The tendency for prior learning to inhibit recall of later learning is called |
D |
Things that are heard are held as a brief __________ in the sensory register. |
A |
Twenty years after graduating, a subject is able to correctly identify photographs of students she attended high school with from a larger group of strangers. To do so she has used |
B |
Memories outside of conscious awareness are called |
D |
The image that persists for about one-half second after being seen is a(n) |
C |
Cue-dependent (or context dependent) theories of memory suggest that you would do best on your chemistry test if you could be tested |
A |
The part of the brain that functions as a "switching station" between the STM and LTM is the |
A |
The fact that a bodily state that exists during learning can be a strong cue for later memory is known as |
C |
__________ concentrates on the meaning of information you want to remember. |
B |
Criticism of recovered memories has centered on the fact that |
C |
Transforming incoming information into a usable form is the stage of memory called |
B |
Helen has a six-month "gap" in her memories of grade school. Her "gap" corresponds to the period immediately after her father’s death. Helen’s memory loss is most likely accounted for by |
B |
Memories of historical facts are to __________ memory, as memories of your breakfast this morning are to __________ memory. |
C |
The storage capacity of long-term memory is best described as |
D |
The definition of memory is that it is an active system that receives, organizes, and |
A |
Psychologists have concluded that long-term memories fall into the following two categories: |
B |
Decay theories of memory loss seem to be most appropriate for |
C |
Essay questions tend to be more difficult than multiple choice because with an essay question, |
B |
The first step in placing information into memory storage is |
C |
An intelligence test for adults frequently has a general knowledge section which tests for |
D |
The process of holding information in memory is referred to as |
C |
Recoding, chunking, and rehearsal are especially important for the improvement of |
A |
The improvement of memory to truly exceptional levels involves |
A |
Working memory is associated with which of the following? |
B |
__________ determines what information moves from sensory memory to short-term memory. |
B |
Students often assume that because they can answer all the study questions once, they have sufficiently prepared for a test. This mistaken attitude overlooks the importance of __________ for improving memory. |
A |
__________ refers to the fading of memory traces from short-term memory. |
B |
The major problem with using hypnosis in police work is |
C |
Eidetic imagery is found more often in |
A |
A mail clerk has to rearrange mailboxes in a student dormitory and for a few days has difficulty sorting the mail. This illustrates |
B |
__________ primarily keeps memories active in short-term memory. |
D |
Which of the following determines what information moves from sensory memory to short-term memory? |
D |
When students who go to graduate school have to brush up on a foreign language they learned before, they find it easier the second time around. This illustrates |
D |
Organizing information into larger units as a way of improving the efficiency of short-term memory is called |
A |
Which of the following is true of short-term memory? |
C |
Information is remembered without explicit cues or stimuli, often verbatim in |
A |
State dependent learning is a term which refers to the fact that |
A |
Remembering the first and last items of a list better than items in the middle is due to |
C |
Which of the following can help to create false memories? |
D |
Consolidation refers to the |
D |
Procedural memory would be affected by damage to the |
B |
Which of the following would be an example of short-term memory? |
B |
According to the interference theory of forgetting, |
B |
Which of the following is true of rehearsal of information? |
D |
The "magic number" __________ represents the average number of "bits" of information that short-term memory can usually handle. |
C |
__________ memory is that part of long-term memory containing factual information. |
C |
Evolutionary explanations for the efficiency of memory argue |
B |
The kind of memory that lasts for only a second or two is |
D |
When new learning disrupts the ability to recall past, stored information, __________ has been said to occur. |
D |
__________ is known for memorizing nonsense syllables and plotting a curve of forgetting. |
C |
Which term refers to the observation that we alter memories by filling in gaps or by adding new information? |
B |
When a person fills in gaps in memory with logic the process is called |
B |
"Flashbulb" memories, which are vivid, lasting images of events associated with personal tragedy, may be produced in part by |
A |
As new memories are formed, older memories are often __________. |
A |
The correct order for the three stages of memory is |
C |
Let’s say you have a friend, Harriet, who is having trouble memorizing information for an anatomy class. The simplest and most helpful thing you could do would be to explain __________ to her. |
A |
An area of the brain of particular importance for memory storage is the |
A |
The memory system used for relatively permanent storage of meaningful information is called __________ memory. |
C |
Often, memories appear to be available but not accessible, as in |
A |
The fact that many people don’t know which way Lincoln is facing on the penny is probably due to |
D |
Joan repeats a list of vocabulary words for the Spanish test to move them from her short-term to long-term memory. This repetition is called |
D |
Using a variety of __________ can open a pathway to memory. |
A |
An expert typist who cannot describe the exact location of letters on a typewriter keyboard is demonstrating the importance of |
A |
The Ebbinghaus curve of forgetting shows that forgetting is most rapid |
A |
The inability to recall events preceding an accident involving injuries to the head is called |
A |
Pseudo-memories are |
B |
Which of the following would be considered an episodic memory? |
C |
Rehearsal works best when |
B |
A memory that a person is aware of having, or a memory that is consciously retrieved, is called |
A |
Activating implicit memories by providing partial information that is linked with them is called |
A |
As shown by the curve of forgetting, memory loss occurs |
B |
Which of the following would be considered a semantic memory? |
B |
The word used to describe how information gets into the memory system is |
C |
In order for a memory to be useful, it must be |
D |
Your recollections about your last birthday are stored in your __________ memory. |
A |
If you witnessed a crime and were asked to pick out the criminal from a lineup, you would be doing what kind of memory task? |
D |
Information in long-term memory can be retained up to |
C |
__________ memory is that part of long-term memory made up of conditioned responses and learned skills. |
D |
Consciously forcing painful or anxiety-producing thoughts from memory is called |
C |
Eidetic memorizers’ long-term memory has proven to be |
D |
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 superior in |
A |
Interference theories of forgetting suggest that retention will be best when study is followed by |
A |
A multiple choice question (like this one) makes greatest use of which type of memory? |
B |
Chap 9 practice test 2
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