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Cory knows that the capital of Vermont is Montpelier, which is an example of a(n) _____ memory.


A) semantic
B) episodic
C) explicit
D) semantic and explicit

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Rhonda can't remember anything about the first several minutes immediately following a car crash in which she was injured. Rhonda is experiencing _____ amnesia.


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

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Distinguish between the encoding failure, decay, and interference theories of forgetting and provide an example of each.

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Encoding failure: This occurs because in...

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Which statement BEST captures the relationship between priming and a retrieval cue?


A) Priming is the unconscious awakening of memories based on retrieval cues.
B) Priming is conscious, whereas retrieval cues are unconscious.
C) Priming opposes the action of retrieval cues.
D) Priming is explicit, whereas retrieval cues are implicit.

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Memory competitors are usually smarter than other people.

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Which of the following expressions BEST reflects the capacity of short-term memory?


A) 1 or 2 items
B) 7, plus or minus 2 items
C) about a dozen items
D) unlimited

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Cissy looks up a number in the phone book, pushes the book away, and then dials the number. Why does she discourage any interruptions during this process?


A) Information lasts only 20-30 seconds in short-term memory.
B) Information lasts only 5-6 seconds in short-term memory.
C) Information can only last a minute or so in short-term memory.
D) Short-term memory can only hold one or two items.

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In a study examining the effect of deep processing on relearning, the dependent variable is likely a savings score.

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Before going home, Dr. Rosen tries to flesh out his patient notes. He can remember the first and last sessions of the day, but his memory of the middle ones is a bit fuzzy. Dr. Rosen is a victim of the _____ effect.


A) short-term memory
B) long-term memory
C) serial position
D) working memory

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Which statement describes a potential flaw of the information-processing model of memory?


A) Sensory memory may be an aspect of perception rather than one of memory.
B) No clear boundary may actually exist between short-term memory and long-term memory.
C) The model may be overly simplistic.
D) All these statements describe potential flaws of the information-processing model of memory.

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When Alicia texts while driving, she doubles her chances of a crash or near-crash.

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_____ devices are methods for improving memory.


A) Eidetic
B) Mnemonic
C) Rehearsal
D) Elaborative

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The 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center. Princess Diana's death. The Sandy Hook school massacre. People's vivid memories for the moment in which they learned of these events are called _____ memories.


A) snapshot
B) flashbulb
C) photocopy
D) thumbnail

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Which statement about the information processing model of memory is True?


A) Sensory memory is the last of the three stages in the model.
B) Short-term memory has the smallest capacity of the three stages.
C) The capacity of sensory memory is small.
D) Long-term memory has a limited capacity.

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Misleading information can dramatically shape one's memory for events.

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Amelia remarks that she needs to learn the text's section on the structures of the brain for an upcoming test. Brian responds that he couldn't remember the function of the hippocampus on a test the preceding day. Amelia is making reference to the memory process called _____. Brian is referring to the memory process called _____.


A) encoding; storage
B) retrieval; encoding
C) retrieval; storage
D) encoding; retrieval

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Which of the following sequences best reflects the order of stages in the information processing model of memory?


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

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Recognition tests provide fewer retrieval cues than do recall tests.

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At University A, students from all introductory psychology sections take their final examination all at once in a gymnasium. At University B, students from each introductory psychology section take the final exam in the same classroom they attended for lectures during the semester. All else being equal, students at University _____ should perform better, based on the _____.


A) A; encoding specificity principle
B) A; spacing effect
C) B; encoding specificity principle
D) B; spacing effect

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Dr. Fernald is conducting a memory experiment. One group of participants has to decide whether each of a list of words begins with the same letter as a target word; a second group has to determine whether each of a list of words rhymes with a target word; finally, a third group has to determine whether each of a list of words is a synonym or an antonym of a target word. Later, all participants are asked to recall the list words. According to the levels of processing framework, which group will perform the best and which group will perform the worst?


A) best - synonym/antonym group; worst - same letter group
B) best - same letter group; worst - synonym/antonym group
C) best - rhyme group; worst - same letter group
D) The theory suggests that the groups should perform equivalently.

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