Question 1

A brain-injured patient who can still execute a perfect golf swing or a high dive but is unable to recall or relearn even the broad outlines of American history is exhibiting superior function in which type of memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  procedural memory
B)  semantic memory
C)  episodic memory
D)  fact memory

Question 2

_____ involves reorganizing or updating memories on the basis of logic, reasoning, or the addition of new information.

Accepted Answer

A)  Redintegration
B)  Constructive processing
C)  Eidetic imaging
D)  Consolidation

Question 3

Regarding long-term memories, which of the following statements is/are TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Gaps in one's memory are common.
B)  It is possible to believe that you remember things that never happened.
C)  As new long-term memories are stored, older memories are often updated, changed, lost, or revised.
D)  All of these statements are true.

Question 4

A(n)  _____ test is a common measure of attention and short-term memory.

Accepted Answer

A)  eidetic memory
B)  phonetic-space
C)  implicit memory
D)  digit-span

Question 5

Recall, recognition, and relearning are three commonly used

Accepted Answer

A)  memory tasks.
B)  mnemonic devices.
C)  types of rehearsal.
D)  states of forgetting.

Question 6

The key idea in redintegration is that

Accepted Answer

A)  one memory serves as a cue to trigger another.
B)  recoding and chunking are required for information to be stored in LTM.
C)  more recent memories are easier to retrieve than long past memories.
D)  more errors in remembering occur on the middle items in an ordered list.

Question 7

The three stages of memory include all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  short-term memory.
B)  eidetic memory.
C)  sensory memory.
D)  long-term memory.

Question 8

In a study of memory, students who could not remember words like "sextant" or "sampan" could often guess the first letter and number of syllables.This demonstrates

Accepted Answer

A)  eidetic imagery.
B)  redintegration.
C)  repression.
D)  the tip-of-the-tongue state.

Question 9

_____ refers to the pattern of associations among items of information.

Accepted Answer

A)  Memory structure
B)  Eidetic imagery
C)  Priming
D)  Internal imaging

Question 10

Regarding the evaluation of memory, which of the following statements is/are TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Partial memories are common.
B)  Whether you have "remembered" depends on how you were tested.
C)  The feeling that a memory is available but not quite retrievable is known as the tip-of-the-tongue (TOT)  state.
D)  All of these statements are true.

Question 11

Although sensory memory is involved every time we store information, we are more likely to notice _____ in carrying out our everyday chores.

Accepted Answer

A)  STM and LTM
B)  chunking and constructive processing
C)  eidetic and flashbulb memories
D)  procedural and eidetic memories

Question 12

Which of the following would be an example of short-term memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  remembering the letters of the alphabet
B)  looking up a phone number and remembering it while you dial
C)  remembering your name
D)  remembering how to ride a bicycle

Question 13

George Miller's "magic number" _____ represents the average number of "bits" of information that short-term memory can usually handle.

Accepted Answer

A)  three
B)  six
C)  seven
D)  nine

Question 14

The role that culture plays in memory is illustrated by

Accepted Answer

A)  the tendency for the personal memories of Americans to be about individual "self."
B)  the tendency for the personal memories of the Chinese to be about family and other group interactions.
C)  the ability of the Maasai of East Africa to store detailed information about cattle better than the average American.
D)  all of these.

Question 15

You have found that it is easier for you to remember cell phone numbers and code them into your cell phone if you use _____ and divide the number in two-and three-digit numbers, such as "48" or "865" rather than single digits that you often reverse.

Accepted Answer

A)  maintenance rehearsal
B)  the key number system
C)  the method of loci
D)  chunking

Question 16

Essay questions tend to be more difficult than multiple choice because with an essay question,

Accepted Answer

A)  there are more cues to stimulate memory.
B)  recall is required rather than recognition.
C)  there is more proactive inhibition.
D)  there is retroactive encoding failure.

Question 17

Pseudo-memories are

Accepted Answer

A)  those memories recalled after amnesia.
B)  false memories resulting from constructive processing.
C)  delusions associated with mental illness.
D)  short-term memories.

Question 18

The first stage of memory, which holds an exact record of incoming information for a few seconds or less is called

Accepted Answer

A)  short-term memory.
B)  working memory.
C)  sensory memory.
D)  engram memory.

Question 19

Selective attention determines what information moves from _____ to short-term memory.

Accepted Answer

A)  working memory
B)  sensory memory
C)  implicit memory
D)  eidetic memory

Question 20

You are watching a popular TV game show; and one of the contestants is about to solve the puzzle.You can tell by the look on his face and by the tone of his voice that he will give the right answer.You were observing the contestant's

Accepted Answer

A)  tip-of-tongue state.
B)  feeling of knowing.
C)  constructive processing.
D)  redintegration.

Exam 8: Extension A: Memory

In a study of memory, students who could not remember words like "sextant" or "sampan" could often guess the first letter and number of syllables.This demonstrates

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George Miller's "magic number" _____ represents the average number of "bits" of information that short-term memory can usually handle.

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_____ refers to the pattern of associations among items of information.

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Although sensory memory is involved every time we store information, we are more likely to notice _____ in carrying out our everyday chores.

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_____ involves reorganizing or updating memories on the basis of logic, reasoning, or the addition of new information.

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Selective attention determines what information moves from _____ to short-term memory.

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Essay questions tend to be more difficult than multiple choice because with an essay question,

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Which of the following would be an example of short-term memory?

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A(n) _____ test is a common measure of attention and short-term memory.

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The role that culture plays in memory is illustrated by

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Regarding the evaluation of memory, which of the following statements is/are TRUE?

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Recall, recognition, and relearning are three commonly used

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You are watching a popular TV game show; and one of the contestants is about to solve the puzzle.You can tell by the look on his face and by the tone of his voice that he will give the right answer.You were observing the contestant's

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You have found that it is easier for you to remember cell phone numbers and code them into your cell phone if you use _____ and divide the number in two-and three-digit numbers, such as "48" or "865" rather than single digits that you often reverse.

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The first stage of memory, which holds an exact record of incoming information for a few seconds or less is called

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The three stages of memory include all of the following EXCEPT

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Pseudo-memories are

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The key idea in redintegration is that

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Regarding long-term memories, which of the following statements is/are TRUE?

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A brain-injured patient who can still execute a perfect golf swing or a high dive but is unable to recall or relearn even the broad outlines of American history is exhibiting superior function in which type of memory?

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