Question 1

Godden and Baddeley found that if you study on land,you do better when tested on land,and if you study underwater,you do better when tested underwater.This finding is an example of_______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  memorability
B)  registered learning
C)  encoding specificity
D)  accessible decodingE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 2

Elaborative rehearsal is defined as the rote repetition of material in order to maintain its availability in memory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Information gets from sensory memory to short-term memory through the process of _________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  elaborative rehearsal
B)  maintenance rehearsal
C)  automatic encoding
D)  selective attentionE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 4

_____________ is retention of memory for some period of time.

Accepted Answer

A)  Encoding
B)  Storage
C)  Retrieval Incorrect: Retrieval is getting the information out of storage.
D)  EvaluationE) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 5

When asked to recall the date of John Kennedy's assassination,Peter draws a blank;however,when asked whether it was October 24,1962,November 22,1963,or February 1,1965,he correctly answers with the second of the choices.This example most clearly demonstrates the value of ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  state-dependent memory
B)  retrieval cues
C)  cross links in deep structure
D)  mnemonic devicesE) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 6

If one wanted to use the best method to get storage in long-term memory,one would use ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  maintenance rehearsal
B)  rote rehearsal
C)  elaborative rehearsal
D)  sleep learningE) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 7

What type of stimuli did Hermann Ebbinghaus use in his memory experiments?

Accepted Answer

A)  words
B)  numbers
C)  pictures
D)  nonsense syllablesE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 8

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A)  All memories are stored in one place in the brain.
B)  Memories are randomly distributed throughout the brain.
C)  Different parts of the brain are specialized for the storage of memories.
D)  Almost all memories are primarily stored in the brain stem.E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 9

In the game show Jeopardy! contestants are tested on general information.The type of memory used to answer these kinds of questions is _________.

Accepted Answer

A)  procedural
B)  semantic
C)  episodic
D)  workingE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 10

If memory were like the sea,we could say that ______ is long-term memory,______ are the specific memories,and _______ are retrieval cues.

Accepted Answer

A)  the sea;fish;hooks
B)  a boat;worms;fish
C)  a boat;hooks;worms
D)  an island;worms;fishing polesE) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 11

Malcolm,aged 35,is severely depressed.Because of this he is given electroconvulsive shock therapy.After treatment,he is sent home and does much better.However,his TV-watching behavior is strange.Malcolm thinks that last year's episodes of his favorite series are new.Malcolm is showing signs of ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  anterograde amnesia
B)  retrograde amnesia
C)  childhood amnesia
D)  senile dementiaE) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 12

Which type of long-term memory is most resistant to loss with Alzheimer's disease?

Accepted Answer

A)  procedural
B)  semantic
C)  episodic
D)  none of theseE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 13

Evidence suggests that procedural memories are stored in the cerebellum,whereas short-term memories are stored in the prefrontal and temporal lobes of the cortex.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which of the following examples represents the shallowest processing as described by the levels-of-processing model of memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  recalling an object's function
B)  attending to the sound of a word
C)  thinking about the meaning of a word
D)  recalling that an object was rectangularE) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 15

Memory trace decay theory can explain forgetting from sensory memory and short-term memory but does not adequately explain forgetting from long-term memory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

A time machine provides you the opportunity to interview Sigmund Freud.During the interview,Freud admits that he never wanted to attend medical school.When you ask him how he made it through,he says,"I had eidetic imagery." What does he mean by that?

Accepted Answer

A)  He relied on the ability to associate odd images with material he needed to remember.
B)  He had a photographic memory,which helped him remember the material he had to learn.
C)  He was able to imagine how cells in a patient's body were acting when he prescribed drugs and,thus,he could adjust dosages.
D)  In order to remember the long list of diseases he would encounter,he created drawings that helped him remember.E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 17

When a person's ____________is damaged or removed,anterograde amnesia,or the inability to form new memories,results.

Accepted Answer

A)  hippocampus
B)  prefrontal lobe
C)  amygdala
D)  cerebellumE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 18

Which model of memory is most similar in conceptualization to the way computers function?

Accepted Answer

A)  Craik and Lockhart's model
B)  extinction
C)  information-processing model
D)  parallel distributed processing modelE) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 19

Memory trace decay theory assumes the presence of a physical memory trace that decays with disuse over time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which of the following statements is true about retrieval?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is a process that allows an extinguished CR to recover.
B)  It is a process of getting stored memories back out into consciousness.
C)  It is a process of getting information from the sensory receptors to the brain.
D)  It is the reason that conditioned taste aversions last so long.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Exam 5: A: Memory

What type of stimuli did Hermann Ebbinghaus use in his memory experiments?

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In the game show Jeopardy! contestants are tested on general information.The type of memory used to answer these kinds of questions is _________.

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Elaborative rehearsal is defined as the rote repetition of material in order to maintain its availability in memory.

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Information gets from sensory memory to short-term memory through the process of _________________.

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Evidence suggests that procedural memories are stored in the cerebellum,whereas short-term memories are stored in the prefrontal and temporal lobes of the cortex.

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When a person's ____________is damaged or removed,anterograde amnesia,or the inability to form new memories,results.

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If memory were like the sea,we could say that is long-term memory, are the specific memories,and ___ are retrieval cues.

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_____________ is retention of memory for some period of time.

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If one wanted to use the best method to get storage in long-term memory,one would use ______________.

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Which type of long-term memory is most resistant to loss with Alzheimer's disease?

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When asked to recall the date of John Kennedy's assassination,Peter draws a blank;however,when asked whether it was October 24,1962,November 22,1963,or February 1,1965,he correctly answers with the second of the choices.This example most clearly demonstrates the value of ______.

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Memory trace decay theory can explain forgetting from sensory memory and short-term memory but does not adequately explain forgetting from long-term memory.

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Which of the following statements is true about retrieval?

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Godden and Baddeley found that if you study on land,you do better when tested on land,and if you study underwater,you do better when tested underwater.This finding is an example of_______________.

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A time machine provides you the opportunity to interview Sigmund Freud.During the interview,Freud admits that he never wanted to attend medical school.When you ask him how he made it through,he says,"I had eidetic imagery." What does he mean by that?

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Which model of memory is most similar in conceptualization to the way computers function?

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Which of the following statements is TRUE?

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Which of the following examples represents the shallowest processing as described by the levels-of-processing model of memory?

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Memory trace decay theory assumes the presence of a physical memory trace that decays with disuse over time.

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Exam 5: A: Memory

What type of stimuli did Hermann Ebbinghaus use in his memory experiments?

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In the game show Jeopardy! contestants are tested on general information.The type of memory used to answer these kinds of questions is _________.

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Elaborative rehearsal is defined as the rote repetition of material in order to maintain its availability in memory.

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Information gets from sensory memory to short-term memory through the process of _________________.

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Evidence suggests that procedural memories are stored in the cerebellum,whereas short-term memories are stored in the prefrontal and temporal lobes of the cortex.

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When a person's ____________is damaged or removed,anterograde amnesia,or the inability to form new memories,results.

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If memory were like the sea,we could say that ______ is long-term memory,______ are the specific memories,and _______ are retrieval cues.

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_____________ is retention of memory for some period of time.

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If one wanted to use the best method to get storage in long-term memory,one would use ______________.

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Which type of long-term memory is most resistant to loss with Alzheimer's disease?

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When asked to recall the date of John Kennedy's assassination,Peter draws a blank;however,when asked whether it was October 24,1962,November 22,1963,or February 1,1965,he correctly answers with the second of the choices.This example most clearly demonstrates the value of ______.

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Memory trace decay theory can explain forgetting from sensory memory and short-term memory but does not adequately explain forgetting from long-term memory.

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Which of the following statements is true about retrieval?

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Godden and Baddeley found that if you study on land,you do better when tested on land,and if you study underwater,you do better when tested underwater.This finding is an example of_______________.

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A time machine provides you the opportunity to interview Sigmund Freud.During the interview,Freud admits that he never wanted to attend medical school.When you ask him how he made it through,he says,"I had eidetic imagery." What does he mean by that?

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Which model of memory is most similar in conceptualization to the way computers function?

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Which of the following statements is TRUE?

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Which of the following examples represents the shallowest processing as described by the levels-of-processing model of memory?

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Memory trace decay theory assumes the presence of a physical memory trace that decays with disuse over time.

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