Question 1

Electrically stimulating the hippocampus affects long-term potentiation by

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A)   increasing it.
B)   decreasing it.
C)   having little or no effect on young animals.
D)   having little or no effect on older animals.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 2

As Morgan studies her psychology notes,she tries to use the new terms in several sentences and to form images that include the new information.Morgan is trying to knit which of the following into her memory code to help her retrieve this information when she needs it?

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A)   memory icons
B)   engrams
C)   memory cues
D)   cuing operantsE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 3

Using a memory aid,such as using the acronym HOMES to remember the names of the original Great Lakes,would be an example of

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A)   eidetic images.
B)   icons.
C)   mnemonics.
D)   mental images.E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 4

If you want to improve your memory,your best bet would be to

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A)   use herbs, such as Ginko.
B)   take large doses of Vitamin E.
C)   use learned strategies for encoding and retrieval.
D)   receive electroconvulsive shocks (ECS)  to improve long-term potentiation.E) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 5

Regarding the use of mnemonics to remember the information in this psychology chapter,which of the following statements is FALSE?

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A)   Turn information into mental pictures and make these images as vivid as possible.
B)   Bizarre images work best for confusing, complex information that you wish to retain for a long period of time.
C)   If some facts or ideas in a chapter seem to stay in your memory easily, associate other more difficult facts with them.
D)   If you encounter technical terms that have little or no immediate meaning for you, give them meaning, even if you have to stretch the term to do so.E) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 6

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?

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A)   eidetic imagery
B)   the cognitive interview
C)   the whole learning approach
D)   maintenance rehearsalE) C) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 7

You are on a game show and are asked to name the people shown on various U.S.currency.If you are like most people,you may not remember this information because you never learned it,a type of forgetting known as __________.

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Question 8

Underlining too much rather than too little in your textbook is an example of

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A)   poor rehearsal.
B)   poor selection.
C)   massed practice.
D)   overlearning.E) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 9

If a familiar word or image is used to link two other words or items,you are using the type of mnemonic known as the keyword method.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Cindy is a college freshman,taking psychology.She made a D on the first test covering three chapters; and she is trying to figure out what went wrong.She highlights in her book as the teacher lectures; and she got up at 5:00
a.m., skipped breakfast, and studied four hours before she went to her first class, which was history.Explain why her study methods are INEFFECTIVE and give Cindy some good study tips.

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Question 11

When Wilding and Valentine presented the participants in their study with memory tasks that prevented the use of learned strategies and techniques,

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A)   all of the participants were able to excel on these tasks at the same level as when they were able to use the learned strategies.
B)   all of the participants were able to memorize the task but at a lower level than when they were able to use the learned strategies.
C)   several of the participants were able to excel on these tasks.
D)   none of the participants were able to excel on these tasks.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 12

Information is initially converted into a form that can be retained,with this conversion part of the memory process being known as ___________.

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Question 13

A child is shown a picture,the picture is taken away,and the child is asked questions about minute details within the picture.The child is able to answer these questions because he tells you that he can look down at the white table and still see the picture.This child is probably using

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A)   mental images.
B)   eidetic images.
C)   flashbulb memories.
D)   mnemonic images.E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 14

Patterns of blood flow within the brain show that the front of the brain cortex is related more to __________ memories.

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

Question 15

Long-term potentiation refers to the process in which

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A)   the connections between brain cells grow stronger.
B)   new memories interfere with and prevent the retrieval of old memories.
C)   molecular engrams are formed in specific parts of the brain as skills are developed.
D)   memory traces are faded or weakened.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 16

Katie is having trouble learning Italian because she finds that having learned German earlier makes it more difficult for her to now learn Italian,which illustrates forgetting due to retroactive interference.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

To remember the definitions of the psychology terms he will have on his first exam,Noah repeats them over and over to himself for an hour,which illustrates the use of elaborative processing.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Regarding how your study schedule,sleeping,and eating affect memory,which of the following statements is FALSE?

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A)   Eating before a test tends to lower one's performance on memory tests.
B)   Drinking coffee will not hurt your test performance.
C)   Your study schedule should include ample breaks between subjects.
D)   Sleeping after studying reduces interference.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 19

The three processes involved in memory are maintenance,elaboration,and forgetting.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

When learning complex information that is quite lengthy,it is best to break the learning sessions into a series of short sessions.This memory strategy is called

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A)   whole learning.
B)   serial positioning.
C)   partial encoding.
D)   the progressive-part method.E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

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Information is initially converted into a form that can be retained,with this conversion part of the memory process being known as ___________.

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To remember the definitions of the psychology terms he will have on his first exam,Noah repeats them over and over to himself for an hour,which illustrates the use of elaborative processing.

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Patterns of blood flow within the brain show that the front of the brain cortex is related more to __________ memories.

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The three processes involved in memory are maintenance,elaboration,and forgetting.

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If a familiar word or image is used to link two other words or items,you are using the type of mnemonic known as the keyword method.

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You are on a game show and are asked to name the people shown on various U.S.currency.If you are like most people,you may not remember this information because you never learned it,a type of forgetting known as __________.

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