Question 1

_____ occurs when new information impairs the retention of previously learned information.

Accepted Answer

A)  Retroactive interference
B)  Proactive interference
C)  Retrograde amnesia
D)  Anterograde amnesiaE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 2

Which of the following researchers is known for identifying the capacity of short-term memory as "seven plus or minus two" items? ​

Accepted Answer

A)  Richard Atkinson
B)  Hermann Ebbinghaus ​
C)  George Miller ​
D)  George Sperling ​E) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 3

You meet a man at a party and carefully store his name along with an image of his face. The next day, he calls you on the phone, but you can't remember his name. According to the encoding specificity principle, this is because ​

Accepted Answer

A)  the sound of his voice is an inappropriate retrieval cue.
B)  you never paid attention to his name in the first place. ​
C)  the name is no longer in your long-term memory. ​
D)  the name is in your sensory store only. ​E) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 4

Research on hypnosis MOST clearly demonstrates that hypnosis leads subjects to report

Accepted Answer

A)  more correct information.
B)  more incorrect information.
C)  less confidence in their memories.
D)  accurate past-life events.E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 5

MacMillan and colleagues (1997)  surveyed a random sample of almost 10,000 adults and found that approximately ______ of women reported having been victims of sexual abuse during childhood. ​

Accepted Answer

A)  7%
B)  13%
C)  25%
D)  66%E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 6

Loftus's work on eyewitness testimony has clearly demonstrated that ​

Accepted Answer

A)  memory errors come mostly from erroneous original encoding.
B)  most memory errors are constructive. ​
C)  information given after an event can alter a person's memory of the event. ​
D)  most memory errors are simply omissions of details of the event. ​E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 7

According to the notion of semantic networks, which of the following pairs of words should be linked MOST closely?

Accepted Answer

A)  car-nose
B)  boat-goat
C)  fill-feed
D)  tree-birdE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 8

Compare and evaluate decay theory and interference theory as explanations of forgetting. ​

Accepted Answer

Decay theory maintains that memory trace...

Question 9

Allen was recently traded to a new basketball team, and he is having a hard time remembering all the new plays because he keeps using the plays from his former team. Allen's problems illustrate the effects of ​

Accepted Answer

A)  retroactive interference.
B)  state-dependent forgetting. ​
C)  proactive interference. ​
D)  memory reconstruction.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 10

Sensory memory, short-term memory, and long-term memory comprise the three components of

Accepted Answer

A)  memory.
B)  encoding.
C)  retrieval.
D)  storage.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 11

Freud's concept of repression involves a specific type of ​

Accepted Answer

A)  retrieval failure.
B)  ineffective encoding. ​
C)  interference. ​
D)  decay. ​E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 12

The profound anterograde amnesia that H. M. experienced after undergoing surgery to control his epilepsy suggests that ​

Accepted Answer

A)  the prefrontal lobes are the storage area for most long-term memories.
B)  the hippocampal complex plays a key role in the consolidation of long-term memories. ​
C)  the cortex houses exact recordings of past experiences and events. ​
D)  long-term memories are processed and stored in the cerebellum. ​E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 13

Which of the following terms includes all of the others?

Accepted Answer

A)  Semantic memory
B)  Episodic memory
C)  Long-term memory
D)  Procedural memoryE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 14

Sabrina forms an image of her dog wearing a formal dress and foaming at the mouth. She is hoping that this interactive image will help her remember to pick up dog food, her dry cleaning, and shaving cream for her son. Sabrina's strategy illustrates the use of ​

Accepted Answer

A)  the method of loci.
B)  passive encoding. ​
C)  the link method. ​
D)  structural encoding. ​E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 15

Which of the following statements BEST reflects the current view of the repressed memories controversy? ​

Accepted Answer

A)  It seems likely that most cases of recovered memories are authentic.
B)  It appears that many therapists are deliberately creating false memories in their patients. ​
C)  Recovered memories of childhood abuse can be summarily dismissed. ​
D)  We should be extremely careful about accepting recovered memories of abuse in the absence of convincing corroboration. ​E) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 16

Isabella spent one hour studying American History prior to 1800 and then spent one hour studying European History prior to 1800. Victor spent one hour studying American History prior to 1800 and then spent one hour studying calculus. In this example, it is likely that ​

Accepted Answer

A)  Victor will have better recall of events in early American History.
B)  Isabella will have better recall of events in early American History. ​
C)  both students will have equivalent recall of events in early American History. ​
D)  neither student will have good recall of the material studied during the second hour. ​E) B) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 17

Briefly explain the role of sensory memory.

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Sensory memory is basically information ...

Question 18

Describe the levels-of-processing theory outlined by Craik and Lockhart and the kinds of memory codes.

Accepted Answer

Craik and Lockhart proposed that incomin...

Question 19

The shallowest level of processing of verbal information is _____ encoding.

Accepted Answer

A)  structural
B)  semantic
C)  verbal
D)  phonemicE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 20

It is beneficial when you take the time to develop a mnemonic device such as an acronym or acrostic to help you remember information because it causes you to

Accepted Answer

A)  engage in a deeper level of processing.
B)  activate declarative memory.
C)  block out interference.
D)  avoid false memories.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Exam 7: Human Memory

You meet a man at a party and carefully store his name along with an image of his face. The next day, he calls you on the phone, but you can't remember his name. According to the encoding specificity principle, this is because ​

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MacMillan and colleagues (1997) surveyed a random sample of almost 10,000 adults and found that approximately ______ of women reported having been victims of sexual abuse during childhood. ​

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Which of the following researchers is known for identifying the capacity of short-term memory as "seven plus or minus two" items? ​

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It is beneficial when you take the time to develop a mnemonic device such as an acronym or acrostic to help you remember information because it causes you to

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Which of the following statements BEST reflects the current view of the repressed memories controversy? ​

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Isabella spent one hour studying American History prior to 1800 and then spent one hour studying European History prior to 1800. Victor spent one hour studying American History prior to 1800 and then spent one hour studying calculus. In this example, it is likely that ​

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Freud's concept of repression involves a specific type of ​

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Sensory memory, short-term memory, and long-term memory comprise the three components of

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According to the notion of semantic networks, which of the following pairs of words should be linked MOST closely?

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Which of the following terms includes all of the others?

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Allen was recently traded to a new basketball team, and he is having a hard time remembering all the new plays because he keeps using the plays from his former team. Allen's problems illustrate the effects of ​

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Loftus's work on eyewitness testimony has clearly demonstrated that ​

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Research on hypnosis MOST clearly demonstrates that hypnosis leads subjects to report

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Compare and evaluate decay theory and interference theory as explanations of forgetting. ​

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The profound anterograde amnesia that H. M. experienced after undergoing surgery to control his epilepsy suggests that ​

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Describe the levels-of-processing theory outlined by Craik and Lockhart and the kinds of memory codes.

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Briefly explain the role of sensory memory.

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