Question 1

Jamaal is trying to remember the specific route he took to the library the night before. What part of working memory is he accessing?

Accepted Answer

A)   the articulatory loop
B)   the visuospatial sketchpad
C)   the internal executive
D)   the control sequence

Question 2

The research of Eich and Metcalfe would suggest that if you were really happy when you were learning math, you should be __________ when taking the math exam to do well.

Accepted Answer

A)   calm
B)   nervous
C)   happy
D)   depressed

Question 3

A. R. Luria studied a mnemonist with phenomenal memory. This person had several problems associated with the ability. Which is one reported in your text?

Accepted Answer

A)   repressed memory syndrome
B)   tip-of-the-tongue aphasia
C)   separating trivial from important memories
D)   cognitive penetrance

Question 4

In the curve of forgetting developed by Ebbinghaus, the greatest amount of forgetting occurs __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   within the first hour after learning new material
B)   within the first day after learning new material
C)   near the end of the retrieval period
D)   near the middle of the retrieval period

Question 5

Memory is classically defined as __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   a capacity for learning
B)   the ability to retain information over time
C)   an ability of humans only
D)   unchangeable

Question 6

In the famous case of H. M., after having part of his brain removed, he could __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   no longer form new implicit memories
B)   read the same magazine over and over and not realize that he had read it before
C)   not form procedural memories
D)   not recognize his wife's face

Question 7

The three parts of the information-processing model of memory are __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   sensory memory, short-term memory, and long-term memory
B)   CS, UCS, UR, and CR
C)   encoding, storage, and retrieval
D)   shallow, medium, and deep processing

Question 8

The duration of iconic memory is __________ than echoic memory, but iconic's capacity is probably __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   shorter; larger
B)   longer; larger
C)   longer; about the same
D)   shorter; about the same

Question 9

Mohammad remembers all of the details of his wedding 7 years ago. This information is most likely stored in his __________ memory.

Accepted Answer

A)   iconic
B)   episodic
C)   semantic
D)   short-term

Question 10

If a person wants to increase the capacity of short-term memory, more items can be held through the process of __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   chunking
B)   decoding
C)   rote rehearsal
D)   data compression

Question 11

Short-term memory is where information is held before conscious use of the material and is unlimited in capacity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The type of long-term memory that stores specific information that has personal meaning is called __________ memory.

Accepted Answer

A)   emotional
B)   episodic
C)   semantic
D)   procedural

Question 13

When given a list of items to remember, people tend to do better at recalling the last items on the list. This is known as the __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   phi phenomenon
B)   chunking effect
C)   recency effect
D)   primacy effect

Question 14

Evidence suggests that nondeclarative memories are stored in which part of the brain?

Accepted Answer

A)   cerebellum
B)   prefrontal and temporal lobes of the cortex
C)   hippocampus
D)   amygdala

Question 15

What is the definition of memory?

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Question 16

A time machine provides you the opportunity to interview Sigmund Freud. During the interview, Freud admits that he never wanted to attend medical school. When you ask him how he made it through, he says, "I had eidetic imagery." What does he mean by that?

Accepted Answer

A)   He relied on the ability to associate odd images with material he needed to remember.
B)   He had a photographic memory, which helped him remember the material he had to learn.
C)   He was able to imagine how cells in a patient's body were acting when he prescribed drugs and, thus, he could adjust dosages.
D)   In order to remember the long list of diseases he would encounter, he created drawings that helped him remember.

Question 17

In the information-processing model of memory, the process of storage would be analogous to which part of a modern computer?

Accepted Answer

A)   a memory stick (or thumb drive) 
B)   a central processing unit
C)   a wireless mouse and keyboard
D)   a flat panel monitor

Question 18

Information gets from sensory memory to short-term memory through the process of __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   elaborative rehearsal
B)   maintenance rehearsal
C)   automatic encoding
D)   selective attention

Question 19

When given a list of items to remember, you are more likely to remember the items __________ of the list.

Accepted Answer

A)   at the beginning better than those in the middle or at the end
B)   in the middle better than those at the beginning or at the end
C)   at the end better than those in the middle or at the beginning
D)   at the beginning and at the end better than those in the middle

Question 20

A police officer is shot in a gun battle with bank robbers. Although emergency brain surgery saves his life, it leaves him unable to store new information. The officer's family is applying to the state for compensation for his injuries. When asked to provide a diagnosis of the difficulties he suffers, what will they write?

Accepted Answer

A)   proactive amnesia
B)   anterograde amnesia
C)   retrograde amnesia
D)   retroactive amnesia

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