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- 1. Multiple ChoiceThe tendency to immediately recall the first and last items in a list better than the middle items is known as the ___ effectserial positionmisinformationnext-in-linepriming
- 2. Multiple ChoiceKathy performs better on foreign language vocabulary tests if she studies the material 15 minutes every day for 8 days than if she crams for 2 hours the night before the test. This illustrates:the spacing effectthe serial position effectmood-congruent memorychunking
- 3. Multiple ChoiceA flashbulb memory would typically be stored in ____ memoryiconicimplicitshort-termlong-term
- 4. Multiple ChoiceA mnemonic device is a:mental picturetest or measure of memorymemory aidword, event, or place that triggers a memory of the past
- 5. Multiple ChoiceThe hippocampus plays a critical role in __ memoryiconicexplicitechoicimplicit
- 6. Multiple ChoiceA measure of memory in which the person must retrieve information learned earlier, as on a fill-in-the-blank test.recallmemoryrehearsalrecognition
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The immediate, very brief recording of sensory information in the memory system.echoic memorysensory memoryworking memoryshort term memory - 8. Multiple ChoiceOrganizing items into familiar, manageable units; often occurs automatically.relearningchunkingencodingpriming
- 9. Multiple ChoiceThe activation, often unconsciously, of certain associations, thus predisposing one's perception, memory, or response.memoryencodingprimingchunking
- 10. Multiple ChoiceA momentary sensory memory of visual stimuli; a photographic or picture-image memory lasting no more than a few tenths of a second.iconic memoryimplicit memoryechoic memoryworking memory
- 11. 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.
- 12. Multiple ChoiceAfter looking up a phone number, Jim calls it, then forgets. The number was stored in hisShort-Term MemoryLong Term MemoryVisual MemoryEchoic Memory
- 13. Multiple ChoiceRephrasing a new definition in order to remember its meaning isEchoic EncodingSemantic EncodingVisual EncodingAuditory Encoding
- 14. Multiple ChoiceMemory experts who express skepticism regarding reports of repressed and recovered memories of childhood sexual abuse agree thatthere is very little people can do to relieve the distress resulting from traumatic memoriesmost extremely traumatic life experiences are never encoded into long-term memorytherapeutic techniques such as guided imagery and dream analysis encourage the construction of false memoriespeople rarely recall memories of long-forgotten unpleasant events
- 15. Multiple ChoiceAnswering practice test questions about text material you have studied is a useful strategy forautomatically processing complex informationfacilitating the development of implicit memoryactivating your state-dependent memorypracticing metacognition
- 16. Multiple ChoiceRepeating someone's name several times shortly after being introduced to that person is an effective strategy forchunkingrehearsalimplicit memoryautomatic processing
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhen asked misleading questions after observing an accident, eyewitnesses often reconstruct their initial memories of the event. This best illustratesrepressionthe spacing effectimplicit memorythe misinformation effect
- 18. 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.
- 19. Multiple Choice
Most people can handle between _________ bits of information at one time.
five to nine
one to three
nine to twelve
12+
- 20. Multiple Choice
One day after Jane hears her mom's list of 12 grocery items, she is most likely to remember
the items at the beginning of the list
the items at the beginning and end of the list
the items at the end of the list
the items in the middle of the list
- 21. Multiple ChoiceThe process of encoding refers togetting information into memorythe motivated forgetting of painful memoriesthe persistence of learning over timethe recall of information previously learned
- 22. Multiple ChoiceThe more depressed Betty feels, the more easily she remembers other sad events. This is calledmood-congruent memoryretroactive interferenceself-reference effectspacing effect
- 23. Multiple ChoiceWhich researcher is most associated with research about the misinformation effect?Hermann EbbinghausSigmund FreudElizabeth LoftusJohn Watson
- 24. Multiple ChoiceA clear memory of an emotionally significant moment or event.implicit memoryechoic memorysensory memoryflashbulb memory
- 25. Multiple ChoiceDan was drunk, so his girlfriend convinced him to get out of his car, and she drove him home in her car. He could not remember where his car was parked when he got up the next morning, but after drinking some liquor, Dan remembered where he left his car. This phenomenon best illustrates:state-dependent memorymood congruencemisinformation effectframing effect
- 26. Multiple ChoiceFiona likes to study by creating an outline with major topics and subtopics clearly organized. This is an example of using:hierarchical organizationspacing effectimagerypeg-words
- 27. Multiple ChoiceEbbinghaus said that forgetting:happens slowly at first then speeds uphappens quickly at first then levels offnever happenshappens only if you are motivated to forget
- 28. Multiple ChoiceTo remember information from her AP Psych book, Susan often relates it to her own life experiences. Her strategy is an effective memory aid because it uses:semantic encodingacoustic encodingvisual encodingacronyms
- 29. Multiple ChoiceImplicit/procedural memories are processed by the:CerebellumHippocampus
- 30. Multiple ChoiceThe increase in synaptic (neuron) firing that contributes to memory formation is known as:LTP- Long Term PotentiationBGM - Big Giant MemoryLSD - Lysergic acid diethylamideSTP - Short Term Potentiation
- 31. Multiple ChoiceWhen asked, many students cannot accurately pick out the correct picture of a penny because we don't spend time trying to remember what a penny looks like. Forgetting this information is an example of a(n)encoding failureretrieval failurestoring failure
- 32. Multiple ChoiceMemories that are encoded with extreme vividness because of the release of cortisol and other stress hormones.flashbulb memoriesprospective memoriesinfantile memoriesflashlight memories
- 33. Multiple ChoiceStan was so frustrated. He needed money from the ATM, but he punched in his old number out of habit 3 times instead of his new code and the machine took his card. Stan fell victim to:proactive interferenceretroactive interferenceinfantile amnesiaAlzheimer's
- 34. Multiple ChoiceTia now dates Marcus. When she saw her old boyfriend Theodore, she accidentally called him Marcus. Tia's mistake may have been the result of:retroactive interferenceproactive interferenceinfantile amnesiaAlzheimer's
- 35. Multiple ChoiceThe choir members remember the words to all their songs in their set for competition. Knowing all these words represents:explicit memoryimplicit memoryprocedural memorynondeclarative memory
- 36. Multiple ChoiceSigmund Freud said that we have a tendency to avoid painful memories by burying them in our unconscious. He called this process:repressionregressionretrospectiondepression
- 37. Multiple ChoiceThe three-stage processing model suggests that information from long-term memory can be ____ into _____ memory.encoded; sensoryretrieved; sensoryencoded; short-termretrieved; short-term
- 38. Multiple ChoiceWhile reading a novel at a rate of nearly 500 words per minute, Megan effortlessly understands the meaning of almost every word. This ability highlights the importance of:flashbulb memoryautomatic processingthe spacing effecticonic memory
- 39. Multiple ChoiceThe use of acronyms to improve one's memory of unfamiliar material best illustrates the value of:imagerychunkingthe spacing effectthe serial position effect
- 40. Multiple ChoiceDamage to the hippocampus would most likely interfere with a person's ability to learn:to ride a biketo read mirror-image writinga classically conditioned fear responsethe names of the 50 United States
- 41. Multiple ChoiceInformation learned while a person is_____ is best recalled when that person is _____.sad; happydrunk; soberangry; calmdrunk; drunk
- 42. Multiple ChoiceWhen Jake applied for a driver's license, he was embarrassed by a momentary inability to remember his address. Jake's memory difficulty most likely resulted from a(n) _________ failure.rehearsalstorageencodingretrieval
- 43. Multiple ChoiceWe often alter our memories as we withdraw them from storage. This best illustrates:the self-reference effectautomatic processinglong-term potentiationmemory construction
- 44. Multiple ChoiceAn attorney's use of misleading questions may distort a court witness' recall of a previously observed crime. This best illustrates:state-dependent memorythe misinformation effectproactive interferenceserial position effect
- 45. Multiple ChoiceAfter hearing stories of things they both had and had not actually experienced with "Mr. Science," preschool children spontaneously recalled him doing things that were only mentioned in the story. This best illustrates:the self-reference effectmood-congruent memoryimplicit memorysource amnesia
- 46. Multiple ChoiceWhat is DBHS' address?21400 Pathfinder Rd.21400 Brea Canyon Rd.21412 Pathfinder Rd.21412 Brea Canyon Rd.
- 47. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is not a dwarf in Snow WhiteHappyAngryBashfulSneezy
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