Question 1

The case of HM is a documented case of a patient whose speech skills and intelligence were unaffected by the removal of his hippocampus and parts of his temporal lobe but who could not form new long-term memories.Which memory disorder was MOST pronounced in HM?

Accepted Answer

A)  transient amnesia
B)  retrograde amnesia
C)  prograde amnesia
D)  anterograde amnesiaE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 2

Generating creative ideas by combining different types of information in new ways is termed _____ creative thinking.

Accepted Answer

A)  additive
B)  episodic
C)  divergent
D)  semanticE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 3

Remembering to do things in the future is called _____ memory.

Accepted Answer

A)  prospective
B)  semantic
C)  anterograde
D)  sourceE) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 4

Memory is enhanced for highly emotional events in large part due to the activity of which brain structure?

Accepted Answer

A)  the basal ganglia
B)  the amygdala
C)  the tegmentum
D)  the primary visual cortexE) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 5

The encoding of survival-related information is effective because it often requires participants to engage in:

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A)  extensive planning.
B)  constructing a fear hierarchy.
C)  chunking.
D)  sensory integration.E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 6

Which statement about priming is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Damage to the hippocampus substantially reduces the effects of priming.
B)  Priming is an example of explicit memory.
C)  Your memory might be currently primed by events that took place years earlier.
D)  Priming does not occur in people with anterograde amnesia.E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 7

Whenever Andrea goes to the library to study,she takes a Red Bull energy drink with her and drinks it while she studies.As the semester progresses,she notices that she does considerably better on an exam when she drinks a Red Bull during it.She MOST likely does better because of:

Accepted Answer

A)  caffeine-enhanced sensory storage.
B)  state-dependent retrieval.
C)  the transience of retrieval.
D)  state-dependent storage.E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 8

The hippocampus appears to be critically involved in the formation of new _____ memories.

Accepted Answer

A)  procedural
B)  episodic
C)  semantic
D)  primedE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 9

Memory for motor skills (e.g. ,how to play a guital) that you clearly know,even if you cannot describe them,is known as _____ memory.

Accepted Answer

A)  priming
B)  episodic
C)  semantic
D)  proceduralE) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 10

Robert calls Darla and asks her to pick up soap,a new pair of slippers,and wine from the store on her way home from work.Instead of making a list,Darla successfully remembers the items to be purchased by picturing herself sipping wine in her slippers,while Robert gives her a sponge bath.What memory technique is Darla MOST likely using?

Accepted Answer

A)  visual imagery encoding
B)  semantic encoding
C)  organizational encoding
D)  sensory memory encodingE) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 11

When attention is divided,what happens in the brain?

Accepted Answer

A)  There is less activity in the cerebellum during retrieval.
B)  There is greater activity in the lower left frontal lobe during encoding.
C)  There is less activity in the upper right frontal lobe during retrieval.
D)  There is reduced hippocampal activity during encoding.E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 12

Gavin is asked to remember a list of 20 words.Some of the words are written in blue ink,and some are written in red ink.A week later,he is asked to recall as many words as possible.Gavin will probably do better on the task if,during the encoding phase,he:

Accepted Answer

A)  thinks about the color of each word.
B)  pairs each word on the list with a word with which it rhymed.
C)  thinks about the meaning of each word.
D)  spells each word silently to himself.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 13

State-dependent retrieval and the knowledge that alcohol has detrimental effects on test-taking would predict which study and then test context would produce the LOWEST score?

Accepted Answer

A)  study sober test sober
B)  study sober test drunk
C)  study drunk test sober
D)  study drunk test drunkE) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 14

Transience involves the gradual switch from _____ to _____ memories.

Accepted Answer

A)  more general;more specific
B)  more specific;more general
C)  explicit;implicit
D)  implicit;explicitE) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 15

Which statement regarding the effectiveness of studying the same material twice versus studying once and quizzing yourself once to enhance recall on a memory test is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Studying twice may be slightly more effective if the memory test is administered in the next few minutes.
B)  Studying and then quizzing will yield higher recall,no matter when the memory test is administered.
C)  Studying and then quizzing will be much more effective if the memory test is administered in the next few minutes.
D)  Studying twice or studying and then quizzing are equally effective.E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 16

The brain structure that is believed to act as an index linking information together is the:

Accepted Answer

A)  frontal lobe.
B)  pituitary gland.
C)  hippocampus.
D)  amygdala.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 17

Assigning a recollection or an idea to the wrong source is termed:

Accepted Answer

A)  memory bias.
B)  suggestibility.
C)  absentmindedness.
D)  memory misattribution.E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 18

_____ is the tendency to incorporate misleading information from outside sources into personal recollections.

Accepted Answer

A)  False recognition
B)  Misattribution
C)  Déjà vécu
D)  SuggestibilityE) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 19

The seven sins of memory:

Accepted Answer

A)  expose long-term memory as a highly unreliable storage system.
B)  reinforce the notion that almost all memories are distorted.
C)  are the occasional result of a fairly reliable system.
D)  are interesting topics for psychologists but usually have no real-world implications.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 20

The type of consolidation that occurs over a time scale of seconds to minutes involves the transfer of memory from:

Accepted Answer

A)  sensory memory to working memory.
B)  short-term memory to long-term memory.
C)  the cortex to the hippocampus.
D)  the hippocampus to the cortex.E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Exam 6: Memory-Part A

The hippocampus appears to be critically involved in the formation of new _____ memories.

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Transience involves the gradual switch from _ to _ memories.

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The encoding of survival-related information is effective because it often requires participants to engage in:

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Memory for motor skills (e.g. ,how to play a guital) that you clearly know,even if you cannot describe them,is known as _____ memory.

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Which statement about priming is TRUE?

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When attention is divided,what happens in the brain?

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Generating creative ideas by combining different types of information in new ways is termed _____ creative thinking.

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Whenever Andrea goes to the library to study,she takes a Red Bull energy drink with her and drinks it while she studies.As the semester progresses,she notices that she does considerably better on an exam when she drinks a Red Bull during it.She MOST likely does better because of:

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Which statement regarding the effectiveness of studying the same material twice versus studying once and quizzing yourself once to enhance recall on a memory test is TRUE?

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Remembering to do things in the future is called _____ memory.

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Memory is enhanced for highly emotional events in large part due to the activity of which brain structure?

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The type of consolidation that occurs over a time scale of seconds to minutes involves the transfer of memory from:

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The seven sins of memory:

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Gavin is asked to remember a list of 20 words.Some of the words are written in blue ink,and some are written in red ink.A week later,he is asked to recall as many words as possible.Gavin will probably do better on the task if,during the encoding phase,he:

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Assigning a recollection or an idea to the wrong source is termed:

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State-dependent retrieval and the knowledge that alcohol has detrimental effects on test-taking would predict which study and then test context would produce the LOWEST score?

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_____ is the tendency to incorporate misleading information from outside sources into personal recollections.

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The case of HM is a documented case of a patient whose speech skills and intelligence were unaffected by the removal of his hippocampus and parts of his temporal lobe but who could not form new long-term memories.Which memory disorder was MOST pronounced in HM?

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The brain structure that is believed to act as an index linking information together is the:

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Exam 6: Memory-Part A

The hippocampus appears to be critically involved in the formation of new _____ memories.

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Transience involves the gradual switch from _____ to _____ memories.

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The encoding of survival-related information is effective because it often requires participants to engage in:

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Memory for motor skills (e.g. ,how to play a guital) that you clearly know,even if you cannot describe them,is known as _____ memory.

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Which statement about priming is TRUE?

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When attention is divided,what happens in the brain?

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Generating creative ideas by combining different types of information in new ways is termed _____ creative thinking.

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Whenever Andrea goes to the library to study,she takes a Red Bull energy drink with her and drinks it while she studies.As the semester progresses,she notices that she does considerably better on an exam when she drinks a Red Bull during it.She MOST likely does better because of:

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Which statement regarding the effectiveness of studying the same material twice versus studying once and quizzing yourself once to enhance recall on a memory test is TRUE?

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Remembering to do things in the future is called _____ memory.

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Memory is enhanced for highly emotional events in large part due to the activity of which brain structure?

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The type of consolidation that occurs over a time scale of seconds to minutes involves the transfer of memory from:

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The seven sins of memory:

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Gavin is asked to remember a list of 20 words.Some of the words are written in blue ink,and some are written in red ink.A week later,he is asked to recall as many words as possible.Gavin will probably do better on the task if,during the encoding phase,he:

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Assigning a recollection or an idea to the wrong source is termed:

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State-dependent retrieval and the knowledge that alcohol has detrimental effects on test-taking would predict which study and then test context would produce the LOWEST score?

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_____ is the tendency to incorporate misleading information from outside sources into personal recollections.

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