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- 1. Multiple ChoiceAn example of an explicit memory would beRecalling how to ride a bikeJumping back in the shower when you hear a toilet flushReciting the names of the presidents in orderRemembering how to swim after many years
- 2. Multiple ChoiceExplicit memory is to ________ as implicit memory is to ________.Long Term; Short TermHippocampus ; CerebellumSkill Memory; Fact Memory
- 3. Multiple ChoiceSuperior memory for rap lyrics that include the most rhymes best illustrates the value of: =Sensory EncodingAcoustic EncodingSemantic EncodingVisual Imagery
- 4. Multiple ChoiceAfter looking up a phone number, Jim calls it, then forgets. The number was stored in hisShort-Term MemoryLong Term MemoryVisual MemoryEchoic Memory
- 5. Multiple ChoiceRephrasing a new definition in order to remember its meaning isEchoic EncodingSemantic EncodingVisual EncodingAuditory Encoding
- 6. Multiple ChoiceThe process of filing information into your memory is...ChunkingEncodingRetrievingPriming
- 7. Multiple ChoiceOur long-term memory capacity isIn direct correlation to our ageVaries greatly by genderEssentially limitlessIn direct correlation to our age
- 8. Multiple ChoiceA memory from our own personal life is aEchoic MemoryProspective MemoryEpisodic MemorySemantic Memory
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhat neurotransmitter has been linked to improved memory formation?SerotoninDopamineAcetylcholineNorepinephrine
- 10. Multiple ChoiceStress and the hormones it releases into our bloodstream...Disrupts memory formationCauses anterograde amnesiaIncreases the likelihood of the Misinformation EffectEnhances memory formation
- 11. Multiple ChoiceYour ability to recall sad events when you are feeling depressed is caused byDeja vuEchoic memoryMood Congruent MemoryFlashbulb memory
- 12. Multiple ChoiceThe next-in-line effect illustratesEndoding FailureRetrograde AmnesiaRetroactive InterferenceAutomatic Processing
- 13. Multiple ChoiceThis term is a limited capacitystore and preserves unrehearsed information for about 10-20 sec.Working MemoryLong Term MemoryRetrieval MemoryShort-Term Memory
- 14. Multiple ChoiceA clear memory of an emotionally significant moemnt or eventSensory MemoryInherit MemoryFlashbulb MemorySelf-Referent
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhich terms involves to forming anew memory code.EncodingretentionRecongitionRepression
- 16. Multiple Choice______ involves maintaing encoded information in memory over time.RecallAmnesiaStoragePotential
- 17. Multiple ChoiceSemantic encoding which emphasizes the meaning of verbal input is in what level of processing?ShallowMediumDeepImmediate
- 18. Multiple ChoiceThis part of the brain is crucial for consolidation of memories (amnesia)Prefrontal CortexHippocampusHypothalamusAmgydala
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhat is it called when new information impairsthe retention of previously learned information?RetentionRetroactive InterferenceProactiveinterferenceRetrieval Failure
- 20. Multiple ChoiceThe loss of memories for events that occurredprior to the onset of amnesia is calledAnterograde amnesiaAmnesiaLong-term potentiationShort-Term Potentiation
- 21. Multiple ChoiceWhat memory system is made up of chronological recollections of personal memory?DeclarativeEpisodicSemanticNondeclarative
- 22. Multiple ChoiceStimuli that are used to bring a memory to consciousness orrecover information.StorageRetrieval CuesEndodingAttention
- 23. Multiple Choicethe persistence of learning over timethrough the storage and retrieval of informationEncodingMemoryStorageRelearning
- 24. Multiple ChoiceThis is the form of encoding that encodes the least in our brainsAcousticVisualSemanticEchoic
- 25. Multiple ChoiceImmdeiate, initial recording of encoding info. Includes echoic and Iconic Memory.Short Term MemorySensory MemoryLong Term MemoryWorking Memory
- 26. Multiple ChoiceCalled nondeclarative memory, deals with motor skills, and our unconscious capacity of learningExpliciti MemoryImplicit MemoryEchoic MemoryIconic Memory
- 27. Multiple ChoiceThepersistence of learning over time through the storage and retrieval ofinformationMemoryRecallRecognitionRetrieval
- 28. Multiple ChoiceThe Activation, often unconsciously of particluar associations in memoryPrimingRecallSource AmnesiaExplicity Memory
- 29. Multiple ChoiceIve been here before feeling?RecallImplicit MemoryDeja VuRepression Submersion
- 30. Multiple ChoiceDisruptive efffect of prior learning on the recall of new information (Forward Acting)Retroactive InterferenceProactive InteractiveRepressionMisinformation Effect
- 31. Multiple ChoiceWhich one of the following statements is true of the retrieval failure theory?A. Forgetting is permanent and information that is forgotten is lost forever.B. Forgetting is not permanent and information may be retrieved once the right cue is presented.C. Retrieval failure occurs more commonly in older people as their neural pathways have decayed.D. Retrieval failure occurs equally in older people and younger people due to the serial position effect.
- 32. Multiple ChoiceLisa gets upset when she remembers her cat being run over by a car. Whenever her family talks about it, Lisa says ‘I don’t want to think about it’, and finds she is unable to remember many details of the event. This is an example ofA. repression.B. suppression.C. retrograde amnesia.D. anterograde amnesia.
- 33. Multiple ChoiceMikaela, a healthy adult female, is learning Italian for the first time. As she forms new memories of the Italian language, Mikaela is most likely to experience an increase inA. the size of her amygdala.B. gamma-amino butyric acid (GABA) levels.C. the number of neurons in her hippocampus.D. the number of neural connections in her temporal lobe.
- 34. Multiple ChoiceMadeleine was a lawyer who had a very big court case to prepare. Madeleine found it much easier to recall her opening address in court when she rehearsed it first in the empty courtroom. This is most likely due toA. elaborative rehearsal.B. state-dependent cues.C. context-dependent cues.D. the use of narrative chaining.
- 35. Multiple ChoiceJo experienced a head injury during a cycling accident. A witness to Jo’s accident is likely to recall events most accurately if theyA. return to the scene of the accident.B. are provided with leading questions.C. use a mnemonic device to remember the scene.D. are given the opportunity to ask Jo what happened.
- 36. Multiple ChoiceLast year, Zoe was taught by Mrs Hopper. This year, Mrs Hopper teaches Zoe’s sister, Pia, but she often calls Pia by Zoe’s name. This is known asA. retrograde amnesia.B. anterograde amnesia.C. proactive interference.D. retroactive interference.
- 37. Multiple ChoiceIf Anna learns the definition of episodic memory by remembering that it refers to episodes in her life, she is usingA. a mnemonic device.B. elaborative rehearsal.C. maintenance rehearsal.D. semantic network theory.
- 38. Multiple ChoiceAlzheimer’s disease is best explained byA. the decay theory.B. motivated forgetting.C. the interference theory.D. the retrieval failure theory.
- 39. Multiple ChoiceA forgetting curve indicates the amount of information that isA. lost in relation to the percentage of information that is learnt.B. retained in relation to the time since the information was learnt.C. retained in relation to the percentage of information that is learnt.D. lost in relation to the time since the information was consolidated in short-term memory.
- 40. Multiple ChoiceWhen Mia studied for a test the second time it only took her two hours instead of four. Mia calculated the savings score for her relearning as 50%. This savings score indicates that sheA. recalled 50% of the information from the previous year.B. relearned 50% of the information from the previous year.C. took 50% less time to study for the second test.D. could only remember the correct information for the second test 50% of the time.
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