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Question 41

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The use of acronyms to improve one's memory of unfamiliar material best illustrates the value of:

A) chunking.
B) the peg-word system.
C) distributed practice.
D) the self-reference effect.

E) All of the above
F) A) and C)

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Question 42

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During her evening Spanish language exam,Janica so easily remembers the French vocabulary she studied that morning that she finds it difficult to recall the Spanish vocabulary she rehearsed that afternoon.Her difficulty best illustrates:

A) the misinformation effect.
B) proactive interference.
C) source amnesia.
D) retroactive interference.

E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

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Question 43

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A process in which previously stored memories,when retrieved,are altered before being stored again is called:

The reports of children who are interviewed by officials regarding an alleged incident of sexual abuse are most likely to be unreliable if:

Memories for well-learned automatic skills such as how to tie your shoes are called ________ memories.

Which measure of memory retention assesses the ability to draw information out of storage and into conscious awareness?

After reading a newspaper report suggesting that drunken driving might have contributed to a recent auto accident,several people who actually witnessed the accident began to remember the driver involved as traveling more recklessly than was actually the case.This provides an example of

By activating the amygdala,stress hormones promote

When an eyewitness to an auto accident is asked to describe what happened,which measure of memory is being used?

Which of the following is believed to be the synaptic basis for learning and memory?

Mentally rehearsing the glossary definitions of unfamiliar terms in order to remember them for a later test illustrates:

Several months after watching a science fiction movie about spaceship travel and alien abductions,Steve began to remember that he had been abducted by aliens and personally subjected to many of the horrors portrayed in the movie.His mistaken recall best illustrates:

Because her memory trace has faded,Dr.Jordan remembers much less about the organic chemistry that she once learned well as a medical student.Her memory loss best illustrates

The use of mnemonics such as the peg-word system illustrates:

Many people can easily recall exactly what they were doing when they first learned of the death of a close friend or family member.This best illustrates ________ memory.

After Maya told her friend the 5-digit password to a protected website,her friend was able to remember it only long enough to type it into the password box.In this instance,the password was clearly stored in her friend's ________ memory.

We are more likely to remember the words "bicycle,cigarette,and fire" than the words "void,process,and inherent." This best illustrates the value of:

Exceptionally clear memories of emotionally significant events are called:

As a child,Megan devoted years learning how to read.As an adult,she effortlessly understands the sentences in a novel,which she reads at a pace of nearly 400 words per minute.Her adult reading speed best highlights the value of:

The inability to form new memories is called: