Question 1

Which of the following is the most accurate statement regarding flashbulb memories?

Accepted Answer

A)   People actually have less confidence in the accuracy of flashbulb memories than they do in other kinds of memories.
B)   The are more accurate but no more vivid than other, normal memories.
C)   They are more vivid but no more accurate than other, normal memories.
D)   Flashbulb memories are always implicit, while other kinds of memories are always explicit.
E)   Flashbulb memories are highly resistant to decay over time.F) A) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 2

If you are unable to remember the name of your second grade teacher because you haven't thought of her in a while, you are demonstrating

Accepted Answer

A)   the serial position effect.
B)   transience.
C)   misattribution.
D)   absent-mindedness.
E)   encoding specificity.F) None of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 3

Which of the following statements is true about retrieval?

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A)   It is a process that allows an extinguished CR to recover.
B)   It is a process of getting stored memories back out into consciousness.
C)   It is a process of getting information from the sensory receptors to the brain.
D)   It is the reason that conditioned taste aversions last so long.
E)   It is the process of making sure that stored memories do not decay.F) A) and B)
G) A) and E)

Question 4

Remembering your first day of college classes is an example of ________ memories.

Accepted Answer

A)   episodi.
B)   semanti.
C)   working
D)   implicit
E)   explicitF) B) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 5

In the levels-of-processing model of memory, information that gets processed at a ________ level (such as accessing the meaning of a word or phrase)  is more likely to be retained longer and form a stronger memory than information that is processed at a ________ level (such as the visual characteristics of a word) .

Accepted Answer

A)   deeper; shallower
B)   shallower; deepe.
C)   higher; lower
D)   lower; higher
E)   semantic; episodicF) C) and D)
G) D) and E)

Question 6

Bonnie is trying to remember what grocery items she needs from the stores. She repeats the words, "Eggs, cookies, bread, tortillas, and pretzels" over and over again in her mind. Bonnie is utilizing which memory technique?

Accepted Answer

A)   elaborative rehearsa.
B)   transduction
C)   maintenance rehearsa.
D)   chunking
E)   retroactive interferenceF) A) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 7

You start out using Firefox, then change to Explorer because your company demands that browsers be Microsoft products. If you have trouble with Explorer, it is most likely due to

Accepted Answer

A)   proactive interferenc.
B)   retroactive interferenc.
C)   anterograde interference
D)   consolidation problems
E)   retrograde interferenceF) A) and C)
G) D) and E)

Question 8

The fact that letters that sound similar can create memory distortions after they are encoded is one of the problems with the fact that information in working memory is encoded

Accepted Answer

A)   verbally.
B)   visually.
C)   gustatorily.
D)   physically.
E)   semantically.F) A) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 9

Under most circumstances, when you are intentionally trying to remember an item of information, ________ is a less demanding task than ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   recognition; recal.
B)   recall; recognitio.
C)   priming; the savings method
D)   the savings method; priming
E)   a mnemonic; the method of lociF) A) and B)
G) B) and C)

Question 10

If I asked you what you ate for dinner on Saturday, it might be a difficult task. However, if I reminded you that you went to Outback Steakhouse with your mother and aunt, it may be easier to remember. Why is that?

Accepted Answer

A)   You have been provided with retrieval cues.
B)   You are now relying on recognition rather than recall.
C)   You are now utilizing procedural memory.
D)   There is no more proactive interference.
E)   You have used maintenance rehearsal to access the memory.F) B) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 11

Recalling the definition of long-term memory is an example of ________ memory.

Accepted Answer

A)   episodi.
B)   semanti.
C)   working
D)   implicit
E)   proceduralF) B) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 12

The rapidly passing scenery you see out the window is first stored in ________ memory.

Accepted Answer

A)   echoic
B)   iconi.
C)   long-term
D)   workin.
E)   nociceptiveF) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 13

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 ________ memory.

Accepted Answer

A)   iconi.
B)   echoi.
C)   working
D)   long-term
E)   semanticF) B) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 14

Janie is taking an exam in her history class.am, there is a question that asks her to state and discuss the five major causes of the Trans-Caspian War (whatever that is) .embers four of them. there is a fifth and can almost remember it; she knows that it is something like taxes.walking down the stairs, when all of a sudden, she remembers that the fifth point is taxes, but it is too late. suffering from

Accepted Answer

A)   encoding problem.
B)   storage inversion
C)   the tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon
D)   evaluation overload
E)   anterograde amnesiaF) A) and B)
G) A) and E)

Question 15

Why did psychologists shift from addressing short-term memory to calling it working memory?

Accepted Answer

A)   It was found that it only "works" in about 85% of those who were examined.
B)   This memory stage was found to work both forward and backward from sensory to long-term memory stores.
C)   It was discovered that there were multiple active processes that took place in this memory store.
D)   Research identified this as the storage facility in which amnesia is most likely to occur.
E)   Only through explicit encoding can working memory be encoded on to long-term stores.F) A) and E)
G) D) and E)

Question 16

The levels-of-processing model would suggest that which of the following questions would lead to better memory of the word frog?

Accepted Answer

A)   "Does it rhyme with blog?"
B)   "Does it rhyme with blog?.
C)   "Is it written in cursive?"
D)   "Would it be found in a pond?.
E)   "Have I seen this before?"F) None of the above
G) B) and E)

Question 17

Because of the limited capacity of ________ memory, it is unsafe to talk on a cell phone while driving on a freeway during rush hour.

Accepted Answer

A)   sensor.
B)   procedural
C)   episodic
D)   workin.
E)   echoicF) C) and D)
G) A) and D)

Question 18

Your teacher has given each student the name of a key figure in the history of psychology. The assignment is to describe at least one significant contribution made by this person. If your historical figure is Hermann Ebbinghaus, what contribution might you describe to the class?

Accepted Answer

A)   He described the limits of sensory storage.
B)   He discovered the parts of the brain responsible for processing memories.
C)   He created nonsense syllables in order to study memory in a pure form.
D)   He developed a series of memory aids that is still used by students today.
E)   His development of the fMRI to test brain activity during memory tasks.F) C) and D)
G) A) and D)

Question 19

Name and discuss the various types of long-term memories. Give an example of a memory that might demonstrate each type.

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Question 20

The observation that depressed people tend to favor recall of depressing memories is known as ________ memory.

Accepted Answer

A)   sociopathic
B)   anterograde
C)   mood-congruen.
D)   retrograde
E)   encoding specificit.F) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

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Remembering your first day of college classes is an example of ________ memories.

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In the levels-of-processing model of memory, information that gets processed at a level (such as accessing the meaning of a word or phrase) is more likely to be retained longer and form a stronger memory than information that is processed at a level (such as the visual characteristics of a word) .

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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 ________ memory.

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Recalling the definition of long-term memory is an example of ________ memory.

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