Question 1

The duration of iconic memory is ________ than echoic memory, but iconic's capacity is probably ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   shorter; larger 
B)   longer; larger
C)   longer; about the same 
D)   shorter; about the same

Question 2

Which type of long-term memory is most resistant to loss with Alzheimer's disease?

Accepted Answer

A)   nondeclarative 
B)   semantic
C)   episodic
D)   iconic

Question 3

Evidence suggests that short-term memories are stored in the prefrontal and temporal lobes of the cortex.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The portion of memory that is more or less permanent is called ________ memory.

Accepted Answer

A)   primary
B)   working 
C)   eidetic
D)   long-term

Question 5

As memories get older, they are most likely ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   to get lost
B)   to become stronger, more accurate, and more vivid
C)   to be regarded as unreliable by the person using them 
D)   to become changed or altered in some fashion

Question 6

According to the levels of processing model, we are most likely to remember information that we process at a ________ level.

Accepted Answer

A)   deeper 
B)   medium
C)   shallower 
D)   any of these, depending on the information

Question 7

On a TV game show, Jeannette is asked to name the state capital of Vermont. This information is most likely stored in ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   procedural memory
B)   semantic memory
C)   episodic memory
D)   eidetic memory

Question 8

What theory of forgetting attributes it to the mere passage of time?

Accepted Answer

A)   decay
B)   proactive interference
C)   repression
D)   retroactive interference

Question 9

A system that allows people to retain information over time is called:

Accepted Answer

A)   memory.
B)   cognition.
C)   computer.
D)   intelligence.

Question 10

What are the components of the information processing model in order?

Accepted Answer

A)   retrieval, encoding, storage
B)   encoding, capturing, retrieval
C)   capturing, encoding, retrieval
D)   encoding, storage, retrieval

Question 11

Retroactive interference, as used in the study of memory, refers to when ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   older information already in memory interferes with the retrieval of newer information
B)   newer information interferes with the retrieval of older information 
C)   information is not attended to and fails to be encoded
D)   information that is not accessed decays from the storage system over time

Question 12

Flashbulb memories are:

Accepted Answer

A)   eidetic memories.
B)   clear and vivid memories of where one was and what one was doing when a special event occurred.
C)   photographic memories.
D)   visual images that are extremely difficult to describe.

Question 13

Memory has four essential processes-encoding, storage, retrieval, and consolidation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Episodic memory consists of personal facts and memories of one's personal history.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Iconic memory allows the eye to fuse the images from each tiny movement of the eye into a smooth, continuous pattern.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The process we use to notice important stimuli and ignore irrelevant ones is ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   encoding
B)   attention
C)   masking
D)   chunking

Question 17

What is one of the real-world uses of iconic storage?

Accepted Answer

A)   It is where photographic memories are kept.
B)   It is the process that covers up the disruption that would occur from microsaccades.
C)   It increases depth of processing.
D)   It allows a brief memory of something that was said to you even if you were not paying attention.

Question 18

R. Luria studied an individual with phenomenal memory. This person was a ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   gestaltiker 
B)   hypnotist
C)   child prodigy
D)   mnemonist

Question 19

In what way are sensory memory and long-term memory similar?

Accepted Answer

A)   Storage in both is essentially permanent.
B)   Retrieval from both is immediate.
C)   Both have a large capacity.
D)   Both make exclusive use of semantic retrieval cues.

Question 20

Which memory system is the one that is a working, active system that processes the information within it?

Accepted Answer

A)   long-term memory
B)   short-term memory 
C)   secondary memory 
D)   cognitive dissonance

Exam 6: Memory

Flashbulb memories are:

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The duration of iconic memory is ________ than echoic memory, but iconic's capacity is probably ________.

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Memory has four essential processes-encoding, storage, retrieval, and consolidation.

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Which memory system is the one that is a working, active system that processes the information within it?

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A system that allows people to retain information over time is called:

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As memories get older, they are most likely ________.

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Evidence suggests that short-term memories are stored in the prefrontal and temporal lobes of the cortex.

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R. Luria studied an individual with phenomenal memory. This person was a ________.

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According to the levels of processing model, we are most likely to remember information that we process at a ________ level.

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What is one of the real-world uses of iconic storage?

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What are the components of the information processing model in order?

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Which type of long-term memory is most resistant to loss with Alzheimer's disease?

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The portion of memory that is more or less permanent is called ________ memory.

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In what way are sensory memory and long-term memory similar?

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The process we use to notice important stimuli and ignore irrelevant ones is ________.

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Iconic memory allows the eye to fuse the images from each tiny movement of the eye into a smooth, continuous pattern.

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Episodic memory consists of personal facts and memories of one's personal history.

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What theory of forgetting attributes it to the mere passage of time?

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On a TV game show, Jeannette is asked to name the state capital of Vermont. This information is most likely stored in ________.

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Retroactive interference, as used in the study of memory, refers to when ________.

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