Question 1

The brief storage of perceptual information before it is passed to short-term memory is called ________ memory.

Accepted Answer

A) flashbulb 
B) long-term 
C) sensory 
D) working

Question 2

The memory system with the largest storage capacity is ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The memory system with the largest storage...

Question 3

Diego witnessed an assault where a person with brown hair attacked another person. However, when he is later questioned by a police officer, who mistakenly asked him to further describe the other characteristics of the person with black hair, Diego comes to hold a memory where the suspect has black, not brown, hair. This is an example of the ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Diego witnessed an assault where a person...

Question 4

Researchers exploring the relative influence of decay and interference on memory found that whether a list of digits was read at a slow or fast pace, items that came later in the list were more difficult to remember. This provided evidence that interference, and not decay, is the major factor in forgetting. For those who had subscribed to the decay theory of forgetting, this research points out the importance of

Accepted Answer

A) extraordinary claims. 
B) ruling out rival hypotheses. 
C) falsifiability. 
D) replicability.

Question 5

This research study clearly is examining the role that ________ can play in memory.

Accepted Answer

The answer of This research study clearly is examining the...

Question 6

Jeff is studying with a fellow classmate and is frustrated that he is missing several important concepts from his notes.Jeff claims that the professor "never said that in class", and yet his friend has the information recorded in his notes. What kind of failure of memory might Jeff have experienced?

Accepted Answer

A) Retrieval 
B) Storage 
C) Encoding 
D) Rehearsal

Question 7

When asked to recall single-digit numbers presented in various digit span sizes, the typical adult starts to find the task a bit tricky once they get to approximately ________ digits.

Accepted Answer

A) 3 
B) 4 
C) 5 
D) 7

Question 8

Mimi is recovering from serious back surgery and has been taking pain medication for the last several days. She has received multiple phone calls from friends and family. Later that week, off her medication, she can't seem to remember the names of anyone who called her. Which of the following provides the best explanation for her memory failure?

Accepted Answer

A) Context-dependent learning 
B) State-dependent learning 
C) Mood-dependent learning 
D) Physiological-dependent learning

Question 9

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

Question 10

A high school student's organised set of expectations about the order of events that will take place in a new class is an example of a ________.

Accepted Answer

A) script 
B) chunk 
C) semantic network 
D) primer

Question 11

In high school, Deanna took three years of Spanish. Upon enrolling in college ten years later, she registered for a remedial French course. When required to speak in French during a class discussion with her teacher and classmates, Deanna frequently responds with Spanish words instead of French words. This is one example of

Accepted Answer

A) blocking. 
B) decay. 
C) proactive interference. 
D) retroactive interference.

Question 12

A group of three- to six-year-old children was told about a man named "Sam Stone". For several weeks, "Sam" was described to them as being clumsy. Upon his visit, he did nothing to confirm this stereotype. How did this impact the children's memory?

Accepted Answer

A) Many three- and four-year-olds responded to these suggestions, but few of the older children did. 
B) Many of the five- and six-year-olds responded to these suggestions, but few of the younger children did. 
C) Over half the children, regardless of age, responded to these suggestions as well as later information that Sam soiled a bear and tore a book. 
D) Over half the children, regardless of age, responded to these suggestions while lower percentages also reported that Sam soiled a bear and tore a book.

Question 13

While attempting to visit a friend in Perth, Eric is struggling with his friend's directions. They go something like this: "Turn left at the football oval, right at the cinema, go around the shopping centre, and make a left turn". The directions are almost meaningless, because Eric has never been to Perth before. Which of the following provides the best explanation for the breakdown in communication?

Accepted Answer

A) Eric is experiencing retroactive interference. 
B) Eric is experiencing the recency effect. 
C) Eric does not have a schema to attach the new information to. 
D) Eric is trying to process too much information at one time.

Exam 7: Memory