Question 1

When studying recall of visual information, the serial position curves for younger and older subjects would most likely be ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   different for items placed in memory both first and last
B)   very similar
C)   different for items placed in memory last
D)   different for items placed in memory first

Question 2

Retrieval is the process of ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   determining the appropriate strategy for long-term storage of memories
B)   "tagging" memories as they move from short-term memory to long-term memory
C)   transferring short-term memories into long-term memories and converting them into semantic form
D)   sending a probe or cue into long-term memory in search of a memory trace

Question 3

Maintenance rehearsal describes the ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   process of creating a mental image of something in order to remember it
B)   attempt to remember something by repeating it over and over
C)   attempt to keep memory skills strong by engaging in simple memory tests
D)   process of keeping something in memory by changing its form or structure

Question 4

Describe the H.M. case study and what it suggests about memory.

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One of the most famous cases of anterogr...

Question 5

A person who routinely forgets how he began a long sentence may be suffering from ____ amnesia

Accepted Answer

A)   anterograde
B)   posterior
C)   anterior
D)   retrograde

Question 6

When you tie your shoes, you are most likely making use of your ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   episodic memory
B)   implicit memory
C)   explicit memory
D)   semantic memory

Question 7

Name the parts of the brain that are most involved in the biological basis of memory and explain their role.

Accepted Answer

Hippocampus: Processes declara...

Question 8

Which statement is TRUE of long-term memory?

Accepted Answer

A)   Long-term memories are most often encoded in a semantic form.
B)   Long-term memories are stored randomly in the brainstem.
C)   All long-term memories are encoded only in semantic form.
D)   Although the capacity of long-term memory is large, it does fill up occasionally.

Question 9

According to the three-stages model of memory, the explanation for the primacy effect in the serial position curve is that ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   the last items are still in short-term memory
B)   the middle items are still in sensory memory
C)   both the first and the last items have been transferred to long-term memory
D)   the first items have been transferred to long-term memory

Question 10

Iconic memory is to ____ as echoic memory is to ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   short-term memory; long-term memory
B)   visual sensory memory; auditory sensory memory
C)   sensory memory; short-term memory
D)   auditory sensory memory; visual sensory memory

Question 11

If a new memory has made it to the short-term memory stage, it has definitely been ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   either seen or heard
B)   given at least a slight amount of attention
C)   given a great amount of rehearsal
D)   processed by the implicit memory system

Question 12

Dr. Rogers meets one of his students at a local shopping mall and he cannot recall her name. However, when he sees her in class the next Monday morning, he immediately recalls that her name is Juanita. Which theory of forgetting best explains Dr. Roger's memory lapse?

Accepted Answer

A)   Interference theory
B)   Decay theory
C)   Cue-dependent forgetting
D)   Repression

Question 13

Decay theory would have the hardest time dealing with any research finding suggesting that ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   recognition memory lasts longer than recall memory
B)   memories can last a very long time, even if they have not been accessed periodically
C)   both proactive and retroactive interference are equally likely to create problems for memory retrieval
D)   explicit memories are more easily forgotten than implicit memories

Question 14

The fact that elaborative rehearsal is a more effective means of transferring information from short-term memory to long-term memory is consistent with the ____ model of memory.

Accepted Answer

A)   levels-of-processing
B)   reconstruction
C)   pyramid
D)   reciprocal determinism

Question 15

Describe the capacity and duration of each stage of memory in the three-stages model.

Accepted Answer

In sensory memory, information that come...

Question 16

Research on concussions in high school athletes found that ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   girls had a higher rate of concussions overall compared to boys
B)   damage from three or fewer concussions was fairly minimal
C)   boys who played football had the highest rate of concussions
D)   the rate of concussions per year is declining

Question 17

Billy was in a car accident that damaged his hippocampus. Which of the following will likely NOT be true for Billy?

Accepted Answer

A)   His explicit memory will be affected.
B)   His ability to use implicit memory will suffer.
C)   He will still be able to learn new skills.
D)   He will be unable to store new long-term declarative memories.

Question 18

If you witness a very traumatic accident and experience a surge of stress hormones in your brain, these hormones will probably ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   decrease your ability to retain information in sensory memory
B)   block the formation of accurate memories for events occurring immediately before the accident
C)   reduce your short-term memory capacity for a brief time after the accident has occurred
D)   increase the likelihood that memory will contain elements that did not actually occur

Question 19

If you use maintenance rehearsal to prepare for your next test in psychology, you will likely ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   not do well on the questions that are based on facts and information, but do well on the questions based on concepts
B)   do quite well
C)   not do well
D)   do well if the test is next week, but not well if the test is sometime after that

Question 20

Older adults appear to compensate for poorer recency memory by becoming more strategic in their ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   memory processing
B)   attention
C)   sensory cues
D)   retrieval methods

Exam 7: Memory

If a new memory has made it to the short-term memory stage, it has definitely been ____.

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If you use maintenance rehearsal to prepare for your next test in psychology, you will likely ____.

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According to the three-stages model of memory, the explanation for the primacy effect in the serial position curve is that ____.

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Name the parts of the brain that are most involved in the biological basis of memory and explain their role.

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The fact that elaborative rehearsal is a more effective means of transferring information from short-term memory to long-term memory is consistent with the ____ model of memory.

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When studying recall of visual information, the serial position curves for younger and older subjects would most likely be ____.

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Describe the capacity and duration of each stage of memory in the three-stages model.

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Decay theory would have the hardest time dealing with any research finding suggesting that ____.

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Research on concussions in high school athletes found that ____.

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If you witness a very traumatic accident and experience a surge of stress hormones in your brain, these hormones will probably ____.

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Retrieval is the process of ____.

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Older adults appear to compensate for poorer recency memory by becoming more strategic in their ____.

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A person who routinely forgets how he began a long sentence may be suffering from ____ amnesia

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Dr. Rogers meets one of his students at a local shopping mall and he cannot recall her name. However, when he sees her in class the next Monday morning, he immediately recalls that her name is Juanita. Which theory of forgetting best explains Dr. Roger's memory lapse?

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Describe the H.M. case study and what it suggests about memory.

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Billy was in a car accident that damaged his hippocampus. Which of the following will likely NOT be true for Billy?

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Which statement is TRUE of long-term memory?

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Maintenance rehearsal describes the ____.

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Iconic memory is to ____ as echoic memory is to ____.

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When you tie your shoes, you are most likely making use of your ____.

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