Question 1

The state psychology association has invited teams from all the colleges in the state to compete in a Psych Bowl. The teams will answer questions such as "Who founded the first psychology laboratory?" Where is this information stored?

Accepted Answer

A)   long-term memory
B)   short-term memory
C)   conceptual memory
D)   primary memoryE) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 2

The processes of encoding, storage, and retrieval are seen as part of _________ model of memory.

Accepted Answer

A)   the information processing
B)   the top-down storage
C)   the classical conditioning
D)   Tolman's cognitiveE) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 3

Suzy looks up from her lunch, realizing that Jacques has just said something to her. What was it? Oh, yes, he has just asked her if she wants to go to the movies. Suzy's ability to retrieve what Jacques said is due to her _________.

Accepted Answer

A)   iconic sensory memory
B)   echoic sensory memory
C)   short-term memory
D)   tactile sensory memoryE) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 4

Forgetting in long-term memory is most likely due to _________.

Accepted Answer

A)   interference from other information
B)   decay or disuse
C)   encoding failure
D)   none of theseE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 5

For which famous memory researcher is memory a problem-solving activity in which the problem is to give a coherent account of some past event, and the memory is the solution to that problem?

Accepted Answer

A)   Bartlett
B)   Meyer
C)   Ebbinghaus
D)   SkinnerE) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 6

Declarative memories are to _________ memories as nondeclarative memories are to _________ memories.

Accepted Answer

A)   implicit; explicit
B)   explicit; implicit
C)   general knowledge; personal facts
D)   personal facts; general knowledgeE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 7

Short-term memories appear to be localized in the ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   occipital lobe
B)   cingulate gyrus
C)   amygdala
D)   prefrontal cortex and temporal lobesE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 8

_________ memory is constantly updated.

Accepted Answer

A)   Nondeclarative
B)   Semantic
C)   Eidetic
D)   EpisodicE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 9

Elaborative rehearsal is defined as the rote repetition of material in order to maintain its availability in memory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Moishe can remember only the first two items and the last two items on the grocery list that his wife just read to him over the phone. The other five items in between are gone. His memory of things at the end of the list demonstrates the __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   encoding specificity effect
B)   primacy effect
C)   recency effect
D)   TOT effectE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 11

Korsakoff syndrome is caused by chronic alcohol abuse and damages the _______ in the brain.

Accepted Answer

A)   hypothalamus
B)   pituitary gland
C)   pineal gland
D)   none of the aboveE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 12

In the partial report method of Sperling's study of sensory memory, the participants were to report _________.

Accepted Answer

A)   one of three lines of letters as indicated by the sound of a tone immediately presented after the letters had disappeared
B)   only one or two of the letters in the cued line
C)   the first letter of each line only
D)   the middle letter of each lineE) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 13

You are introduced to someone at a party. While talking with the person, you realize that you have already forgotten the person's name. What amount of time does it typically take before such information is lost from short-term memory?

Accepted Answer

A)   approximately ¼ of a second
B)   usually no more than 4 seconds
C)   typically between 12 and 30 seconds
D)   Short-term memories typically last a lifetime.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 14

Which technique is most widely used by therapists to help clients recover lost childhood memories?

Accepted Answer

A)   hypnosis
B)   "truth" serum
C)   Gestalt therapy
D)   electroconvulsive therapyE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 15

Moishe can remember only the first two items and the last two items on the grocery list that his wife just read to him over the phone. The other five items in between are gone. His memory of things at the start of the list demonstrates the __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   encoding specificity effect
B)   primacy effect
C)   recency effect
D)   TOT effectE) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 16

Ebbinghaus found that information is forgotten _________.

Accepted Answer

A)   more rapidly as time goes by
B)   gradually at first, then with increasing speed
C)   quickly at first, then tapers off gradually
D)   most quickly one day after learningE) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 17

Information gets from sensory memory to short-term memory through the process of _________.

Accepted Answer

A)   elaborative rehearsal
B)   maintenance rehearsal
C)   automatic encoding
D)   selective attentionE) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 18

According to primacy and recency effects, when reading the chapters of the textbook, you are most likely to forget _________.

Accepted Answer

A)   the information you first read
B)   the information you most recently read
C)   the information in the middle of the chapter
D)   the information from the summaryE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 19

Which of the following is NOT an example of long-term memory?

Accepted Answer

A)   identifying a perfume as that worn by your grandmother 20 years ago
B)   repeating an address after it was told to you
C)   repeating a poem learned in nursery school
D)   remembering how to ride a bikeE) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 20

Which of the following is NOT true of schemas?

Accepted Answer

A)   They are a part of short-term memory.
B)   They can influence the amount of attention you pay to a given event.
C)   They help people retrieve information from memory.
D)   They help determine what you will recall.E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Exam 6: Memory

Elaborative rehearsal is defined as the rote repetition of material in order to maintain its availability in memory.

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Moishe can remember only the first two items and the last two items on the grocery list that his wife just read to him over the phone. The other five items in between are gone. His memory of things at the start of the list demonstrates the __________.

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Korsakoff syndrome is caused by chronic alcohol abuse and damages the _______ in the brain.

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Which of the following is NOT an example of long-term memory?

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Ebbinghaus found that information is forgotten _________.

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Declarative memories are to _________ memories as nondeclarative memories are to _________ memories.

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The state psychology association has invited teams from all the colleges in the state to compete in a Psych Bowl. The teams will answer questions such as "Who founded the first psychology laboratory?" Where is this information stored?

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You are introduced to someone at a party. While talking with the person, you realize that you have already forgotten the person's name. What amount of time does it typically take before such information is lost from short-term memory?

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For which famous memory researcher is memory a problem-solving activity in which the problem is to give a coherent account of some past event, and the memory is the solution to that problem?

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In the partial report method of Sperling's study of sensory memory, the participants were to report _________.

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Short-term memories appear to be localized in the ________.

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According to primacy and recency effects, when reading the chapters of the textbook, you are most likely to forget _________.

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Which technique is most widely used by therapists to help clients recover lost childhood memories?

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Forgetting in long-term memory is most likely due to _________.

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_________ memory is constantly updated.

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The processes of encoding, storage, and retrieval are seen as part of _________ model of memory.

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Information gets from sensory memory to short-term memory through the process of _________.

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Suzy looks up from her lunch, realizing that Jacques has just said something to her. What was it? Oh, yes, he has just asked her if she wants to go to the movies. Suzy's ability to retrieve what Jacques said is due to her _________.

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Which of the following is NOT true of schemas?

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Moishe can remember only the first two items and the last two items on the grocery list that his wife just read to him over the phone. The other five items in between are gone. His memory of things at the end of the list demonstrates the __________.

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