Question 1

As she studies her psychology textbook,Marilyn wants to make sure that she remembers that sound intensity is measured in units called decibels and that each decibel is one-tenth of a bel,which is a unit named after Alexander Graham Bell.Marilyn creates a visual image of 10 little elf-like Alexander Graham Bells trying to turn up the volume of a huge stereo.Her strategy is called

Accepted Answer

A) confabulation. 
B) priming. 
C) maintenance rehearsal. 
D) a mnemonic.

Question 2

If you are afraid or angry at the time of an event,you may remember that event best when you are once again in the same emotional state.This phenomenon is called

Accepted Answer

A) state-dependent memory. 
B) recovered memory. 
C) mood-congruent memory. 
D) déjà vu.

Question 3

Chad remembers the feeling of excitement in his house when his mother stepped through the door with his new baby sister.He can still picture the tiny little baby with a stocking cap on her head! His parents can't convince him that he actually stayed with his grandparents for two weeks after his sister was born and that his memory never happened! Chad's memory is an example of

Accepted Answer

A) childhood amnesia. 
B) confabulation. 
C) psychogenic amnesia. 
D) repression.

Question 4

Memory is critical to our lives because

Accepted Answer

A) it confers a sense of personal identity,which enhances our sense of coherence. 
B) without memory,we could not experience emotions. 
C) it operates as a video camera would,automatically recording every moment of our lives. 
D) each thing that happens to us,or impinges on our senses,is tucked away for later use.

Question 5

___________ is the inability to remember events and experiences that occurred during the first two or three years of life.

Accepted Answer

A) Cue-dependent forgetting 
B) Childhood amnesia 
C) Repression 
D) Traumatic amnesia

Question 6

_______________ is a memory system that includes short-term memory and information retrieved from long-term memory.

Accepted Answer

A) Procedural memory 
B) Declarative memory 
C) Working memory 
D) Semantic memory

Question 7

Amnesia can be organic,for example resulting from _______________,or psychogenic ( i.e. ,resulting from _______________).

Accepted Answer

A) a head injury;a brain disease 
B) a head injury;emotional shock 
C) emotional shock;a brain disease 
D) emotional shock;a head injury

Question 8

According to the serial-position effect,if you are shown a list of items and then asked to immediately recall them

Accepted Answer

A) you will most easily recall items from the beginning and the middle of the list. 
B) you will most easily recall items from the beginning and the end of the list. 
C) you will most easily recall items from the middle and the end of the list. 
D) retention of any particular item is based on emotional valence,not its position in the list.

Question 9

Research suggests that the best way to encourage truthful testimony by children is to

Accepted Answer

A) reassure them that their friends have had the same experiences. 
B) reward them when they tell you that something happened. 
C) scold them if you believe that they are lying. 
D) try to avoid asking the child leading questions.

Question 10

Which of the following is NOT an example of long-term memory?

Accepted Answer

A) identifying a perfume as that worn by your grandmother 20 years ago 
B) repeating an address after it was told to you 
C) repeating a poem learned in nursery school 
D) remembering how to ride a bike

Question 11

For most Americans,which of the following would be considered a chunk?

Accepted Answer

A) IBF 
B) FBI 
C) 921 
D) 196

Question 12

Sarah is doing an arithmetic problem,and this component of her memory contains the numbers and the instructions for doing the necessary operations for each step as she goes through the problem.

Accepted Answer

A) serial position memory 
B) tool-box memory 
C) working memory 
D) episodic memory

Question 13

Provide an example of a chunk of information.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Provide an example of a chunk of...

Question 14

Which component of memory has been referred to as a "leaky bucket"?

Accepted Answer

A) the sensory register 
B) short-term memory 
C) working memory 
D) long-term memory

Question 15

Sarah enjoys playing games such as Jeopardy! and Trivial Pursuit,which require her to answer questions based on her ability to recall information pertaining to events that are stored in memory.These types of games test Sarah's

Accepted Answer

A) explicit memory. 
B) flashbulb memory. 
C) reconstructive memory. 
D) priming abilities.

Question 16

Differentiate between retroactive and proactive interference.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Differentiate between retroactive and proactive interference....

Question 17

Beginning in the 1990s,controversy arose regarding the accuracy of long-buried memories of sexual abuse.Freud would explain this as an example of a repressed memory that later is brought to conscious awareness.What does the evidence say about repression?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Beginning in the 1990s,controversy arose regarding the...

Question 18

Confabulations are likely to occur under what three circumstances?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Confabulations are likely to occur under what...

Question 19

What is the repression controversy?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What is the repression controversy?...

Question 20

The state psychology association has invited teams from all the colleges in the state 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

Exam 8: Memory

If you are afraid or angry at the time of an event,you may remember that event best when you are once again in the same emotional state.This phenomenon is called

Memory is critical to our lives because

___________ is the inability to remember events and experiences that occurred during the first two or three years of life.

_______________ is a memory system that includes short-term memory and information retrieved from long-term memory.

Amnesia can be organic,for example resulting from _,or psychogenic ( i.e. ,resulting from _) .

According to the serial-position effect,if you are shown a list of items and then asked to immediately recall them

Research suggests that the best way to encourage truthful testimony by children is to

Which of the following is NOT an example of long-term memory?

For most Americans,which of the following would be considered a chunk?

Sarah is doing an arithmetic problem,and this component of her memory contains the numbers and the instructions for doing the necessary operations for each step as she goes through the problem.

Provide an example of a chunk of information.

Which component of memory has been referred to as a "leaky bucket"?

Sarah enjoys playing games such as Jeopardy! and Trivial Pursuit,which require her to answer questions based on her ability to recall information pertaining to events that are stored in memory.These types of games test Sarah's

Differentiate between retroactive and proactive interference.

Beginning in the 1990s,controversy arose regarding the accuracy of long-buried memories of sexual abuse.Freud would explain this as an example of a repressed memory that later is brought to conscious awareness.What does the evidence say about repression?

Confabulations are likely to occur under what three circumstances?

What is the repression controversy?

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

Exam 8: Memory

If you are afraid or angry at the time of an event,you may remember that event best when you are once again in the same emotional state.This phenomenon is called

Memory is critical to our lives because

___________ is the inability to remember events and experiences that occurred during the first two or three years of life.

_______________ is a memory system that includes short-term memory and information retrieved from long-term memory.

Amnesia can be organic,for example resulting from _______________,or psychogenic ( i.e. ,resulting from _______________) .

According to the serial-position effect,if you are shown a list of items and then asked to immediately recall them

Research suggests that the best way to encourage truthful testimony by children is to

Which of the following is NOT an example of long-term memory?

For most Americans,which of the following would be considered a chunk?

Sarah is doing an arithmetic problem,and this component of her memory contains the numbers and the instructions for doing the necessary operations for each step as she goes through the problem.

Provide an example of a chunk of information.

Which component of memory has been referred to as a "leaky bucket"?

Sarah enjoys playing games such as Jeopardy! and Trivial Pursuit,which require her to answer questions based on her ability to recall information pertaining to events that are stored in memory.These types of games test Sarah's

Differentiate between retroactive and proactive interference.

Beginning in the 1990s,controversy arose regarding the accuracy of long-buried memories of sexual abuse.Freud would explain this as an example of a repressed memory that later is brought to conscious awareness.What does the evidence say about repression?

Confabulations are likely to occur under what three circumstances?

What is the repression controversy?

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

Amnesia can be organic,for example resulting from _,or psychogenic ( i.e. ,resulting from _) .