Question 1

Jamille is taking French in school.She gets her best grades on vocabulary tests if she studies for 15 minutes every day for 8 days than if she crams for 2 hours the night before the test.This illustrates what is known as

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A)   the spacing effect.
B)   effortful processing.
C)   chunking.
D)   automatic processing.

Question 2

The letters Y,M,O,M,R,E are presented.Jill remembers them by rearranging them to spell the word "MEMORY." This provides an illustration of

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A)   chunking.
B)   automatic processing.
C)   the spacing effect.
D)   mnemonics.

Question 3

A momentary sensory memory of visual stimuli is called ________ memory.

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

Question 4

Students who study throughout the term and then restudy course material at the end of a semester to pass a comprehensive final are especially likely to demonstrate long-term retention of the course material.This best illustrates

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

Question 5

Which pioneering researcher was the first to make extensive use of nonsense syllables in the study of human memory?

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A)   George Miller
B)   William Brewer
C)   Alan Baddeley
D)   Hermann Ebbinghaus

Question 6

Wei Dong was asked to memorize a long list of words that included "ship,effort,professor,and inquire." He later recalled these words as "boat,work,teacher,and question." This best illustrates the impact of

Accepted Answer

A)   shallow processing.
B)   the spacing effect.
C)   implicit memory.
D)   semantic processing.

Question 7

To remember her way from her new home to her school,Julie consciously formed a mental image of each street corner at which she needed to turn.This best illustrates

Accepted Answer

A)   echoic memory.
B)   effortful processing.
C)   the spacing effect.
D)   implicit memory.

Question 8

Jeremy can accurately process and store new information,but when he is tested on what he has learned he becomes so anxious that he can't easily recall the new information.Jeremy most clearly demonstrates difficulty with

Accepted Answer

A)   iconic memory.
B)   encoding.
C)   echoic memory.
D)   retrieval.

Question 9

Conscious rehearsal of what you just heard a friend tell you requires

Accepted Answer

A)   implicit memory.
B)   automatic processing.
C)   working memory.
D)   deep processing.

Question 10

The process of getting information into memory is called

Accepted Answer

A)   spacing.
B)   chunking.
C)   encoding.
D)   registering.

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 12

Iconic memory refers to

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A)   the encoded meanings of words and events in short-term memory.
B)   photographic,or picture-image,memory that lasts for only a few tenths of a second.
C)   the effortlessly processed incidental information about the timing and frequency of events.
D)   the visually encoded images in long-term memory.

Question 13

Deep processing of verbal information involves encoding the ________ of words.

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A)   meanings
B)   sounds
C)   sizes
D)   shapes

Question 14

Experiencing a momentary sensory memory of a passing car would be an example of

Accepted Answer

A)   iconic memory.
B)   echoic memory.
C)   implicit memory.
D)   explicit memory.

Question 15

Which form of memory was NOT originally included in the Atkinson and Shiffrin three-stage model of memory?

Accepted Answer

A)   sensory memory
B)   short-term memory
C)   long-term memory
D)   working memory

Question 16

Enhanced memory after retrieving rather than simply reading information is best demonstrated by

Accepted Answer

A)   the self-reference effect.
B)   automatic processing.
C)   the testing effect.
D)   chunking.

Question 17

Which of the following is an effective way to distribute practice that not only will assess what you have learned and remember but will also improve both?

Accepted Answer

A)   spacing effect
B)   mnemonics
C)   chunking
D)   testing effect

Question 18

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

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

Question 19

We encode implicit memories by means of

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A)   recall.
B)   working memory.
C)   automatic processing.
D)   effortful processing.

Question 20

Our two-track mind is most clearly illustrated by the difference between

Accepted Answer

A)   massed practice and distributed practice.
B)   encoding and retrieval.
C)   implicit memory and explicit memory.
D)   short-term memory and long-term memory.

Exam 23: Learning by Observation

Which of the following is an effective way to distribute practice that not only will assess what you have learned and remember but will also improve both?

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Wei Dong was asked to memorize a long list of words that included "ship,effort,professor,and inquire." He later recalled these words as "boat,work,teacher,and question." This best illustrates the impact of

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The letters Y,M,O,M,R,E are presented.Jill remembers them by rearranging them to spell the word "MEMORY." This provides an illustration of

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We encode implicit memories by means of

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Which form of memory was NOT originally included in the Atkinson and Shiffrin three-stage model of memory?

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Which pioneering researcher was the first to make extensive use of nonsense syllables in the study of human memory?

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Enhanced memory after retrieving rather than simply reading information is best demonstrated by

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The process of getting information into memory is called

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Conscious rehearsal of what you just heard a friend tell you requires

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Experiencing a momentary sensory memory of a passing car would be an example of

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

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Our two-track mind is most clearly illustrated by the difference between

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Students who study throughout the term and then restudy course material at the end of a semester to pass a comprehensive final are especially likely to demonstrate long-term retention of the course material.This best illustrates

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Deep processing of verbal information involves encoding the ________ of words.

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Iconic memory refers to

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Jamille is taking French in school.She gets her best grades on vocabulary tests if she studies for 15 minutes every day for 8 days than if she crams for 2 hours the night before the test.This illustrates what is known as

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

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To remember her way from her new home to her school,Julie consciously formed a mental image of each street corner at which she needed to turn.This best illustrates

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A momentary sensory memory of visual stimuli is called ________ memory.

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Jeremy can accurately process and store new information,but when he is tested on what he has learned he becomes so anxious that he can't easily recall the new information.Jeremy most clearly demonstrates difficulty with

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