Question 1

A fill-in-the-blank quiz of psychology terms would test for recognition of the terms.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Information is grouped for storage in short-term memory through the process of

Accepted Answer

A)  rote rehearsal.
B)  cueing.
C)  chunking.
D)  categorizing.E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 3

Which of the following examples is a question that would most likely reduce the chance of false reporting by a child?

Accepted Answer

A)  "Everyone else saw it happen.You did too,right?"
B)  "Where were you when the teacher pushed him?"
C)  "Can you tell me the reason you came to talk to me today?"
D)  "Let's 'pretend' that he touched you.What would you say happened next?"E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 4

__________ is the loss of memory for important personal information.

Accepted Answer

A)  Aphasia
B)  Blackout syndrome
C)  Amnesia
D)  Blockade syndromeE) A) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 5

Memories that concern events that are highly significant and are vividly remembered are called

Accepted Answer

A)  elaborative rehearsals.
B)  flashbulb memories.
C)  eidetic images.
D)  eyewitness images.E) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 6

When you rollerblade,you are relying on _______________ memory.

Accepted Answer

A)  semantic
B)  episodic
C)  procedural
D)  declarativeE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 7

_______________ is an especially vivid memory of an emotional event.

Accepted Answer

A)  Reconstructive memory
B)  A flashbulb memory
C)  Semantic memory
D)  Video memoryE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 8

Vivid recollections of emotional events are called "flashbulb memories."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Our memories of general knowledge items such as the meanings of words or the dates of famous historical events are stored in

Accepted Answer

A)  procedural memory.
B)  semantic memory.
C)  episodic memory.
D)  eidetic memory.E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 10

What is long-term potentiation? What role is it believed to play in memory?

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Long-term potentiation is a long-lasting...

Question 11

Differentiate between explicit and implicit memory.

Accepted Answer

Explicit memory refers to cons...

Question 12

__________ memories could be called "knowing that something is true" memories.

Accepted Answer

A)  Procedural
B)  Implicit
C)  Declarative
D)  FlashbulbE) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 13

Under most circumstances,recognition is easier than recall.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

In the "three-box model of memory," which memory system holds information for a few seconds of time until it can be processed further?

Accepted Answer

A)  short-term memory
B)  long-term memory
C)  sensory register
D)  implicit memoryE) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 15

Flashbulb memories

Accepted Answer

A)  are not subject to periodic revision.
B)  concern events that are highly significant.
C)  are almost always highly accurate.
D)  include a memory's main subject,but not the background events.E) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 16

Your tutor has "one last word" for you before she ends today's session.She tells you to study material in the middle of your study session a little harder.What concept from memory research is the basis of her advice?

Accepted Answer

A)  serial position effect
B)  state-dependent learning
C)  transfer test
D)  imageryE) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 17

Duncan called the telephone information line to get the phone number of the local pizza store.To aid in his recall of the phone number long enough to dial it,he repeats it to himself over and over.This is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  recognition.
B)  maintenance rehearsal.
C)  elaborative rehearsal.
D)  deep processing.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 18

In the 1950s,George Miller estimated the capacity of short-term memory to be the

Accepted Answer

A)  magical number 5,plus or minus 4.
B)  magical number 7,plus or minus 2.
C)  magical number 9,plus or minus 3.
D)  magical number 11,plus or minus 1.E) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 19

Which of the following is NOT one of the three basic memory processes?

Accepted Answer

A)  retrieval
B)  encoding
C)  storage
D)  conceptualizationE) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 20

Psychologists have proposed five mechanisms to account for forgetting:

Accepted Answer

A)  decay,replacement,interference,transference,and repression.
B)  decay,replacement,interference,cue-dependent forgetting,and repression .
C)  decay,transference,interference,cue-dependent forgetting,and repression.
D)  decay,replacement,sector failure,cue-dependent forgetting,and repressionE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Exam 8: Memory

Flashbulb memories

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Our memories of general knowledge items such as the meanings of words or the dates of famous historical events are stored in

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Memories that concern events that are highly significant and are vividly remembered are called

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Which of the following examples is a question that would most likely reduce the chance of false reporting by a child?

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Differentiate between explicit and implicit memory.

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When you rollerblade,you are relying on _______________ memory.

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Under most circumstances,recognition is easier than recall.

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In the "three-box model of memory," which memory system holds information for a few seconds of time until it can be processed further?

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Information is grouped for storage in short-term memory through the process of

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Which of the following is NOT one of the three basic memory processes?

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_______________ is an especially vivid memory of an emotional event.

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__________ memories could be called "knowing that something is true" memories.

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Psychologists have proposed five mechanisms to account for forgetting:

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Vivid recollections of emotional events are called "flashbulb memories."

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A fill-in-the-blank quiz of psychology terms would test for recognition of the terms.

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Your tutor has "one last word" for you before she ends today's session.She tells you to study material in the middle of your study session a little harder.What concept from memory research is the basis of her advice?

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What is long-term potentiation? What role is it believed to play in memory?

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__________ is the loss of memory for important personal information.

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Duncan called the telephone information line to get the phone number of the local pizza store.To aid in his recall of the phone number long enough to dial it,he repeats it to himself over and over.This is an example of

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