Development

E: Lifespan Development

A: Motivation and Emotion

B: Motivation and Emotion

C: Motivation and Emotion

D: Motivation and Emotion

Emotivation and Emotion

A: Personality

B: Personality

C: Personality

D: Personality

E: Personality

Following a car accident,Jane and Joan both suffer head injuries with resulting amnesia.Joan cannot remember events that occurred before the accident,while Jane cannot remember events that occurred afte the accident.Joan suffers from amnesia and Jane from amnesia.