Question 1

Scientists studying the neurological basis of memory have discovered new brain cells are formed constantly in the

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A)   dentate gyrus of the hippocampus.
B)   dentate gyrus of the amygdala.
C)   subcortical areas of the prefrontal cortex.
D)   basilar sulcus of the cerebellum.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 2

This multiple-choice question is best described as an example of a(n) ____________________ measure of retention.

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The answer of This multiple-choice question is best described as...

Question 3

Dave is reminiscing about the first car he owned in high school and how he felt the first time he drove it through town. This is an example of

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A)   procedural memory.
B)   declarative memory.
C)   episodic memory.
D)   semantic memory.E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 4

The tendency to mold our interpretation of the past to fit how events actually turned out is called

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A)   the misinformation effect.
B)   the serial-position effect.
C)   hindsight bias.
D)   the overconfidence effect.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 5

Kelly is taking antibiotics for an ear infection, but she finds she often forgets to take the medication when she is supposed to. She has tried leaving the container for the medication in plain view, but she still forgets on occasion. Kelly's difficulty in remembering to take her medication illustrates

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A)   proactive interference.
B)   pseudoforgetting.
C)   anterograde amnesia.
D)   a failure in prospective memory.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 6

Using the Atkinson and Shiffrin model of memory, describe the capacity, the durability, and the typical form of information storage in each of the three human memory systems, and identify the processes that transfer information from one system to another.

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Sensory memory preserves information in ...

Question 7

Describe and explain the three basic processes of memory.

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The three key processes that contribute ...

Question 8

Summarize evidence on the biochemistry and neural circuitry underlying memory.

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From a biochemical perspective, memory a...

Question 9

Krista is 28 years old. She was burned quite badly in a kitchen accident when she was seven years old. Today, even though her parents still sometimes mention the kitchen accident, Krista has no memory of ever being burned. According to Freud, Krista may be

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A)   showing signs of proactive interference.
B)   experiencing retrograde amnesia.
C)   experiencing the misinformation effect.
D)   using repression to keep the distressing memories buried in the unconscious.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 10

Describe the levels of processing theory described by Craik and Lockhart and the kinds of memory codes.

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Craik and Lockhart proposed that incomin...

Question 11

If you remember the names of the Great Lakes (Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, Superior)  by recalling the word "HOMES" as a cue, you are using a(n)

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A)   acrostic.
B)   acronym.
C)   link method.
D)   method of loci.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 12

Even though Esmeralda was able to say all of her lines for the upcoming play without any errors in last night's rehearsal, her director insists that she run through them completely at least five additional times before opening night. In this case, the director is recommending that Esmeralda strengthen her memory of the lines using

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A)   overlearning.
B)   massed practice.
C)   the link method.
D)   the method of loci.E) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 13

____ memory is made up of temporally dated recollections of personal experiences.

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A)   Episodic
B)   Declarative
C)   Semantic
D)   ExplicitE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 14

Procedural memory

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A)   is memory for factual information.
B)   is memory for actions, skills, and operations.
C)   is made up of chronological recollections of personal experiences.
D)   contains general knowledge that is not temporally dated.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 15

Evidence from studies of which of the following most clearly supports the idea that memory traces consist of specific neural circuits?

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A)   long-term potentiation
B)   retrograde amnesia
C)   electrical stimulation of the brain
D)   the transfer of RNA from one animal to anotherE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 16

Which of the following sequences of words would be most subject to a clustering effect?

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A)   FAN - HEAVEN - JUSTICE - CHAIR
B)   HOUSE - VACATION - MOUSE - STATISTIC
C)   BLUE - DOG - CAMEL - YELLOW
D)   CONVERSE - ICICLE - CONCEPT - THINKINGE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 17

The phrase "My very educated mother just served us nine pizzas" is a(n)  ____ to recall the order of the planets in the solar system (Mercury, Venus, Earth,...) .

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A)   method of loci
B)   acrostic
C)   acronym
D)   narrative methodE) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 18

Psychologists who doubt the accuracy of recovered memories of abuse maintain that

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A)   the recovered memories result from the ineffective encoding of everyday events.
B)   the recovered memories are accurate accounts of earlier events.
C)   the recovered memories are inadvertently created in individuals after a therapist makes suggestions of childhood abuse.
D)   individuals purposely make up stories of abuse to damage the reputation of the accused individual.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 19

According to memory researcher Allan Paivio visual imagery facilitates memory because it allows individuals to make material personally meaningful.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The memory system that contains words, definitions, events, and ideas is the

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A)   episodic memory system.
B)   declarative memory system.
C)   procedural memory system.
D)   assimilative memory system.E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Exam 14: Human Memory Part 2

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____ memory is made up of temporally dated recollections of personal experiences.

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Summarize evidence on the biochemistry and neural circuitry underlying memory.

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