Question 1

Peterson and Peterson demonstrated that unrehearsed short-term memories for three consonants almost completely decay in as short a time as

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A)   12 seconds.
B)   1 minute.
C)   12 minutes.
D)   1 hour.

Question 2

Young adults have ________ working-memory capacity than children and ________ working-memory capacity than older adults.

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A)   more;less
B)   less;more
C)   more;more
D)   less;less

Question 3

Peterson and Peterson asked people to count aloud backward after they were presented with three consonants.This study finds that ________ memories will quickly disappear without active processing and rehearsal.

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

Question 4

Juan studies for his biology class each day.He generally reviews material covered previously as well as the new material.Based on what you know about Ebbinghaus' retention curve,what can Juan expect to experience during his study sessions?

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A)   He will require less and less time to relearn the previous material.
B)   He will need to spend more time studying each day.
C)   He will find that classical conditioning impairs his memory of previously learned material.
D)   He will find that automatic processing impairs his memory of new material.

Question 5

Combining individual letters into familiar words enables you to remember more of the letters in this sentence.This best illustrates the value of

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A)   the spacing effect.
B)   iconic memory.
C)   the self-reference effect.
D)   chunking.

Question 6

Our immediate short-term memory for new material is limited to roughly ________ bits of information.

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A)   3
B)   7
C)   12
D)   24

Question 7

The original Atkinson-Schiffrin three-stage information-processing model introduced distinctions among

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A)   recall,recognition,and relearning.
B)   shallow processing,semantic processing,and deep processing.
C)   sensory memory,short-term memory,and long-term memory.
D)   the self-reference effect,the spacing effect,and the testing effect.

Question 8

Alzheimer's disease begins with ________ and progresses into ________.

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A)   speech deficits;damaged memory centers in the brain
B)   damaged memory centers in the brain;speech deficits
C)   difficulty remembering new information;an inability to complete daily tasks
D)   an inability to complete daily tasks;difficulty remembering new information

Question 9

Describe two mnemonic techniques that would enable you to remember the following list of grocery items: milk,eggs,margarine,oranges,rhubarb,ice cream,eggplant,and sausage.Explain why each would be effective.

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Question 10

Which of the following is most likely to be stored as an implicit memory?

Accepted Answer

A)   a mental image of one's best friend
B)   the date of one's own birth
C)   a conditioned fear of guns
D)   one's own name

Question 11

Automatic processing most clearly occurs without

Accepted Answer

A)   encoding.
B)   conscious rehearsal.
C)   implicit memory.
D)   chunking.

Question 12

Without being aware of it,Kelsey encoded the exact locations on the basketball court from which she had taken each of her many shots during yesterday's tournament game.This best illustrates

Accepted Answer

A)   distributed practice.
B)   automatic processing.
C)   the self-reference effect.
D)   working memory.

Question 13

To remember the information presented in her psychology textbook,Susan often relates it to her own life experiences.Susan's strategy is an effective memory aid because it facilitates

Accepted Answer

A)   iconic memory.
B)   deep processing.
C)   implicit memory.
D)   massed practice.

Question 14

Shelly was able to remember the names of three new class members for only a minute or two after they had been introduced to her.During this entire minute or two their names were stored in her ________ memory.

Accepted Answer

A)   echoic
B)   implicit
C)   short-term
D)   iconic

Question 15

Which memory test would most effectively reveal that Mr.Quintano,at age 55,still remembers many of his high school classmates?

Accepted Answer

A)   recall
B)   recognition
C)   rehearsal
D)   retrieval

Question 16

The ability to unconsciously process how many times you checked your e-mail during the past 24 hours best illustrates

Accepted Answer

A)   working memory.
B)   automatic processing.
C)   iconic memory.
D)   distributed practice.

Question 17

Information learned through classical conditioning forms ________ memories.

Accepted Answer

A)   implicit
B)   explicit
C)   nondeclarative
D)   sensory

Question 18

Encoding a written word semantically rather than on the basis of the word's written appearance illustrates a distinction between

Accepted Answer

A)   implicit and explicit memory.
B)   deep and shallow processing.
C)   iconic and echoic memory.
D)   massed and distributed practice.

Question 19

To remember a list of the school supplies she needs,Marcy mentally visualizes each item at a certain location in her house.Marcy's tactic best illustrates the use of

Accepted Answer

A)   iconic memory.
B)   chunking.
C)   a mnemonic technique.
D)   the spacing effect.

Question 20

The process of getting information out of memory is called

Accepted Answer

A)   encoding.
B)   relearning.
C)   retrieval.
D)   rehearsal.

Exam 23: Learning by Observation

Without being aware of it,Kelsey encoded the exact locations on the basketball court from which she had taken each of her many shots during yesterday's tournament game.This best illustrates

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To remember a list of the school supplies she needs,Marcy mentally visualizes each item at a certain location in her house.Marcy's tactic best illustrates the use of

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Our immediate short-term memory for new material is limited to roughly ________ bits of information.

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Peterson and Peterson asked people to count aloud backward after they were presented with three consonants.This study finds that ________ memories will quickly disappear without active processing and rehearsal.

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Automatic processing most clearly occurs without

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Describe two mnemonic techniques that would enable you to remember the following list of grocery items: milk,eggs,margarine,oranges,rhubarb,ice cream,eggplant,and sausage.Explain why each would be effective.

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Young adults have ________ working-memory capacity than children and ________ working-memory capacity than older adults.

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Shelly was able to remember the names of three new class members for only a minute or two after they had been introduced to her.During this entire minute or two their names were stored in her ________ memory.

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Which memory test would most effectively reveal that Mr.Quintano,at age 55,still remembers many of his high school classmates?

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Juan studies for his biology class each day.He generally reviews material covered previously as well as the new material.Based on what you know about Ebbinghaus' retention curve,what can Juan expect to experience during his study sessions?

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The original Atkinson-Schiffrin three-stage information-processing model introduced distinctions among

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Combining individual letters into familiar words enables you to remember more of the letters in this sentence.This best illustrates the value of

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Encoding a written word semantically rather than on the basis of the word's written appearance illustrates a distinction between

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The ability to unconsciously process how many times you checked your e-mail during the past 24 hours best illustrates

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Which of the following is most likely to be stored as an implicit memory?

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Alzheimer's disease begins with ________ and progresses into ________.

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Peterson and Peterson demonstrated that unrehearsed short-term memories for three consonants almost completely decay in as short a time as

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Information learned through classical conditioning forms ________ memories.

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To remember the information presented in her psychology textbook,Susan often relates it to her own life experiences.Susan's strategy is an effective memory aid because it facilitates

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