Question 1

In Funahashi et al.'s (1993)study,surgical ablation of this region of the brain caused impairment in the subjects' ability to maintain memories over delays.

Accepted Answer

A)  the hippocampus 
B)  the orbitofrontal cortex 
C)  the amygdala 
D)  the prefrontal cortex

Question 2

What is the word-length effect?

Accepted Answer

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Question 3

Which statement is NOT supported by research on intentional learning versus incidental learning?

Accepted Answer

A)  Intentional learning leads to better performance than incidental learning. 
B)  If the person uses similar processes,the results will be the same whether the learning was intentional or incidental. 
C)  There is little difference between intentional learning and incidental learning in memory strength. 
D)  The issue is not whether learning is intentional or incidental,but how the material was processed.

Question 4

The _____ structures of the brain are involved in the retrieval of memories.

Accepted Answer

A)  frontal 
B)  parietal 
C)  temporal 
D)  occipital

Question 5

When studying for your cognitive psychology test,you go over an important term in your notes and make up an example for that term.Which concept BEST explains why making up the examples will help you remember the terms?

Accepted Answer

A)  elaborative processing 
B)  maintenance rehearsal 
C)  rote memorization 
D)  nonintentional learning

Question 6

What does brain research tell us about the power law of learning?

Accepted Answer

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Question 7

Depth of processing refers to the importance of passive rehearsal in memory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Describe the results of Meyer and Schvaneveldt (1971).What does this study suggest?

Accepted Answer

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Question 9

What are the effects of practice on memory?

Accepted Answer

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Question 10

What is NOT a similarity between working memory and long-term memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Access to items takes time in both memories. 
B)  Information can be lost from both memories. 
C)  The contents of both memories can contain propositional information. 
D)  Working memory and long-term memory both decay rapidly.

Question 11

The phonological loop is part of Baddeley's theory of which cognitive function?

Accepted Answer

A)  expressive language 
B)  working memory 
C)  decision making 
D)  visual perception

Question 12

A patient who CANNOT form new memories has _____ amnesia.

Accepted Answer

A)  anterograde 
B)  posterograde 
C)  retrograde 
D)  temporograde

Question 13

Different areas of the prefrontal cortex appear to be responsible for maintaining different types of information in working memory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

What are the overall important findings from the research on incidental versus intentional learning?

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Question 15

Activation determines both the probability and the speed of access to memory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

According to Atkinson and Shiffrin,information coming in from the environment follows which path?

Accepted Answer

A)  sensory store > short-term memory > long-term memory 
B)  sensory store > working memory > long-term memory 
C)  short-term memory > sensory store > long-term memory 
D)  working memory > sensory store > long-term memory

Question 17

Craik and Lockhart argued that what is critical is:

Accepted Answer

A)  creating a novel image of what you want to remember. 
B)  processing material in a deep and meaningful way. 
C)  rehearsing material long enough in short-term memory to get it to transfer to long-term memory. 
D)  attending because it determines what transfers from sensory memory to short-term memory.

Question 18

Which statement is NOT evidence for the articulatory loop?

Accepted Answer

A)  Subjects have more difficulty recalling a list of words with two syllables compared with a list of words with one syllable. 
B)  Subjects have more difficulty recalling a letter string that rhymes compared with a string that does not rhyme. 
C)  Subjects are more confused when trying to remember a letter string such as BCTHVZ compared with HBKLMW. 
D)  When subjects cannot recall a stimulus from a list,they tend to reconstruct an image of the list to help recall.

Question 19

The notion of long-term potentiation is that:

Accepted Answer

A)  there is increased sensitivity of stimulated cells as measured by increased excitatory postsynaptic potential. 
B)  the long-term power of the memory trace increases as a linear function with practice. 
C)  neural presynaptic messengers required for synaptic transmission are energized with increased practice. 
D)  inhibitory postsynaptic potentials that interfere with membrane depolarization are extinguished with practice.

Question 20

Kahn and Wagner demonstrated that,with practice,the hippocampus and the prefrontal cortex become less active when engaging in which activity?

Accepted Answer

A)  memory encoding 
B)  memory consolidation 
C)  rehearsal functions 
D)  memory retrieval

Exam 6: Human Memory: Encoding and Storage

In Funahashi et al.'s (1993) study,surgical ablation of this region of the brain caused impairment in the subjects' ability to maintain memories over delays.

What is the word-length effect?

Which statement is NOT supported by research on intentional learning versus incidental learning?

The _____ structures of the brain are involved in the retrieval of memories.

When studying for your cognitive psychology test,you go over an important term in your notes and make up an example for that term.Which concept BEST explains why making up the examples will help you remember the terms?

What does brain research tell us about the power law of learning?

Depth of processing refers to the importance of passive rehearsal in memory.

Describe the results of Meyer and Schvaneveldt (1971).What does this study suggest?

What are the effects of practice on memory?

What is NOT a similarity between working memory and long-term memory?

The phonological loop is part of Baddeley's theory of which cognitive function?

A patient who CANNOT form new memories has _____ amnesia.

Different areas of the prefrontal cortex appear to be responsible for maintaining different types of information in working memory.

What are the overall important findings from the research on incidental versus intentional learning?

Activation determines both the probability and the speed of access to memory.

According to Atkinson and Shiffrin,information coming in from the environment follows which path?

Craik and Lockhart argued that what is critical is:

Which statement is NOT evidence for the articulatory loop?

The notion of long-term potentiation is that:

Kahn and Wagner demonstrated that,with practice,the hippocampus and the prefrontal cortex become less active when engaging in which activity?