Question 1

Short-term memory receives information from _____ memory.

Accepted Answer

A)   sensory
B)   sensory and working
C)   long-term
D)   sensory and long-termE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 2

According to retrieval failure theory, memories stored in LTM are _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   never really forgotten (tip-of-the-tongue-phenomenon) 
B)   frequently inaccessible
C)   lost once they are transferred to the unconscious
D)   forgotten rather than repressedE) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 3

Varian is finding it hard to learn Greek in his first year of college because he took Latin in his last two years of high school. This is an example of _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   motivated forgetting
B)   proactive interference
C)   retroactive interference
D)   temporary amnesiaE) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 4

The three steps in memory processing are _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   encoding, storage, retrieval
B)   translations, maintenance, transmittal
C)   dictation, capturing, regurgitation
D)   encrypting, sensory retention, neural processingE) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 5

The memory subsystem that stores unconscious procedural skills, simple classically conditioned responses, and priming is called _____ memory.

Accepted Answer

A)   primary/unconscious
B)   explicit/declarative
C)   implicit/nondeclarative
D)   nonverbal unconsciousE) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 6

The two major systems of long-term memory are _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   explicit and declarative
B)   semantic and procedural
C)   implicit and nondeclarative
D)   explicit and implicitE) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 7

Describe the retrieval process, focusing on retrieval cues, recognition, recall, and priming, illustrating each with a personal example.

Accepted Answer

The retrieval process is the act of reca...

Question 8

In answering this question, the correct multiple-choice option may serve as a _____ for recalling accurate information from your long-term memory.

Accepted Answer

A)   specificity code
B)   priming pump
C)   retrieval cue
D)   flashbulb stimulusE) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 9

You need to buy ten grocery items: meat, poultry, raisins, soda, tomatoes, oranges, milk, cookies, apples, and tea. Illustrate how you would use each of the following mnemonic devices to remember this list: method of loci, outline organization and acronyms. .

Accepted Answer

Method of Loci: To use the method of loc...

Question 10

______ is (are)  important if one wants to learn and remember a great deal of information.

Accepted Answer

A)   Maintenance rehearsal
B)   Attention
C)   Organization and association
D)   PerceptionE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 11

Ralph fell through the floor of his tree house and found himself in the hospital. He has no memory of his hospital stay, which suggests he has developed _____ amnesia.

Accepted Answer

A)   retroactive
B)   proactive
C)   anterograde
D)   retrogradeE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 12

Hormones _____ memory.

Accepted Answer

A)   improve
B)   impair
C)   can either improve or impair
D)   are unrelated toE) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 13

When you blow dry your hair in the morning, you are using _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   priming
B)   procedural memory
C)   explicit memory
D)   episodic memoryE) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 14

This is an encoding technique linking new information to previously stored material in LTM.

Accepted Answer

A)   Elaborative rehearsal
B)   Shallow processing
C)   Maintenance rehearsal
D)   Hierarchical encodingE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 15

Cramming is another term for _____, which is an inefficient form of studying.

Accepted Answer

A)   serial studying
B)   buddy studying
C)   massed practice
D)   primingE) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 16

If you erroneously recall the reading the word "sleep" on a list of words like ""snooze, nap, rest, wake, doze," you are probably _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   suffering from the sleeper effect
B)   experiencing anterograde amnesia
C)   constructing a false memory
D)   experiencing early signs of Alzheimer"s diseaseE) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 17

Knowledge of facts and the relationships between them is called _____ memory, whereas knowledge of events is called _____ memory.

Accepted Answer

A)   informative; autobiographical
B)   factual; landmark
C)   semantic; episodic
D)   explicit; implicitE) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 18

Of the three memory stages, _____ has the greatest capacity and the longest duration.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 19

Your vivid memory of what you were doing when you learned about the attack on the World Trade Center is an example of _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   the encoding specificity principle
B)   long-term potentiation
C)   latent learning
D)   a flashbulb memoryE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 20

The immediate goal of elaborative rehearsal is to _____ new information.

Accepted Answer

A)   recall
B)   memorize
C)   understand
D)   recognizeE) All of the above
F) None of the above

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Knowledge of facts and the relationships between them is called _____ memory, whereas knowledge of events is called _____ memory.

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Ralph fell through the floor of his tree house and found himself in the hospital. He has no memory of his hospital stay, which suggests he has developed _____ amnesia.

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Hormones _____ memory.

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The memory subsystem that stores unconscious procedural skills, simple classically conditioned responses, and priming is called _____ memory.

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If you erroneously recall the reading the word "sleep" on a list of words like ""snooze, nap, rest, wake, doze," you are probably _____.

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When you blow dry your hair in the morning, you are using _____.

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The three steps in memory processing are _____.

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The immediate goal of elaborative rehearsal is to _____ new information.

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Your vivid memory of what you were doing when you learned about the attack on the World Trade Center is an example of _____.

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In answering this question, the correct multiple-choice option may serve as a _____ for recalling accurate information from your long-term memory.

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______ is (are) important if one wants to learn and remember a great deal of information.

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You need to buy ten grocery items: meat, poultry, raisins, soda, tomatoes, oranges, milk, cookies, apples, and tea. Illustrate how you would use each of the following mnemonic devices to remember this list: method of loci, outline organization and acronyms. .

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Varian is finding it hard to learn Greek in his first year of college because he took Latin in his last two years of high school. This is an example of _____.

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According to retrieval failure theory, memories stored in LTM are _____.

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The two major systems of long-term memory are _____.

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Short-term memory receives information from _____ memory.

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Of the three memory stages, _____ has the greatest capacity and the longest duration.

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Describe the retrieval process, focusing on retrieval cues, recognition, recall, and priming, illustrating each with a personal example.

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This is an encoding technique linking new information to previously stored material in LTM.

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Cramming is another term for _____, which is an inefficient form of studying.

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