Question 1

Viewing memory as a "mental muscle" characterizes which approach to memory skills training?

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A)   repetitive practice
B)   medication
C)   physical treatments
D)   external aids

Question 2

Wagenaar and Groeneweg's research on the memories of concentration camp survivors calls into question the assumption that

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A)   "flashbulb memories" are a total myth.
B)   highly traumatic events are likely to be remembered well.
C)   memories are likely to change over time given new experiences.
D)   memory is a highly selective phenomenon.

Question 3

A small-capacity store that deals with the items currently "in use" is

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A)   sensory memory.
B)   working memory.
C)   secondary memory.
D)   remote memory.

Question 4

The amount of attention one has to apply to a particular situation is one's .

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Question 5

Trying to complete two tasks at one time draws on this type of attention.

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A)   Selective attention
B)   Sustained attention
C)   Divided attention
D)   Attentional capacity

Question 6

The type of memory having to do with time-dependent information is

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A)   sensory memory.
B)   working memory.
C)   episodic memory.
D)   semantic memory.

Question 7

focuses on memory for personal life events.

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Question 8

John has driven the same short route to work everyday for the last 7 years. Today he arrived at work and realized he really didn't remember any of his drive. This is an example of

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A)   automatic processing.
B)   effortful processing.
C)   divided attention.
D)   attentional capacity.

Question 9

Learning and remembering the meaning of words and concepts not tied to specific occurrences of events in time is

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A)   sensory memory.
B)   episodic memory.
C)   semantic memory.
D)   remote memory.

Question 10

Intentionally memorizing a list of words using rehearsal for a quiz, according to the E-I-E-I-O framework is

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A)   explicit memory and external aide.
B)   implicit memory and external aide.
C)   explicit memory and internal aide.
D)   implicit memory and internal aide.

Question 11

Seventy-five-year-old John has some difficulty making connections between to-be-learned information and information he already knows, but he keeps at it because he knows this helps his memory. John is engaging in

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A)   encoding.
B)   imagery.
C)   elaborative rehearsal.
D)   recognition.

Question 12

Because it often includes very old and personal data memory can be a difficult thing to measure.

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A)   working
B)   long-term
C)   remote
D)   sensory

Question 13

One possible reason older adults have more difficulty with selective attention is

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A)   a decrease in intelligence.
B)   a decrease in processing resources.
C)   a decrease in overall memory space.
D)   a decrease in sensory memory.

Question 14

Salthouse suggests that differences in working memory might be the result of

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A)   faster processing speed.
B)   unlimited long-term memory.
C)   slower processing speed.
D)   increased working memory capacity.

Question 15

Memory aids that rely on environmental resources are known as

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A)   external aids.
B)   implicit aids.
C)   internal aids.
D)   mnemonics.

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