APP Exam Unit 5A MEMORY ONLY Review (25 q)

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25 questions

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The process of getting information into memory is called

Which type of memory has an essentially unlimited capacity?

The process of retrieval refers to

the persistence of learning over time.

the organization of information into manageable units.

getting information out of memory storage.

conscious repetition of information to be remembered.

the identification of information previously learned.

Your consciously activated but limited-capacity memory is called ________ memory.

Every day as she walks to school, Susana passes a mural painted on the side of a building. However, when asked, she says she does not remember ever seeing it. Which of the following is the best explanation for this occurrence?

Such implicit memory is stored in the cerebellum, thus Susana must have experienced damage to that brain region.

Susana has not paid attention to the incoming information so it was not encoded into long-term memory.

Because of the time span between being exposed to the mural, the spacing effect has interrupted memory formation.

The memory of the mural has decayed over time.

Susana is experiencing retroactive interference, leading to her forgetting past information.

To recognize the active information processing that occurs in short-term memory, researchers have characterized it as ________ memory.

Automatic processing occurs without

Effortful processing can occur only with

The address for obtaining tickets to a popular quiz show flashes on the TV screen, but the image disappears before Sergei has had a chance to write down the complete address. To his surprise, however, he has retained a momentary mental image of the five-digit zip code. His experience best illustrates ________ memory.

While your Mom is lecturing you about cleaning your room, you lose concentration. Then, suddenly you hear the significant words, “no car keys.” When she asks, “Are you listening to me?” you are able to repeat the last few things she said before mentioning car keys. Which of the following best explains this phenomenon?

Because you have heard the same lecture many times, rehearsal has caused it to be stored in
long-term memory.

Words stored in echoic memory will last for 3 to 4 seconds, so you can still recall her words.

What your Mom said at the beginning and end of her lecture will be recalled because of the serial
position effect.

Because losing driving privileges is an emotional event, her words create a flashbulb memory.

Hearing the words “car keys” leads to the priming of specific memories.

“The magical number seven, plus or minus two” refers to the storage capacity of ________ memory.

A mnemonic device is a

The organization of information into meaningful units is called

Akila went to the store for furniture polish, carrots, pencils, ham, sponges, celery, notebook paper, and salami. She remembered to buy all these items by reminding herself that she needed food products that included meats and vegetables and that she needed nonfood products that included school supplies and cleaning aids. Akila made effective use of

Which of the following questions about the word depressed would best prepare you to correctly remember tomorrow that you had seen the word on today's test?

How well does the word describe you?

Does the word consist of ten letters?

Is the word written in capital letters?

Does the word rhyme with obsessed?

How many vowels are in the word?

When asked to recall a list of words including, “plump, crook, and child,” people frequently recalled “fat, criminal, and kid.” This best illustrates the impact of

Cerebellum is to memory as hippocampus is to memory.

Conscious memory of factual information is called ________ memory.

The increase in synaptic firing potential that contributes to memory formation is known as

Group 1 is asked to write down the names of the seven dwarfs. Group 2 is asked to look at a list of possible names of the dwarfs and circle the correct seven. Why might Group 2 be more likely to recall more names?

Implicit memories are easier to recall than explicit memories are.

Proactive interference is less likely to affect childhood learning.

Iconic memory is superior to echoic memory.

Source amnesia may interfere with Group 1's ability to recall the names of the dwarfs.

Group 2's list provides more retrieval cues, making this recognition task easier for them.

On the telephone, Dominic rattles off a list of 10 grocery items for Kyoko to bring home from the store. Immediately after hearing the list, Kyoko attempts to write down the items. She is most likely to forget the items

at the beginning of the list.

at the end of the list.

in the middle of the list.

at the beginning and in the middle of the list.

at the middle and the end of the list.

Walking into your bedroom you think, “I need to get my backpack in the kitchen.” When you reach the kitchen, you forget what you came there for. As you return to your bedroom, you suddenly remember, “Backpack!” This sudden recall is best explained by

When Bryan's girlfriend broke up with him, he felt very down. As he sat in his bedroom, he thought about all of the other times his heart had been broken. Bryan's experience provides an example of

Professor Sharapova has so many memories of former students that she has difficulty remembering the names of new students. The professor's difficulty best illustrates

The inability to remember events in one's life which occurred prior to a brain injury is known as

The process of getting information into memory is called

priming.

chunking.

encoding.

registering.

storing.

Which type of memory has an essentially unlimited capacity?

echoic memory

short-term memory

long-term memory

iconic memory

proactive memory

The process of retrieval refers to

the persistence of learning over time.

the organization of information into manageable units.

getting information out of memory storage.

conscious repetition of information to be remembered.

the identification of information previously learned.

Your consciously activated but limited-capacity memory is called ________ memory.

short-term

implicit

mood-congruent

explicit

automatic

Every day as she walks to school, Susana passes a mural painted on the side of a building. However, when asked, she says she does not remember ever seeing it. Which of the following is the best explanation for this occurrence?

Such implicit memory is stored in the cerebellum, thus Susana must have experienced damage to that brain region.

Susana has not paid attention to the incoming information so it was not encoded into long-term memory.

Because of the time span between being exposed to the mural, the spacing effect has interrupted memory formation.

The memory of the mural has decayed over time.

Susana is experiencing retroactive interference, leading to her forgetting past information.

To recognize the active information processing that occurs in short-term memory, researchers have characterized it as ________ memory.

iconic

working

flashbulb

implicit

repressed

Automatic processing occurs without

iconic memory.

semantic encoding.

conscious awareness.

long-term potentiation.

sensory memory.

Effortful processing can occur only with

implicit memory.

conscious attention.

visual imagery.

chunking.

sensory memory.

The address for obtaining tickets to a popular quiz show flashes on the TV screen, but the image disappears before Sergei has had a chance to write down the complete address. To his surprise, however, he has retained a momentary mental image of the five-digit zip code. His experience best illustrates ________ memory.

iconic

flashbulb

implicit

echoic

state-dependent

While your Mom is lecturing you about cleaning your room, you lose concentration. Then, suddenly you hear the significant words, “no car keys.” When she asks, “Are you listening to me?” you are able to repeat the last few things she said before mentioning car keys. Which of the following best explains this phenomenon?

Because you have heard the same lecture many times, rehearsal has caused it to be stored in
long-term memory.

Words stored in echoic memory will last for 3 to 4 seconds, so you can still recall her words.

What your Mom said at the beginning and end of her lecture will be recalled because of the serial
position effect.

Because losing driving privileges is an emotional event, her words create a flashbulb memory.

Hearing the words “car keys” leads to the priming of specific memories.

“The magical number seven, plus or minus two” refers to the storage capacity of ________ memory.

short-term

explicit

flashbulb

implicit

sensory

A mnemonic device is a

sensory memory.

test or measure of memory.

technique for automatic processing.

memory aid.

word, event, or place that triggers a memory of the past.

The organization of information into meaningful units is called

automatic processing.

the spacing effect.

chunking.

iconic memory.

the peg-word system.

Akila went to the store for furniture polish, carrots, pencils, ham, sponges, celery, notebook paper, and salami. She remembered to buy all these items by reminding herself that she needed food products that included meats and vegetables and that she needed nonfood products that included school supplies and cleaning aids. Akila made effective use of

the spacing effect.

hierarchical organization.

automatic processing.

the peg-word system.

implicit memory.

Which of the following questions about the word depressed would best prepare you to correctly remember tomorrow that you had seen the word on today's test?

How well does the word describe you?

Does the word consist of ten letters?

Is the word written in capital letters?

Does the word rhyme with obsessed?

How many vowels are in the word?

When asked to recall a list of words including, “plump, crook, and child,” people frequently recalled “fat, criminal, and kid.” This best illustrates the impact of

parallel processing.

peg words.

semantic encoding.

echoic memory.

mood-congruent memory.

Cerebellum is to ________ memory as hippocampus is to ________ memory.

short-term; long-term

long-term; short-term

implicit; explicit

explicit; implicit

iconic; echoic

Conscious memory of factual information is called ________ memory.

proactive

procedural

explicit

implicit

iconic

The increase in synaptic firing potential that contributes to memory formation is known as

chunking.

the serial position effect.

automatic processing.

long-term potentiation.

proactive interference.

Group 1 is asked to write down the names of the seven dwarfs. Group 2 is asked to look at a list of possible names of the dwarfs and circle the correct seven. Why might Group 2 be more likely to recall more names?

Implicit memories are easier to recall than explicit memories are.

Proactive interference is less likely to affect childhood learning.

Iconic memory is superior to echoic memory.

Source amnesia may interfere with Group 1's ability to recall the names of the dwarfs.

Group 2's list provides more retrieval cues, making this recognition task easier for them.

On the telephone, Dominic rattles off a list of 10 grocery items for Kyoko to bring home from the store. Immediately after hearing the list, Kyoko attempts to write down the items. She is most likely to forget the items

at the beginning of the list.

at the end of the list.

in the middle of the list.

at the beginning and in the middle of the list.

at the middle and the end of the list.

Walking into your bedroom you think, “I need to get my backpack in the kitchen.” When you reach the kitchen, you forget what you came there for. As you return to your bedroom, you suddenly remember, “Backpack!” This sudden recall is best explained by

the misinformation effect.

context effects.

source amnesia.

semantic encoding

flashbulb memory formation.

When Bryan's girlfriend broke up with him, he felt very down. As he sat in his bedroom, he thought about all of the other times his heart had been broken. Bryan's experience provides an example of

retroactive interference.

implicit memory.

mood-congruent memory.

iconic memory.

long-term potentiation.

Professor Sharapova has so many memories of former students that she has difficulty remembering the names of new students. The professor's difficulty best illustrates

retroactive interference.

mood-congruent memory.

proactive interference.

the spacing effect.

source amnesia.

The inability to remember events in one's life which occurred prior to a brain injury is known as

anterograde amnesia.

retrograde amnesia.

motivated forgetting.

retroactive interference.

proactive interference.