Question 1

Hebb's idea of long-term potentiation, which provides a physiological mechanism for the long-term storage of memories, includes the idea of

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A)   an increase in the size of cell bodies of neurons.
B)   enhanced firing in the neurons.
C)   larger electrical impulses in the synapse.
D)   the growth of new dendrites in neurons.

Question 2

According to levels of processing theory, deep processing results in better memory.However, studies have shown that shallow processing can result in better memory when the individual encodes _____ and is tested _____.

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A)   semantically; auditorially
B)   auditorially; auditorially
C)   auditorially; semantically
D)   semantically; visually

Question 3

According to your text, imagery enhances memory because

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A)   research shows people like pictures better than words, so there is an enhanced emotional response.
B)   the brain processes images more easily than the meanings of words.
C)   imagery can be used to create connections between items to be remembered.
D)   pictures fit better with our basic instincts because children learn pictures before reading words.

Question 4

Memory performance is enhanced if the type of task at encoding matches the type of task at retrieval.This is called

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A)   transfer-appropriate processing.
B)   episodic-based processing.
C)   elaborative rehearsal.
D)   personal semantic memory.

Question 5

According to the multiple trace hypothesis, the hippocampus is involved in retrieval of

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A)   remote, episodic memories.
B)   remote, semantic memories.
C)   remote procedural memories.
D)   state-dependent memories.

Question 6

Mantyla's "banana / yellow, bunches, edible" experiment demonstrates that, for best memory performance, retrieval cues should be created

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A)   by agreement among many people, thus providing proof they are effective.
B)   by a memory expert who understands what makes cues effective.
C)   using visual images.
D)   by the person whose memory will be tested.

Question 7

Your text makes the statement that "memories are stored at the synapses." Develop a discussion to explain the evidence that learning and memory are represented in the brain by physiological changes at the neuronal level.

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Question 8

Which of the following scenarios best illustrates how effective or ineffective maintenance rehearsal is in transferring information into LTM?

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A)   Lilia recalls her grandmother's house where she grew up, even though she hasn't been there for 22 years.
B)   Ben learned his martial arts moves by making up "short stories" and mental images to describe each movement.
C)   Renee starred in the lead role of her high school play a few years ago. Although she helped write the play and based her character on her own life, she cannot remember many of the actual lines of dialogue anymore.
D)   Serena's keys were stolen from her purse. She cannot give a detailed description of her keychain to the police, even though she used it every day for three years.

Question 9

Jeannie loves to dance, having taken ballet for many years.She is now learning salsa dancing.Although the movements are very different from the dances she is familiar with, she has found a successful memory strategy of linking the new dance information to her previous experiences as a dancer and to her own affection for dance.This strategy suggests reliance on

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A)   the self-reference effect.
B)   a mass practice effect.
C)   the integrative experience effect.
D)   semantic memory.

Question 10

Graded amnesia occurs because

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A)   remote memories are more fragile than recent memories.
B)   recent memories are more fragile than remote memories.
C)   emotional memories are more fragile than nonemotional memories.
D)   nonemotional memories are more fragile than emotional memories.

Question 11

Which statement below is most closely associated with levels of processing theory?

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A)   Information enters memory by passing through a number of levels, beginning with sensory memory, then short-term memory, then long-term memory.
B)   Events that are repeated enough can influence our behavior, even after we have forgotten the original events.
C)   Deep processing takes longer than shallow processing and results in better processing.
D)   People who were sad when they studied did better when they were sad during testing.

Question 12

Students, beware! Research shows that _____ does not improve reading comprehension because it does not encourage elaborative processing of the material.

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A)   organization
B)   highlighting
C)   making up questions about the material
D)   feedback

Question 13

Mantyla's "banana / yellow, bunches, edible" experiment employed three conditions (or groups of participants)where the conditions yielded quite different results.Describe the three conditions as well as the results of each.What do these results predict about students studying from their own notebooks vs.studying from notes borrowed from a classmate?

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Question 14

According to the levels of processing theory, memory durability depends on how information is

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A)   encoded.
B)   stored.
C)   retrieved.
D)   all of the above

Question 15

How would you describe the relationship between elaborative rehearsal and maintenance rehearsal in terms of establishing long-term memories?

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A)   Elaborative is more effective than maintenance.
B)   Maintenance is more effective than elaborative.
C)   Both are equally effective in all learning circumstances.
D)   Each one is sometimes more effective, depending on the learning circumstances.

Question 16

According to memory research, studying is most effective if study sessions are

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A)   short but all on a single day.
B)   long and all on a single day.
C)   short and across several days.
D)   long and across several days.

Question 17

Recent research on memory, based largely on fear conditioning in rats, indicates that

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A)   fear conditioning is the most effective kind of conditioning for forming durable memories.
B)   memories are not susceptible to disruption once consolidation has occurred.
C)   when a memory is reactivated, it becomes fragile, just as it was immediately after it was formed.
D)   memory consolidation does not occur when animals are afraid of a stimulus.

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