Question 1

With regard to the idea of patients' memories being shaped by suggestive psychotherapy techniques,psychologists

Accepted Answer

A) are in agreement that this rarely happens. 
B) need more evidence to demonstrate that false memories can be implanted. 
C) are sharply divided about whether such memories are real or false memories. 
D) are in agreement that this frequently happens. 
A) are in agreement that this rarely happens. 
B) need more evidence to demonstrate that false memories can be implanted. 
C) are sharply divided about whether such memories are real or false memories. 
D) are in agreement that this frequently happens.

Question 2

Suzy looks up from her lunch,realizing that Jacques has just said something to her.What was it? Oh,yes,he has just asked her if she wants to go to the movies.Suzy's ability to retrieve what Jacques said is due to her

Accepted Answer

A) iconic sensory memory. 
B) echoic sensory memory. 
C) short-term memory. 
D) tactile sensory memory. 
A) iconic sensory memory. 
B) echoic sensory memory. 
C) short-term memory. 
D) tactile sensory memory.

Question 3

Russell has played checkers at a local park for years.Compared to his 10-year-old grandson,Felix,when is Russell most likely to display greater recall for random checkers' positions on a board?

Accepted Answer

A) Under any kind of conditions;adults always have superior memories to children. 
B) When the pieces are placed in meaningful patterns 
C) When the pieces are placed in random,and sometimes nonsensical,patterns 
D) Until his grandson learns the rules of checkers;then children's memories outperform older adults. 
A) Under any kind of conditions;adults always have superior memories to children. 
B) When the pieces are placed in meaningful patterns 
C) When the pieces are placed in random,and sometimes nonsensical,patterns 
D) Until his grandson learns the rules of checkers;then children's memories outperform older adults.

Question 4

Long ago,during the early days of television,when a television set was turned off it took a while for the last image that was on the screen to fade away.This phenomenon is most like

Accepted Answer

A) echoic memory. 
B) iconic memory. 
C) long-term memory. 
D) short-term memory. 
A) echoic memory. 
B) iconic memory. 
C) long-term memory. 
D) short-term memory.

Question 5

Schemas are valuable memory tools because they

Accepted Answer

A) facilitate the encoding of information in memory. 
B) reduce the amount of information that must be stored in long-term memory. 
C) often oversimplify a complex reality. 
D) assist us in interpreting new and unfamiliar situations. 
A) facilitate the encoding of information in memory. 
B) reduce the amount of information that must be stored in long-term memory. 
C) often oversimplify a complex reality. 
D) assist us in interpreting new and unfamiliar situations.

Question 6

______________ refers to the memory store for the information we are currently thinking about,attending to,or processing actively.

Accepted Answer

A) Sensory memory 
B) Echoic memory 
C) Working memory 
D) Long-term memory 
A) Sensory memory 
B) Echoic memory 
C) Working memory 
D) Long-term memory

Question 7

The argument that ginkgo biloba is an effective memory enhancer because it has been used for centuries is an example of what fallacy?

Accepted Answer

A) Appeal to authority fallacy 
B) Argument from antiquity fallacy 
C) Naturalistic fallacy 
D) Bandwagon fallacy 
A) Appeal to authority fallacy 
B) Argument from antiquity fallacy 
C) Naturalistic fallacy 
D) Bandwagon fallacy

Question 8

You make a list of groceries you need to get but realize you have forgotten the list when you get to the store.These are the items on your list: sugar,salt,flour,vanilla,muffins,avocado,black pepper,garlic powder,yeast,and milk.According to the von Restorff effect,if you are trying to remember this list of grocery items,what item are you most likely to remember?

Accepted Answer

A) Sugar 
B) Milk 
C) Muffins 
D) Avocado 
A) Sugar 
B) Milk 
C) Muffins 
D) Avocado

Question 9

All night,Pedro has been staring at Samantha from across the dance floor.At the end of the night,he finally gets the courage to ask her for her telephone number.His mental repetition of the number on the drive home is one example of

Accepted Answer

A) transference of memory. 
B) chunking. 
C) the power of suggestion. 
D) rehearsal. 
A) transference of memory. 
B) chunking. 
C) the power of suggestion. 
D) rehearsal.

Question 10

After you finish reading this sentence,the information will remain in your __________ as you consider each of the answers below.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 11

The portion of memory that is more or less permanent is called

Accepted Answer

A) primary memory. 
B) working memory. 
C) eidetic memory. 
D) long-term memory. 
A) primary memory. 
B) working memory. 
C) eidetic memory. 
D) long-term memory.

Question 12

Classical conditioning and habituation forms of learning are associated with __________ memory.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 13

Our earliest memories of personal events tend to be recalled from events that occurred as early as age

Accepted Answer

A) 1.5. 
B) 2.5. 
C) 3.5. 
D) 4.5. 
A) 1.5. 
B) 2.5. 
C) 3.5. 
D) 4.5.

Question 14

A display of 12 letters is flashed on a screen in front of you,followed by a tone.You attempt to recall a portion of the display based on the specific tone you heard.What aspect of your memory is this experiment designed to assess?

Accepted Answer

A) Sensory memory 
B) Flashbulb memory 
C) Long-term memory 
D) Short-term memory 
A) Sensory memory 
B) Flashbulb memory 
C) Long-term memory 
D) Short-term memory

Question 15

Memory is defined as an active system that consists of three processes.They are

Accepted Answer

A) receiving information from the senses,organizing and storing the information,and retrieving the information from storage. 
B) the unconditioned stimulus,the conditioned stimulus,and the conditioned response. 
C) bottom-up processing,selective attention,and top-down processing. 
D) acquisition,extinction,and spontaneous recovery. 
A) receiving information from the senses,organizing and storing the information,and retrieving the information from storage. 
B) the unconditioned stimulus,the conditioned stimulus,and the conditioned response. 
C) bottom-up processing,selective attention,and top-down processing. 
D) acquisition,extinction,and spontaneous recovery.

Question 16

Bill is standing in his living room and remembers that he needs to add an item to his grocery list (e.g. ,flour),but by the time he gets to the kitchen,he cannot remember what he needed to do.He walks back into his living room,hoping this will jog his memory.Bill is making use of which of the following processes?

Accepted Answer

A) Encoding specificity 
B) Distributed practice 
C) Iconic memory 
D) State-dependent memory 
A) Encoding specificity 
B) Distributed practice 
C) Iconic memory 
D) State-dependent memory

Question 17

The system of memory that can hold approximately seven "chunks" of information for approximately 15 seconds is called

Accepted Answer

A) short-term memory. 
B) permastore memory. 
C) long-term memory. 
D) sensory memory. 
A) short-term memory. 
B) permastore memory. 
C) long-term memory. 
D) sensory memory.

Question 18

Just before taking your French exam,you were reviewing five terms that you had missed on the last vocabulary test.When you get to your exam,you find that you have an easy time answering several questions because they are related to the terms you just studied.This is an example of the

Accepted Answer

A) primacy effect. 
B) von Restorff effect. 
C) serial position effect. 
D) recency effect. 
A) primacy effect. 
B) von Restorff effect. 
C) serial position effect. 
D) recency effect.

Question 19

Bart and Lisa are trying to remember how an action potential moves down an axon.Lisa repeats the information to herself repeatedly,whereas Bart links action potentials to lighting a fuse in an unmyelinated axon and skipping in a myelinated axon.What memory strategies are Bart and Lisa using to remember this information?

Accepted Answer

A) Lisa is using a paired-associate task,and Bart is using visual processing. 
B) Bart is using elaborative rehearsal,and Lisa is using maintenance rehearsal. 
C) Lisa is memorizing using forced recall,whereas Bart is using a free recall format. 
D) Both Bart and Lisa are using chunking to get more information into their long-term memories. 
A) Lisa is using a paired-associate task,and Bart is using visual processing. 
B) Bart is using elaborative rehearsal,and Lisa is using maintenance rehearsal. 
C) Lisa is memorizing using forced recall,whereas Bart is using a free recall format. 
D) Both Bart and Lisa are using chunking to get more information into their long-term memories.

Question 20

Charles is an 82-year-old man who has just been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.It is likely that his memory for __________ will be the first to degenerate,and memories of his __________ will be the last things he forgets as the disease progresses.

Accepted Answer

A) names;family 
B) unfamiliar people;favourite people 
C) his past;present situation 
D) recent events;distant past 
A) names;family 
B) unfamiliar people;favourite people 
C) his past;present situation 
D) recent events;distant past

Exam 7: D: Memory

With regard to the idea of patients' memories being shaped by suggestive psychotherapy techniques,psychologists

Suzy looks up from her lunch,realizing that Jacques has just said something to her.What was it? Oh,yes,he has just asked her if she wants to go to the movies.Suzy's ability to retrieve what Jacques said is due to her

Russell has played checkers at a local park for years.Compared to his 10-year-old grandson,Felix,when is Russell most likely to display greater recall for random checkers' positions on a board?

Long ago,during the early days of television,when a television set was turned off it took a while for the last image that was on the screen to fade away.This phenomenon is most like

Schemas are valuable memory tools because they

______________ refers to the memory store for the information we are currently thinking about,attending to,or processing actively.

The argument that ginkgo biloba is an effective memory enhancer because it has been used for centuries is an example of what fallacy?

All night,Pedro has been staring at Samantha from across the dance floor.At the end of the night,he finally gets the courage to ask her for her telephone number.His mental repetition of the number on the drive home is one example of

After you finish reading this sentence,the information will remain in your __________ as you consider each of the answers below.

The portion of memory that is more or less permanent is called

Classical conditioning and habituation forms of learning are associated with __________ memory.

Our earliest memories of personal events tend to be recalled from events that occurred as early as age

A display of 12 letters is flashed on a screen in front of you,followed by a tone.You attempt to recall a portion of the display based on the specific tone you heard.What aspect of your memory is this experiment designed to assess?

Memory is defined as an active system that consists of three processes.They are

The system of memory that can hold approximately seven "chunks" of information for approximately 15 seconds is called

Just before taking your French exam,you were reviewing five terms that you had missed on the last vocabulary test.When you get to your exam,you find that you have an easy time answering several questions because they are related to the terms you just studied.This is an example of the

Charles is an 82-year-old man who has just been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.It is likely that his memory for __________ will be the first to degenerate,and memories of his __________ will be the last things he forgets as the disease progresses.

A: Psychology and Scientific Thinking

B: Psychology and Scientific Thinking

C: Psychology and Scientific Thinking

D: Psychology and Scientific Thinking

A: Research Methods

B: Research Methods

C: Research Methods

D: Research Methods

A: Biological Psychology

B: Biological Psychology

C: Biological Psychology

D: Biological Psychology

A: Sensation and Perception

B: Sensation and Perception

C: Sensation and Perception

D: Sensation and Perception

A: Consciousness

B: Consciousness

C: Consciousness

D: Consciousness

A: Learning

B: Learning

C: Learning

D: Learning

A: Memory

B: Memory

C: Memory

A: Thinking,reasoning,and Language

B: Language,thinking,and Reasoning

C: Language,thinking,and Reasoning

D: Language,thinking,and Reasoning

A: Intelligence and Iq Testing

B: Intelligence and Iq Testing

C: Intelligence and Iq Testing

D: Intelligence and Iq Testing

A: Human Development

B: Human Development

C: Human Development

D: Human Development

A: Emotion and Motivation

B: Emotion and Motivation

C: Emotion and Motivation

D: Emotion and Motivation

A: Stress,coping,and Health

B: Stress,coping,and Health

C: Stress,coping,and Health

D: Stress,coping,and Health

A: Social Psychology

B: Social Psychology

C: Social Psychology

D: Social Psychology

A: Personality

B: Personality

C: Personality

D: Personality

A: Psychological Disorders

B: Psychological Disorders

C: Psychological Disorders

D: Psychological Disorders

A: Psychological and Biological Treatments

B: Psychological and Biological Treatments

C: Psychological and Biological Treatments

Charles is an 82-year-old man who has just been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.It is likely that his memory for will be the first to degenerate,and memories of his will be the last things he forgets as the disease progresses.