Question 1

Just 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

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A)  primacy effect.
B)  von Restorff effect.
C)  serial position effect.
D)  recency effect. D

Question 2

Who is most likely suffering from retrograde amnesia?

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A)  Billy,who can't seem to learn a foreign language
B)  Mariana,who struggles to remember the names of the people she just met
C)  Cecil,who can't remember much of anything after his wife died
D)  Margie,who can't remember much of anything prior to being attacked on the street after a late-night party D

Question 3

Although 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?

Accepted Answer

A)  Schema
B)  Storage
C)  Priming
D)  Primacy effect

Question 4

Oscar is writing a fictional autobiography.He 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

Accepted Answer

A)  the three systems of memory.
B)  parallel distributed processing.
C)  reconstructive memory.
D)  implicit memory.

Question 5

When 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

Accepted Answer

A)  distributed practice.
B)  encoding specificity.
C)  parsimony.
D)  priming. B

Question 6

According to your textbook,some proponents of Scientology have suggested that negative statements overheard by fetuses,embryos,and even zygotes can be "reactivated" in adulthood,triggering low self-esteem and psychology difficulties.The research,however,has failed to support these claims.Which principle of critical thinking is best demonstrated by this example?

Accepted Answer

A)  Occam's razor
B)  Replicability
C)  Extraordinary claims
D)  Correlation vs.causation

Question 7

As we age,our ability to recognize the strengths and limitations of our own memories improves.This is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  meta-cognition.
B)  meta-memory.
C)  permastore.
D)  transience.

Question 8

With regard to the idea of patients' memories being shaped by suggestive psychotherapy techniques,psychologists

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A)  are in agreement that this frequently happens.
B)  are in agreement that this rarely happens.
C)  are divided about whether such memories are real or false memories.
D)  need more evidence to demonstrate that false memories can be implanted.

Question 9

In long-term memory,the _____ memory division does not require much effort or attention to recall information.

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A)  procedural
B)  episodic
C)  visual-spatial
D)  prospective

Question 10

"You should have seen it! First the car flipped over and then it exploded! I will never forget it!" What type of memory may have just formed in this eyewitness?

Accepted Answer

A)  Flashbulb
B)  Implicit
C)  Semantic
D)  Procedural

Exam 7: Memory

Just 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

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Who is most likely suffering from retrograde amnesia?

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Although 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?

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Oscar is writing a fictional autobiography.He 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

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When 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

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As we age,our ability to recognize the strengths and limitations of our own memories improves.This is known as

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With regard to the idea of patients' memories being shaped by suggestive psychotherapy techniques,psychologists

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In long-term memory,the _____ memory division does not require much effort or attention to recall information.

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"You should have seen it! First the car flipped over and then it exploded! I will never forget it!" What type of memory may have just formed in this eyewitness?

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Just 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

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Who is most likely suffering from retrograde amnesia?

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Although 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?

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Oscar is writing a fictional autobiography.He 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

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When 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

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As we age,our ability to recognize the strengths and limitations of our own memories improves.This is known as

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With regard to the idea of patients' memories being shaped by suggestive psychotherapy techniques,psychologists

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In long-term memory,the _____ memory division does not require much effort or attention to recall information.

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"You should have seen it! First the car flipped over and then it exploded! I will never forget it!" What type of memory may have just formed in this eyewitness?

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