Question 1

Memory aids that involve the use of vivid imagery and clever ways of organizing material are called

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A)   procedural memories.
B)   implicit memories.
C)   iconic memories.
D)   mnemonics.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 2

The smell of freshly baked bread awakened in Mr.Hutz vivid memories of his early childhood.The aroma apparently acted as a powerful

Accepted Answer

A)   LTP.
B)   retrieval cue.
C)   implicit memory.
D)   memory trace.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 3

Mentally rehearsing the glossary definitions of unfamiliar terms in order to remember them for a later test illustrates

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A)   the peg-word system.
B)   procedural memory.
C)   effortful processing.
D)   echoic memory.E) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 4

The happier Judie is,the more readily she recalls positive life experiences.This best illustrates that emotional states can become

Accepted Answer

A)   retrieval cues.
B)   a primacy effect.
C)   procedural memories.
D)   flashbulb memories.E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 5

Two people learned nonsense syllables and then tried to recall them after up to eight hours had elapsed.Jenkins and Dallenbach observed that forgetting occurred least rapidly when the individuals spent their time

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A)   physically exercising.
B)   playing a card game.
C)   watching television.
D)   sleeping.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 6

Research participants who were exposed to very convincing arguments about the desirability of frequent toothbrushing misrecalled how frequently they had brushed their teeth in the preceding two weeks.This best illustrates

Accepted Answer

A)   source amnesia.
B)   proactive interference.
C)   motivated forgetting.
D)   déjà vu.E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 7

Words,images,and other bits of information used to access a stored memory are called

Accepted Answer

A)   LTPs.
B)   retrieval cues.
C)   memory traces.
D)   target stimuli.E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 8

Which type of memory has an essentially limitless capacity?

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A)   working memory
B)   short-term memory
C)   long-term memory
D)   flashbulb memoryE) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 9

Effortful processing is to automatic processing as ________ is to ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   encoding;retrieval
B)   short-term memory;long-term memory
C)   the spacing effect;the testing effect
D)   explicit memory;implicit memoryE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 10

Retention of skills and classically conditioned associations without conscious recollection is known as ________ memory.

Accepted Answer

A)   iconic
B)   working
C)   short-term
D)   implicitE) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 11

Which test of memory typically provides the fewest retrieval cues?

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A)   recognition
B)   recall
C)   relearning
D)   rehearsalE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 12

Your relative success in recalling a dozen different names a week after you heard them listed in order is likely to illustrate

Accepted Answer

A)   implicit memory.
B)   a recency effect.
C)   flashbulb memory.
D)   a primacy effect.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 13

Memory consolidation is the process in which memories initially registered in the ________ are transferred for long-term storage in other regions of the brain.

Accepted Answer

A)   sensory cortex
B)   hippocampus
C)   thalamus
D)   hypothalamusE) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 14

Individuals who received ________ for 10 days following a traumatic experience subsequently showed fewer signs of a stress disorder.

Accepted Answer

A)   propranolol
B)   glutamate
C)   LTP
D)   CREBE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 15

Research on the storage of memory indicates that

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A)   our brains can store new memories only if they discard some old memories.
B)   our capacity for storing information in our short-term working memory has no real limit.
C)   our brains distribute the components of a memory across a network of locations.
D)   once memories are consolidated in storage,they can never be forgotten.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 16

Some patients with anterograde amnesia have learned how to spot hard-to-find figures in the Where's Waldo? series without any conscious awareness that they can do so.This best illustrates their retention of ________ memories.

Accepted Answer

A)   explicit
B)   implicit
C)   retroactive
D)   workingE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 17

Forming conscious mental images of the location of your bedroom door requires

Accepted Answer

A)   procedural memory.
B)   working memory.
C)   shallow processing.
D)   echoic memory.E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 18

The process of getting information into memory is called

Accepted Answer

A)   spacing.
B)   chunking.
C)   encoding.
D)   registering.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 19

Research reports of repression and recovered memories indicate that

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A)   people rarely recall memories of long-forgotten events.
B)   most extremely traumatic life experiences are never encoded in long-term memory.
C)   only those memories recovered with the help of a professional psychotherapist are likely to be reliable.
D)   extremely stressful life experiences are especially likely to be well remembered.E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 20

Recalling information and holding it in working memory requires that many brain regions send input to your

Accepted Answer

A)   basal ganglia.
B)   hypothalamus.
C)   frontal lobes.
D)   cerebellum.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Exam 9: Memory

Research on the storage of memory indicates that

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Memory consolidation is the process in which memories initially registered in the ________ are transferred for long-term storage in other regions of the brain.

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Memory aids that involve the use of vivid imagery and clever ways of organizing material are called

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Forming conscious mental images of the location of your bedroom door requires

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Individuals who received ________ for 10 days following a traumatic experience subsequently showed fewer signs of a stress disorder.

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Words,images,and other bits of information used to access a stored memory are called

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The smell of freshly baked bread awakened in Mr.Hutz vivid memories of his early childhood.The aroma apparently acted as a powerful

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Which test of memory typically provides the fewest retrieval cues?

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Recalling information and holding it in working memory requires that many brain regions send input to your

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Research participants who were exposed to very convincing arguments about the desirability of frequent toothbrushing misrecalled how frequently they had brushed their teeth in the preceding two weeks.This best illustrates

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Research reports of repression and recovered memories indicate that

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Some patients with anterograde amnesia have learned how to spot hard-to-find figures in the Where's Waldo? series without any conscious awareness that they can do so.This best illustrates their retention of ________ memories.

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Retention of skills and classically conditioned associations without conscious recollection is known as ________ memory.

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Two people learned nonsense syllables and then tried to recall them after up to eight hours had elapsed.Jenkins and Dallenbach observed that forgetting occurred least rapidly when the individuals spent their time

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Which type of memory has an essentially limitless capacity?

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Mentally rehearsing the glossary definitions of unfamiliar terms in order to remember them for a later test illustrates

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The process of getting information into memory is called

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Effortful processing is to automatic processing as ________ is to ________.

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The happier Judie is,the more readily she recalls positive life experiences.This best illustrates that emotional states can become

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Your relative success in recalling a dozen different names a week after you heard them listed in order is likely to illustrate

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