Question 1

Declarative memories are to ________ memories as procedural memories are to __________ memories.

Accepted Answer

A) implicit;explicit 
B) explicit;implicit 
C) general knowledge;personal facts 
D) personal facts;general knowledge 
A) implicit;explicit 
B) explicit;implicit 
C) general knowledge;personal facts 
D) personal facts;general knowledge

Question 2

Memories for general facts and personal information are called _________.

Accepted Answer

A) episodic memory 
B) procedural memories 
C) declarative memories 
D) factual memory 
A) episodic memory 
B) procedural memories 
C) declarative memories 
D) factual memory

Question 3

Short-term memory can hold about 12 plus or minus 2 bits of information.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The fact that it is easier to recall items at the beginning and end of a list of unrelated items is known as the __________.

Accepted Answer

A) phi phenomenon 
B) implicit memory effect 
C) serial position effect 
D) sequestering effect 
A) phi phenomenon 
B) implicit memory effect 
C) serial position effect 
D) sequestering effect

Question 5

What is one of the real-world uses of iconic storage?

Accepted Answer

A) It is where photographic memories are kept. 
B) It is the process that covers up the disruption that would occur from saccades. 
C) It increases depth of processing. 
D) none of these 
A) It is where photographic memories are kept. 
B) It is the process that covers up the disruption that would occur from saccades. 
C) It increases depth of processing. 
D) none of these

Question 6

In the 1950s,George Miller estimated the number of items that could be stored in short-term memory to be the magic number __________.

Accepted Answer

A) 5,plus or minus 4 
B) 7,plus or minus 2 
C) 9,plus or minus 3 
D) 11,plus or minus 1 
A) 5,plus or minus 4 
B) 7,plus or minus 2 
C) 9,plus or minus 3 
D) 11,plus or minus 1

Question 7

Laboratory studies using the recall of letters and numbers indicate that short-term memory is probably coded __________.

Accepted Answer

A) verbally 
B) visually 
C) semantically 
D) physically 
A) verbally 
B) visually 
C) semantically 
D) physically

Question 8

When asked to recall the date of John Kennedy's assassination,Peter draws a blank;however,when asked whether it was October 24,1962,November 22,1963,or February 1,1965,he correctly answers with the second of the choices.This example most clearly demonstrates the value of ______.

Accepted Answer

A) state-dependent memory 
B) retrieval cues 
C) cross links in deep structure 
D) mnemonic devices 
A) state-dependent memory 
B) retrieval cues 
C) cross links in deep structure 
D) mnemonic devices

Question 9

Suppose you're pitching in a baseball game facing a good hitter.You remember that you struck him out with a fastball the last time he was u

Accepted Answer

A) central executive 
B) fight-or-flight response 
C) modality-specific memory 
D) long-term potentiation 
A) central executive 
B) fight-or-flight response 
C) modality-specific memory 
D) long-term potentiation

Question 10

What are the two major types of rehearsal (for moving information from short-term to long-term memory)?

Accepted Answer

A) condensed and expanded 
B) elaborative and permanent 
C) maintenance and permanent 
D) elaborative and maintenance 
A) condensed and expanded 
B) elaborative and permanent 
C) maintenance and permanent 
D) elaborative and maintenance

Question 11

The only time selective attention is not working at its peak is __________.

Accepted Answer

A) during deep sleep,and it is still functioning even then 
B) during REM sleep,as dreams block attention 
C) when your short-term memory contains more than nine items 
D) when you are storing items in eidetic imaginal memory 
A) during deep sleep,and it is still functioning even then 
B) during REM sleep,as dreams block attention 
C) when your short-term memory contains more than nine items 
D) when you are storing items in eidetic imaginal memory

Question 12

Short-term memory is where information is held before conscious use of the material and is unlimited in capacity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

You try to remember a phone number by repeating it over and over to yourself.What type of rehearsal are you using?

Accepted Answer

A) condensed 
B) permanent 
C) elaborative 
D) maintenance 
A) condensed 
B) permanent 
C) elaborative 
D) maintenance

Question 14

Mateo is 70 years old and had a stroke last year.He is now unable to remember how to get to and return from his new doctors office using a specific route.What brain structure was potentially damaged by Mateo's stroke?

Accepted Answer

A) his amygdala 
B) his hypothalamus 
C) his hippocampus 
D) his cerebellum 
A) his amygdala 
B) his hypothalamus 
C) his hippocampus 
D) his cerebellum

Question 15

The fleeting images we see as we look out the car window occur in ________.

Accepted Answer

A) sensory memory 
B) short-term memory 
C) semantic memory 
D) working memory 
A) sensory memory 
B) short-term memory 
C) semantic memory 
D) working memory

Question 16

Which of the following statements about memory retrieval while under hypnosis is NOT TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A) These memories are more accurate than other kinds of memories. 
B) Age regression through hypnosis can increase the accuracy of recall of early childhood memories. 
C) Therapists have induced false memories through hypnosis. 
D) All of the statements are not true. 
A) These memories are more accurate than other kinds of memories. 
B) Age regression through hypnosis can increase the accuracy of recall of early childhood memories. 
C) Therapists have induced false memories through hypnosis. 
D) All of the statements are not true.

Question 17

One task useful in testing short-term memory capacity is the digit-span test.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Iconic memory is to echoic memory as ________.

Accepted Answer

A) implicit is to explicit 
B) auditory is to visual 
C) visual is to auditory 
D) quick is to slow 
A) implicit is to explicit 
B) auditory is to visual 
C) visual is to auditory 
D) quick is to slow

Question 19

Hypnotized people report more accurate AND inaccurate information than people who are not hypnotized.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

How do retrieval cues help you to remember?

Accepted Answer

A) They provide inferences. 
B) They help chunk information. 
C) They direct you to relevant information stored in long term memory. 
D) They provide numbers for ideas. 
A) They provide inferences. 
B) They help chunk information. 
C) They direct you to relevant information stored in long term memory. 
D) They provide numbers for ideas.

Declarative memories are to memories as procedural memories are to __ memories.

Memories for general facts and personal information are called _________.

Short-term memory can hold about 12 plus or minus 2 bits of information.

The fact that it is easier to recall items at the beginning and end of a list of unrelated items is known as the __________.

What is one of the real-world uses of iconic storage?

In the 1950s,George Miller estimated the number of items that could be stored in short-term memory to be the magic number __________.

Laboratory studies using the recall of letters and numbers indicate that short-term memory is probably coded __________.

When asked to recall the date of John Kennedy's assassination,Peter draws a blank;however,when asked whether it was October 24,1962,November 22,1963,or February 1,1965,he correctly answers with the second of the choices.This example most clearly demonstrates the value of ______.

Suppose you're pitching in a baseball game facing a good hitter.You remember that you struck him out with a fastball the last time he was u

What are the two major types of rehearsal (for moving information from short-term to long-term memory)?

The only time selective attention is not working at its peak is __________.

Short-term memory is where information is held before conscious use of the material and is unlimited in capacity.

You try to remember a phone number by repeating it over and over to yourself.What type of rehearsal are you using?

Mateo is 70 years old and had a stroke last year.He is now unable to remember how to get to and return from his new doctors office using a specific route.What brain structure was potentially damaged by Mateo's stroke?

The fleeting images we see as we look out the car window occur in ________.

Which of the following statements about memory retrieval while under hypnosis is NOT TRUE?

One task useful in testing short-term memory capacity is the digit-span test.

Iconic memory is to echoic memory as ________.

Hypnotized people report more accurate AND inaccurate information than people who are not hypnotized.

How do retrieval cues help you to remember?

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Declarative memories are to ________ memories as procedural memories are to __________ memories.

Memories for general facts and personal information are called _________.

Short-term memory can hold about 12 plus or minus 2 bits of information.

The fact that it is easier to recall items at the beginning and end of a list of unrelated items is known as the __________.

What is one of the real-world uses of iconic storage?

In the 1950s,George Miller estimated the number of items that could be stored in short-term memory to be the magic number __________.

Laboratory studies using the recall of letters and numbers indicate that short-term memory is probably coded __________.

When asked to recall the date of John Kennedy's assassination,Peter draws a blank;however,when asked whether it was October 24,1962,November 22,1963,or February 1,1965,he correctly answers with the second of the choices.This example most clearly demonstrates the value of ______.

Suppose you're pitching in a baseball game facing a good hitter.You remember that you struck him out with a fastball the last time he was u

What are the two major types of rehearsal (for moving information from short-term to long-term memory)?

The only time selective attention is not working at its peak is __________.

Short-term memory is where information is held before conscious use of the material and is unlimited in capacity.

You try to remember a phone number by repeating it over and over to yourself.What type of rehearsal are you using?

Mateo is 70 years old and had a stroke last year.He is now unable to remember how to get to and return from his new doctors office using a specific route.What brain structure was potentially damaged by Mateo's stroke?

The fleeting images we see as we look out the car window occur in ________.

Which of the following statements about memory retrieval while under hypnosis is NOT TRUE?

One task useful in testing short-term memory capacity is the digit-span test.

Iconic memory is to echoic memory as ________.

Hypnotized people report more accurate AND inaccurate information than people who are not hypnotized.

How do retrieval cues help you to remember?

The Science of Psychology

Biological Perspective

Sensation and Perception

Consciousness: Sleep, Dreams, Hypnosis, and Drugs

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Cognition: Thinking, Intelligence, and Language

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Motivation and Emotion

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Stress and Health

Social Psychology

Theories of Personality

Psychological Disorders

Psychological Therapies

I Psychology in Action

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Declarative memories are to memories as procedural memories are to __ memories.