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- 1According to your textbook, __________ is a condition in which an individual possesses a superior autobiographical memory, meaning he or she can recall the vast majority of personal experiences and events in his or her life. Hyper person Hyperthymestic syndrome Hyper biology Hyper sensitiveHyperthymestic syndrome
- 2Which of the following best illustrates the paradox of memory? Jillian can remember all of her favorite baseball players’ statistics for the last 7 years but forgets where she put her cell phone on a daily basis. Amy remembers the names of most of her third-grade students from the last several years. Ryan can remember almost all of the states and capitols, but is struggling to remember the names of foreign countries. Nina finds it difficult to accurately recall some of her childhood memories.Jillian can remember all of her favorite baseball players’ statistics for the last 7 years but forgets where she put her cell phone on a daily basis.
- 3The first day of class, Sheila asked her professor what was the best way to learn and remember the material for the course? The professor responded, “Focus on identifying and understanding the meaning of the important terms and concepts.” The instructor is advocating a __________ level of processing. phonological semantic verbal visualsemantic
- 4It is believed the __________ memory system may handle automatic remembering, while the __________ memory system requires conscious effort. depth; elaborative prospective; retrospective primacy; recency implicit; explicitimplicit; explicit
- 5While attempting to visit a friend in Boston, Enrique is struggling with his friend’s directions. Enrique’s friend told him: “Turn left at the ball park, right at the movie theater, go around the mall, and make a left turn.” The directions are almost meaningless, because Enrique has never been to Boston before. Which of the following provides the best explanation for the breakdown in communication? Enrique is experiencing retroactive interference. Enrique is experiencing the recency effect. Enrique does not have a preexisting schema to which he can attach the new information. Enrique is trying to process too much information at one time.Enrique does not have a preexisting schema to which he can attach the new information.
- 6For students to show the best performance on their exams, they are advised to engage in __________. delayed practice distributed practice massed practice maintenance rehearsaldistributed practice
- 7The character of Dory from the movie Finding Nemo keeps complaining that she has short-term memory loss because she can’t remember the name of the friend she just met. What is a more likely explanation for her memory failure? anterograde amnesia retrograde amnesia hippocampal damage blockinganterograde amnesia
- 8An adult is able to remember that CIA stands for “Central Intelligence Agency,” and yet a child is not. Why is this, according to your text? Because at some point in our lives, we will probably have some interaction with the CIA, or know someone who’s had an interaction with them Because as we age, our conceptual understanding increases Because we have more exposure to movies and television shows where the CIA is present Because children do not watch news programs, which is where the CIA is usually mentionedBecause as we age, our conceptual understanding increases
- 9Roseanne claims that she can remember instances of childhood sexual abuse that started at 6 months of age. Why are most psychologists likely to be skeptical of this and other such claims? Because decay leads to almost immediate forgetting of newly learned information. Because infantile amnesia makes it unlikely that these are true memories from that age. Because proponents of the realism of such claims are charging less to treat the victims of this abuse than those who are dubious of the claims. Repression inhibits the conscious recognition of traumatic events such as childhood sexual abuse.Because infantile amnesia makes it unlikely that these are true memories from that age.
- 10You are telling your friend about a trip you took to Sea World when you were a child. During the middle of the show, the trainer slipped, fell into the water, and was nearly killed. You can remember the scene as if it happened yesterday. This is an example of which type of memory? phantom semantic flashbulb proceduralflashbulb
- 11Eyewitness testimony has been found to be most accurate when __________. the witness has ample time to observe the person under good viewing conditions. the witness is presented a simultaneous, as opposed to a sequential, lineup. a weapon is used in the commission of a crime. the witness is distracted or must fill in gaps in their memory with stereotyped information.the witness has ample time to observe the person under good viewing conditions
- 12Ophelia is writing a fictitious autobiography for a composition class. She is combining real events with those that could have happened, as well as a few creative additions. In terms of the memory system, this approach is most similar to __________. the three systems of memory parallel distributed processing reconstructive memory implicit memoryreconstructive memory
- 13Just before taking your French I exam you were reviewing 5 terms that you had missed on the last vocabulary test. When you get to your exam, you find that you have an easy time answering several questions because they are related terms you just studied. This is an example of the __________ effect. primary von Restorff serial position recencyrecency
- 14In long-term memory, the __________ memory division does not require much effort or attention to recall information. procedural episodic visual-spatial prospectiveprocedural
- 15Although you have never taken a class with Dr. Hua, you walk into class, sit down, open your notebook, and wait for the professor to begin his lecture. What concept is being illustrated? script storage priming primacy effectscript
- 16When one attempts to recreate a retrieval environment that is as similar as possible to the initial encoding, or learning, environment as possible, he or she is making use of the principle of __________. distributed practice encoding specificity parsimony primingencoding specificity
- 17Who is most likely suffering from retrograde amnesia? Billy, who can’t seem to learn a foreign language. Mariana, who struggles to remember the names of the people she just met. Cecil, who can’t remember much of anything after his wife died. Margie, who can’t remember much of anything before being attacked on the street after a late-night party.Margie, who can’t remember much of anything before being attacked on the street after a late-night party
- 18As we age, our ability to recognize the strengths and limitations of our own memories improves. This is known as __________ meta-cognition meta-memory permastore transiencemeta-memory
- 19“You should have seen it! First the car flipped over and then it exploded! I will never forget it!” What type of memory did this eyewitness just form? flashbulb implicit semantic proceduralflashbulb
- 20You watch LeShon wave his Fourth of July sparkler as he runs. As you watch, you notice a circle of light rather than just a single point of light. This effect demonstrates the functioning of your __________ memory. echoic flashbulb iconic short-termiconic
- 21Kira is jogging down the street listening to her portable music player. Abruptly, her batteries die and the music stops. __________ memory accounts for her ability to still “hear” the last part of the song that was playing for several seconds after the machine stopped working. Short-term Eidetic Iconic EchoicEchoic
- 22In answering this, and all other questions for this exam, you are making use of __________. encoding priming retrieval storageretrieval
- 23An essay exam question or a fill-in-the-blank question with no word bank is similar to the __________ method of assessing one’s memory. priming recall recognition relearningrelearning
- 24The most sensitive measure of memory is __________. priming recall recognition relearningrecall
- 25If a researcher showed that people remember pleasant memories better when they are happy than sad, this would be one method for demonstrating the importance of ___________. context-dependent learning priming mood-dependent learning trait-dependent learningmood-dependent learning
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