Question 1

The more information you learn, the easier it becomes

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A)  to add new information to memory.
B)  to forget previously learned information.
C)  for interference and retrieval failure to occur.
D)  for a person to develop Alzheimer's disease or other forms of dementia.E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 2

Regarding the use of hypnosis as an aid to memory, which of the following statements is FALSE?

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A)  Eighty percent of the new memories produced by hypnotized subjects in one classic experiment were incorrect.
B)  Even when a memory is completely false, the hypnotized person's confidence in this memory can be unshakable.
C)  Hypnotized persons rarely incorporate additional information into their memories as the result of misleading or suggestive questioning while under hypnosis.
D)  In the absence of corroborating evidence, there is no sure way to tell which memories gained through hypnosis are false and which are true.E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 3

Which memory stage are we largely unaware of but which holds information just long enough for it to be moved to the second memory stage?

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A)  short-term memory
B)  procedural memory
C)  sensory memory
D)  episodic memoryE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 4

Twenty years after graduating, a subject is able to correctly "pick out" photographs of students she attended high school with from a larger group of strangers. To do so she has used

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A)  recall.
B)  recognition.
C)  eidetic imagery.
D)  reminiscence.E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 5

According to research, which of the following would improve attention and consolidation and produce more learning?

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A)  one intensive 20-minute session using maintenance rehearsal
B)  one 60-minute continuous study session
C)  three 20-minute sessions with rest periods in-between
D)  each type of study session would produce equivalent amounts of learningE) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

Question 6

Describe the two main types of long-term memories and the two subdivisions of one memory type. Then, identify which type of memory each of the following experiences would produce: (a)playing a guitar, (b)knowing the names of ten famous guitarists, and (c)the time you toured the Gibson Guitar Plant in Memphis.

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Question 7

Memories currently stored in memory would be considered

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A)  available.
B)  accessible.
C)  procedural.
D)  redintegrated.E) B) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 8

Regarding the use of mnemonics to remember the information in one's college studies, which of the following statements is FALSE?

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A)  Words are generally easier to remember than visual pictures and images.
B)  Acrostics are more effective if you make up your own than using ones suggested by others.
C)  Bizarre images make stored information more distinctive and easier to retrieve, but mainly help to improve immediate memory.
D)  College students who used exaggerated mental associations to remember the names of unfamiliar terms outperformed students who just used rote memory.E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 9

Which of the following is the mechanism by which an affected brain cell responds more strongly to messages from other cells and leads to the formation of lasting memories?

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A)  redintegration
B)  long-term potentiation
C)  constructive processing
D)  engram inductionE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 10

If Erica uses elaborative processing to study the concept of reinforcement,

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A)  she will be less likely to understand this concept thoroughly.
B)  her memory network for this concept will likely be sparse and weak.
C)  her memory network for this concept will likely be complex and detailed.
D)  she will be less likely to retrieve the definition of reinforcement.E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 11

Organizing information into larger units as a way of improving the efficiency of short-term memory is called

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A)  chunking.
B)  redintegration.
C)  consolidation.
D)  latent symbolization.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 12

Regarding how a memory is stored, the three stages of memory IN ORDER are

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A)  short-term memory, sensory memory, long-term memory.
B)  eidetic memory, sensory memory, long-term memory.
C)  sensory memory, short-term memory, long-term memory.
D)  short-term memory, working memory, long-term memory.E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 13

According to research conducted by Herman Ebbinghaus, forgetting is rapid at first and is then followed by a slow decline.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Remembering your first date involves __________ memory.

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A)  skill
B)  procedural
C)  semantic
D)  episodicE) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 15

Basic conditioned responses and learned skills, such as typing or driving, are considered __________ memories.

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A)  episodic
B)  semantic
C)  procedural
D)  redintegrativeE) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 16

Which of the following are stimuli often present during the encoding of a memory and can aid one's recall of the memory?

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A)  retrieval cues
B)  memory icons
C)  consolidators
D)  serial positionsE) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

Question 17

To help police detectives, Geiselman and Fisher created a technique for jogging the memory of eyewitnesses called the

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A)  cognitive interview.
B)  progressive part method.
C)  retroactive priming procedure.
D)  proactive consolidation procedure.E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 18

Which of the following processes is like writing your name in wet concrete, that is, once the concrete is set, the information (your name) is fairly lasting, but while it is setting, it can be wiped out (amnesia) or scribbled over (interference) ?

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A)  memory localization
B)  consolidation
C)  mnemonic processing
D)  primingE) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 19

In Penfield's research, memories elicited by the electrical stimulation of the brain suggested that

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A)  some brain areas when activated could produce vivid memories of long-forgotten events.
B)  only recent memories could be electrically triggered.
C)  memories could be implanted and manipulated using this electrical stimulation.
D)  long-term memory disruption was caused by this procedure.E) A) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 20

You are taking a discussion test in history class and are having trouble remembering important aspects of the topics you have been asked to describe. One method that may help you involves writing down everything you can remember about these topics, even trivia; recalling the events in different orders and from different points of view; and mentally trying to re-live hearing the teacher's lecture. This method is similar to which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  eidetic imagery
B)  the cognitive interview
C)  the whole learning approach
D)  maintenance rehearsalE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Exam 7: Memory

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Organizing information into larger units as a way of improving the efficiency of short-term memory is called

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