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1Which two types of memories are both considered to be forms of declarative memory?
- Aprocedural and conditioning
- Bepisodic and conditioning
- Csemantic and episodic
- Dsemantic and procedural
2Similar to chunking, the visuospatial process of combining visual features (like shape and colour) into a single unit is called
- Afeature binding.
- Bepisodic buffering.
- Cencoding.
- Dfeature detection.
3Early research into forgetting by Hermann Ebbinghaus found that forgetting occurs
- Aslowly at first, but the rate of forgetting increases over time.
- Bquickly at first, but the rate of forgetting slows over time.
- Cmostly between 12 and 24 hours after the learning event.
- Dslowly over a long period of time.
4Latasha remembers visiting Ottawa on a cloudy day when she was a child. She recalls being bored at the time, but now wishes she had paid more attention. Latasha's memory is an example of a(n )_____ memory.
- Aimplicit
- Bepisodic
- Csemantic
- Dsensory
5In a study discussed in your textbook, volunteers were shown old childhood photos their parents had provided, including pictures that had been altered to show things that never happened. What did this study find?
- AThe photographs that were in colour were more successful in cueing forgotten memories than the black-and-white photographs.
- BThe volunteers could not remember any of the events that occurred before they were three years old.
- CAfter several sessions, many volunteers 'remembered' situations that had never happened.
- DAfter several sessions, the photos began triggering repressed memories from some volunteers' childhoods.
6What role are schemas believed to play in memory?
- ASchemas help to reduce bias during recall.
- BSchemas store complete memories of events that can be "played back" at will.
- CSchemas help to organize information.
- DSchemas ensure that memories are highly accurate.
7Seven plus or minus two refers to
- Athe different types of memory stores in humans.
- Bthe capacity of short-term memory.
- Cthe number of seconds information can stay in iconic memory.
- Dthe capacity of long-term memory.
8Which of the following statements is true about flashbulb memories?
- AThey are typically no more accurate than other emotionally based memories.
- BThey last for a much shorter period than standard memories.
- CThey contain fewer details than standard memories.
- DThey are far more accurate than standard memories.
9Which memory system can be divided into four interrelated systems: central executive, visuospatial sketchpad, episodic buffer, and the phonological loop?
- Aepisodic memory
- Bsensory memory
- Clong-term memory
- Dworking memory
10Based on research outlined in the textbook that describes the influence of emotion on memory, which of the following orders is correct, from most likely to be recalled to least likely to be recalled?
- Aemotionally negative, emotionally positive, neutral
- Bemotionally positive; neutral; emotionally negative
- Cneutral; emotionally positive; emotionally negative
- Demotionally positive; emotionally negative; neutral
11Which type of memory can accurately hold information for only about 30 seconds?
- Asensory memory
- Bshort-term memory
- Ciconic memory
- Dlong-term memory
12Misty and her parents just got back from a vacation at Disney World, where they had a great time. Under which of the following circumstances is Misty likely to have more difficulty remembering what they did?
- Awhile attending the local fair
- Bat the beach with her family
- Cwhile attending her grandmother's funeral
- Dat the park while playing with her friends
13Long-term potentiation (LTP) refers to
- Aa weakening of signalling between neurons.
- Bthe inability to encode new information.
- Cdamage to long-term memory stores.
- Da strengthening of signalling between neurons.
14Damage to the hippocampus is most likely to lead to
- Aa loss in short-term memory.
- Bthe inability to encode new long-term memories.
- Cthe inability to retrieve long-term memories.
- Da loss in implicit memories.
15According to the levels of processing (LOP) framework, how well we encode long-term information is most directly related to
- Ahow motivated we are to learn the information.
- Bhow deeply we process the information.
- Chow long we are exposed to the information.
- Dhow frequently we encounter the information.
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