Question 1

If you were attempting to recall a memory, the memory process you would be using is ​

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A)  encoding.
B)  storage. ​
C)  retrieval. ​
D)  acquisition. ​E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 2

Mia was trying to figure out how to fit the box that contained her new computer into the trunk of her car. She mentally manipulated the position of the box, trying to figure out a way to make it fit. Based on Baddeley's model of working memory, Mia was utilizing ​

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A)  the visuospatial sketchpad to mentally manipulate the box's position. ​
B)  the phonological loop while she worked repeatedly on the problem. ​
C)  the central executive system to juggle all the information she needed to consider. ​
D)  her prospective memory to remember the actions she would need to perform. ​E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 3

If you associate a word with an image to represent the word, you are using ​

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A)  an acrostic.
B)  the link method. ​
C)  the keyword method. ​
D)  a semantic network. ​E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 4

Without rehearsal, the duration of short-term memory is

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A)  no longer than 1 second.
B)  about 5 seconds.
C)  about 20 seconds.
D)  1- to 2 minutes.E) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 5

In studies of forgetting, the retention interval is the length of time

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A)  between the presentation of stimuli and the complete forgetting of the information.
B)  between the presentation of stimuli and the measurement of forgetting.
C)  during which the stimulus material is available to be studied by the subjects.
D)  over which the subject has 100% recall of the material.E) A) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 6

Often individuals are not able to answer a straightforward question such as, "Who was president after Richard Nixon?", but they can remember the answer (Gerald Ford)  when given a hint such as, "He has the same name as a type of car." The hint serves as a _____ cue.

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A)  tip-of-the-tongue
B)  semantic
C)  rehearsal
D)  retrievalE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 7

Which of the following memory systems is characterized by both requiring little effort to recall a memory and not declining much over long retention intervals?

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A)  Declarative memory
B)  Episodic memory
C)  Nondeclarative memory
D)  Semantic memoryE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 8

The work of researchers like Loftus on errors in memory suggests that memory is BEST viewed as

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A)  a tape recording.
B)  storage on a computer disc.
C)  a literal record of events.
D)  a reconstruction of events or materials.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 9

____ would BEST explain your behavior if as you are reading this question you cannot think of the correct term and you say to yourself, "I can't believe I forgot this," when in reality you never knew the answer in the first place.

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A)  Retrieval failure
B)  Interference
C)  Pseudoforgetting
D)  DecayE) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 10

Dave is thrown from his motorcycle and suffers a severe blow to the head. When his wife comes to visit him in the hospital, he can't remember her name. This is an example of

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A)  retrograde amnesia.
B)  anterograde amnesia.
C)  motivated forgetting.
D)  retroactive interference.E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 11

While at a yard sale, you and your roommate find a great old sofa. As you are trying to decide if it will fit in your dorm room if you rearrange the beds, dressers, and desks, you would be using the _____ component of working memory.

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A)  visuospatial sketchpad
B)  semantic buffer
C)  executive control system
D)  phonological rehearsal loopE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 12

Focusing awareness on a narrowed range of stimuli or events defines ​

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A)  perception.
B)  processing. ​
C)  attention. ​
D)  sensation. ​E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 13

Norm is studying for his law exam. While he is studying, he is trying to think of as many examples as he can to illustrate key ideas. In this case, Norm is using ​

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A)  elaboration.
B)  visual imagery. ​
C)  self-referent encoding. ​
D)  phonemic encoding. ​E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 14

Define short-term memory and describe it in terms of its temporal duration and capacity.

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Short-term memory (STM) is defined as a ...

Question 15

Current thinking on memory is that memories are consolidated in the _____ and stored in the _____.

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A)  limbic system; cerebellum
B)  hippocampal region; cortex
C)  cortex; limbic system
D)  cerebellum; hippocampusE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 16

The measure of memory that requires subjects to reproduce information on their own, without any cues, is ​

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A)  recall.
B)  recognition. ​
C)  relearning. ​
D)  reiteration. ​E) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 17

Eric Kandel earned a Nobel Prize for his research showing that specific memories depend on ​

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A)  biochemical alterations in transmission at specific synapses.
B)  the creation of localized neural circuits in the brain. ​
C)  hormonal fluctuations. ​
D)  long-term potentiation in specific synapses along a specific neural pathway. ​E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 18

Which of the following theories suggests that memory is enhanced by forming both semantic and visual codes?

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A)  Encoding-storage theory
B)  Information-processing theory
C)  Enhanced imagery theory
D)  Dual-coding theoryE) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 19

Three friends are having a discussion about taxes, but the conversation is soon sidetracked as different statements bring up related ideas. The conversation drifts from taxes, to politicians, to the election, to fund-raising. This shift in the focus of the conversation is consistent with Collins and Loftus' theory of

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A)  prospective memory processes.
B)  spreading activation within a semantic network.
C)  schema-based recall of information.
D)  mood-congruent memory.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 20

Retrograde amnesia is a type of organic amnesia in which ​

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A)  new information impairs the retention of previously learned information.
B)  previously learned information interferes with the retention of new information. ​
C)  a person loses memories of events that occurred prior to a head injury. ​
D)  a person loses memories of events that occur after a head injury. ​E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

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