Question 1

Neuropsychological evidence indicates that short- and long-term memories probably

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A)   represent different aspects of the same mechanism.
B)   are caused by different mechanisms that depend upon each other.
C)   both rely most heavily on a semantic coding mechanism.
D)   are caused by different mechanisms that act independently.

Question 2

A patient with impaired episodic memory would most likely have the greatest difficulty in

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A)   recognizing famous people.
B)   remembering the meaning of some words.
C)   recalling where to find eating utensils in the kitchen.
D)   remembering graduating from college.

Question 3

The dramatic case of patient H.M. clearly illustrates that ___________ is crucial for the formation of long-term memories.

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A)   the hippocampus
B)   synaptic consolidation
C)   vitamin B1
D)   deep processing A

Question 4

According to your text, which of the following movies is LEAST accurate in its portrayal of a memory problem?

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A)   The Bourne Identity
B)   Memento
C)   The Long Kiss Goodnight
D)   50 First Dates

Question 5

The primacy effect (from the serial position curve experiment)  is associated with ___________ memory.

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A)   long-term
B)   short-term
C)   sensory
D)   implicit A

Question 6

___________ memories are those that we are not aware of.

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A)   Implicit
B)   Explicit
C)   Declarative
D)   All of these are correct

Question 7

"I remember being really excited last year, when my college team won the national championship in basketball." This statement is an example of ___________ memory.

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A)   episodic
B)   implicit
C)   semantic
D)   procedural

Question 8

Which of the following correctly lists types of memory from least to most complex?

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A)   Semantic, episodic, visual
B)   Visual, semantic, episodic
C)   Episodic, visual, semantic
D)   Semantic, visual, episodic

Question 9

Your book discusses the memory functioning of patient H.M. who underwent brain surgery to relieve severe epileptic seizures. H.M.'s case has been extremely informative to psychologists by demonstrating that

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A)   long-term memory can operate normally while short-term memory is impaired.
B)   impairment of one memory system (long-term or short-term)  necessarily leads to deficits in the functioning of the other.
C)   a double dissociation exists for short-term and long-term memory.
D)   short-term memory can operate normally while long-term memory is impaired.

Question 10

As people get older, their memories of past experiences tend to have an emphasis on ________.

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A)   facts
B)   feelings
C)   episodes
D)   procedures

Question 11

Work with brain-injured patients reveals that ___________ memory does not depend on conscious memory.

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A)   declarative and non-declarative
B)   personal semantic and remote
C)   semantic and episodic
D)   implicit and procedural

Question 12

___________ memories are to experiences as ___________ memories are to facts.

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A)   Semantic; implicit
B)   Implicit; episodic
C)   Episodic; semantic
D)   Procedural; episodic C

Question 13

Wickens et al.'s "fruit, meat, and professions" experiment failed to show a release from proactive interference in the "fruit" group because

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A)   the stimulus category changed.
B)   the stimulus category remained the same.
C)   the response task changed.
D)   the response task remained the same.

Question 14

Explicit memory is to ___________ as implicit memory is to ___________.

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A)   aware; unaware
B)   self; others
C)   primacy; recency
D)   episodic; semantic

Question 15

Lucille is teaching Kendra how to play racquetball. She explains how to hold the racquet, how to stand, and how to make effective shots. These learned skills that Lucille has acquired are an example of ___________ memory.

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A)   working
B)   semantic
C)   procedural
D)   autobiographical

Question 16

Explain the difference between "knowing" and "remembering" from Tulving's perspective. Give an example of each to support your thinking.

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Question 17

Which of the following statements is the most accurate with regard to autobiographical memories?

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A)   When autobiographical memories are impaired, their episodic content will block access to related semantic content.
B)   Autobiographical memories can involve both episodic and semantic content.
C)   Autobiographical memories are highly accurate from as early as 3 years of age.
D)   It is not possible to have an autobiographical memory that has only semantic or episodic content.

Question 18

The predominant type of coding in long-term memory is

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A)   phonological.
B)   concrete.
C)   semantic.
D)   visual.

Question 19

Semantic memory is to ________ as episodic memory is to ________.

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A)   images; sounds
B)   implicit; explicit
C)   knowing; remembering
D)   fragile; permanent

Question 20

Why is classical conditioning considered a form of implicit memory?

Accepted Answer

A)   Because learning the association between the neutral and conditioned stimulus requires effort.
B)   Because it is based on motor skills similar to procedural memory.
C)   Because it involves learning an association without being aware of the reasons behind it.
D)   Because it usually involves memory for the episode in which it occurred.

Exam 6: Long-Term Memory: Structure

Neuropsychological evidence indicates that short- and long-term memories probably

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A patient with impaired episodic memory would most likely have the greatest difficulty in

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The dramatic case of patient H.M. clearly illustrates that ___________ is crucial for the formation of long-term memories.

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According to your text, which of the following movies is LEAST accurate in its portrayal of a memory problem?

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The primacy effect (from the serial position curve experiment) is associated with ___________ memory.

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___________ memories are those that we are not aware of.

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"I remember being really excited last year, when my college team won the national championship in basketball." This statement is an example of ___________ memory.

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Which of the following correctly lists types of memory from least to most complex?

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Your book discusses the memory functioning of patient H.M. who underwent brain surgery to relieve severe epileptic seizures. H.M.'s case has been extremely informative to psychologists by demonstrating that

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As people get older, their memories of past experiences tend to have an emphasis on ________.

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Work with brain-injured patients reveals that ___________ memory does not depend on conscious memory.

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___________ memories are to experiences as ___________ memories are to facts.

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Wickens et al.'s "fruit, meat, and professions" experiment failed to show a release from proactive interference in the "fruit" group because

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Explicit memory is to ___________ as implicit memory is to ___________.

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