CHP 6 Mem'y Psych

Correct: repressed.

A memory that is unconsciously pushed below the threshold of awareness is considered to be: Please choose the correct answer from the following choices, and then select the submit answer button. semantic. infantile. repressed. presynaptic.

Correct: memory loss.

Intellectually engaging activities such as reading books, writing, drawing, and solving crossword puzzles have been associated with lower risk of: Please choose the correct answer from the following choices, and then select the submit answer button. curve of forgetting. memory loss. echoic memory. third factors.

Correct: memories related to their actions and emotions

Jack is from America. As compared to a Chinese person the same age, what sorts of memories is Jack likely to have more of? Please choose the correct answer from the following choices, and then select the submit answer button. memories of what happened to other people historical events memories related to their actions and emotions childhood memories

Correct: sleeping

Marcus has a methodical approach to studying. He skims, questions, recalls, and rereads all the material over and over again all night before an exam, creating short quizzes every couple hours. What is one crucial step that Marcus is forgetting? Please choose the correct answer from the following choices, and then select the submit answer button. surveying reviewing sleeping testing

Correct: retrieved.

Researchers have determined that environmental factors play a key role in determining how easily memories are: Please choose the correct answer from the following choices, and then select the submit answer button. retrieved. spread out. prevalent. structured.

Correct: the information-processing model

Which of these explicitly describes stages related to memory? Please choose the correct answer from the following choices, and then select the submit answer button. the levels of processing framework the information-processing model the encoding specificity principle the Digit Span Model Next quest

Correct: a picture drawn in sand

Which of these is a good analogy for a memory for an event? Please choose the correct answer from the following choices, and then select the submit answer button. a photograph a picture drawn in sand a picture carved in stone a sculpture carved in marble

Correct: long-term potentiation

Which of these is associated with an increase in processing efficiency? Please choose the correct answer from the following choices, and then select the submit answer button. maintenance rehearsal language benefit hierarchy of processing long-term potentiation Next

Correct: counting the number of letters in each word

Which of these would be considered the shallowest form of processing if you wanted to remember the word list "cat, dog, mouse"? Please choose the correct answer from the following choices, and then select the submit answer button. counting the number of letters in each word repeating each word three times reading each word developing a story where a cat chased a mouse and ran into a dog

Correct: revisions to what really happened.

With the passage of time, we lose bits and pieces of a memory and replace them with new information. Thus a memory of an event might include: Please choose the correct answer from the following choices, and then select the submit answer button. habituation and conditioning. revisions to what really happened. iconic memory. increased efficiency of neural communication.

Correct: almost anyone

ccording to your text, what group of people is able to acquire exceptional memories? Please choose the correct answer from the following choices, and then select the submit answer button. people in their 20s and 30s musicians people with above average intelligence almost anyone

= elaborative processing

connect words to words that are unknown

Correct: retrieve information.

evels of processing can influence one's ability to: Please choose the correct answer from the following choices, and then select the submit answer button. retrieve information. serial position effect. divert attention. pay attention.

amensia

forgetting new things is generally considered as

one that is told there was bloodshed will say this more often than the group that was told that the people bumped into each other

one group told peoplee in a film are punched and the other is told that the group memberes acccidentaly bumped into each other, what do tyhe groups report?

Correct: keyword associations

According to research, testing improves memory by strengthening _____ and weeding out clues that do not work. Please choose the correct answer from the following choices, and then select the submit answer button. correlations curve of forgetting massed practice keyword associations

Correct: mood-congruence.

Alex had completely forgotten about what he got angry and argued with his girlfriend about last weekend until they began arguing and he got angry again this evening. Alex's recall is an example of: Please choose the correct answer from the following choices, and then select the submit answer button. semantic memory. mood-congruence. level of processing. keyword association.

Correct: "Short-term memory and long-term are not necessarily different memory stores."

Allison wrote a paper critiquing Atkinson and Shiffrin's model based on the opinions of other memory researchers. Which of these could be a theme of her paper? Please choose the correct answer from the following choices, and then select the submit answer button. "Information flows through more than just three stages." "Atkinson and Shiffrin's model makes memory seem more complex than it really is." "Short-term memory and long-term are not necessarily different memory stores." "Sensory memory lasts much longer than Atkinson and Shiffrin thought."

Correct: memory system

An often-used model likens the brain's _____ to a computer. Please choose the correct answer from the following choices, and then select the submit answer button. memory system retroactive interference reading task proactive interference

Iconic memory was first described by George Sperling

Andrea likes to text in class. One day her professor says, "Iconic memory was first described by George Sperling" while Andrea is texting her friend. The professor notices Andrea's actions and says, "Excuse me, could you repeat what I just said?" What is Andrea most likely to say if her sensory memory is working well? Please choose the correct answer from the following choices, and then select the submit answer button. Short-term memory was described by George Sperling. Iconic memory was first described by George Sperling. I'm sorry I have no idea. George Sperling discovered iconic memory.

Correct: She has some form of brain damage.

Angela has severe anterograde amnesia. As her psychologist, what would you assume about Angela based on what is typical of people with anterograde amnesia? Please choose the correct answer from the following choices, and then select the submit answer button. The amnesia is the result of childhood trauma. She has some form of brain damage. The amnesia is the result of psychological factors. The amnesia is probably treatable.

Correct: a metaphor.

As compared to the human memory system, a computer is a(n): Please choose the correct answer from the following choices, and then select the submit answer button. somewhat accurate model. very accurate model. a complete contradiction; they are nothing alike. a metaphor.

Correct: classical conditioning

As part of a psychology lab you squirt sea water at the gills of an Aplysia. After doing this several times the Aplysia retracts it's gills before you are able to squirt the water. What phenomenon is the Aplysia demonstrating? Please choose the correct answer from the following choices, and then select the submit answer button. classical conditioning habituation relearning accommodation

Correct: deep processing

Challenge this Question A researcher asks participants to indicate whether each word in a series is a type of mammal. According to Craik and Tulving, what type of processing will this initiate? Please choose the correct answer from the following choices, and then select the submit answer button. shallow processing deep processing intermediate processing perceptual processing

Correct: Automatic processing

Challenge this Question _____ is the involuntary cognitive activity that guides some behaviors, enabling one to act without focusing attention on what one is doing. Please choose the correct answer from the following choices, and then select the submit answer button. Eidetic imagery Phonological loop Automatic processing Method of loci

disagree that Information flows from one stage to another

Dr. Angelo believes that there is no difference between short-term memory and long-term memory. Which aspect of Atkinson and Shiffrin's model will Dr. Angelo most likely disagree with? Please choose the correct answer from the following choices, and then select the submit answer button. Information flows from one stage to another. There are levels of processing. Short-term memory is mostly perceptual. Long-term memory has an unlimited capacity.

Correct: long-term potentiation long term potentiation is the increase in neuron efficency. This happens when you learn smth new. At first, neurons fire at random, but eventually, a pathway is formed and the neurons fire in synch and the response form the neural pathway is faster

Dr. Arnold is studying the biological basis for learning. What aspect of memory is Dr. Arnold most likely to be interested in? Please choose the correct answer from the following choices, and then select the submit answer button. long-term potentiation encoding specificity maintenance rehearsal mood congruence

Correct: to find the part of the brain where a specific memory is located

Dr. Hammond is looking for a memory trace. What is the goal of his research? Please choose the correct answer from the following choices, and then select the submit answer button. to find the part of the brain where a specific memory is located to find the parts of the brain associated with short-term memory to find the cause of anterograde amnesia to cure Alzheimer's disease

Correct: a serial position effect

Dr. Munroe tests the recall for a word list, and the data is shaped like a U. What effect did Dr. Munroe likely find? Please choose the correct answer from the following choices, and then select the submit answer button. an effect of relearning a serial position effect a testing effect a misinformation effect

Correct: 50

Dr. Pratt shows participants 3 letters and then asks them to count backward from 5000 by fours for 3 seconds. If Dr. Pratt conducts 100 trials, how many trials can he expect participants to correctly report all three letters? Please choose the correct answer from the following choices, and then select the submit answer button. 50 80 20 none

Correct: hippocampus.

Dr. Samson is performing surgery on Terry and is very concerned about how the surgery will affect Terry's ability to form new memories. This is because the surgery is near Terry's: Please choose the correct answer from the following choices, and then select the submit answer button. amygdala. hippocampus. visual cortex. parietal lobe. Next

Correct: Alzheimer's disease

Dr. Wescott studies amyloid plaques. What area of memory research is Dr. Wescott MOST likely involved in? Please choose the correct answer from the following choices, and then select the submit answer button. mnemonics anterograde amnesia Alzheimer's disease retrograde amnesia

Correct: anterograde amnesia

Following a car accident, Ted cannot form new memories. What type of amnesia does Ted have? Please choose the correct answer from the following choices, and then select the submit answer button. retrograde amnesia infantile amnesia anterograde amnesia Alzheimer's disease

Correct: retrograde amnesia

Following surgery, H.M. suffered from a mild form of _____, which refers to difficulty retrieving existing memories from storage. Please choose the correct answer from the following choices, and then select the submit answer button. Aplysia retrograde amnesia Alzheimer's disease anterograde amnesia

Correct: the creation of long-term explicit memories

If you had damage to the hippocampus and frontal cortex, which aspect of memory would you likely have difficulty with? Please choose the correct answer from the following choices, and then select the submit answer button. language maintenance rehearsal involuntary responses the creation of long-term explicit memories

Correct: in the place where you will take the exam

If you want to take advantage of context effects, where should you study for your exam? Please choose the correct answer from the following choices, and then select the submit answer button. in the classroom where you first heard the material in the place where you will take the exam in the library where you can get more information at home, where you read your notes the first time

Correct: forbid texting in class

If you were a professor and you wanted to give students every opportunity to do well in the course, which rule might have the BIGGEST impact on student performance based on research discussed in your text? Please choose the correct answer from the following choices, and then select the submit answer button. have students share notes in case one student misses what the professor said forbid texting in class give students a lot of high stakes tests have shallow processing of exercises when learning new ideas

Correct: recall.

Information can be processed along a continuum from shallow to deep, affecting the probability of: Please choose the correct answer from the following choices, and then select the submit answer button. recall. specificity. consciousness. chunking.

Correct: implicit; explicit

Oliver cannot remember events that occurred in the past 10 years, but he is able to ride a bicycle. This is an example of _____ memory being intact even when _____ memory is disrupted. Please choose the correct answer from the following choices, and then select the submit answer button. implicit; explicit retrograde; anterograde explicit; implicit semantic; episodic

Correct: physical exercise

Studies of animals and people have linked _____ to a variety of positive changes in the brain, including enhanced blood flow and less age-related deterioration of the hippocampus. Please choose the correct answer from the following choices, and then select the submit answer button. elaborative rehearsals retroactive interference episodic buffers physical exercise Next

Correct: The human brain has an unlimited storage capacity.

The human brain has an unlimited storage capacity. Challenge this Question What is one major difference between computers and the human brain? Please choose the correct answer from the following choices, and then select the submit answer button. Only the human brain retrieves information in the exact way it was coded. The human brain has an unlimited storage capacity. Only the human brain can encode information from the environment. A computer has an unlimited processing capacity.

lower gpas

There is some evidence that college students who spend a lot of time conducting instant message conversations may have _____ than those who do not. Please choose the correct answer from the following choices, and then select the submit answer button.

Correct: It is a form of perception.

You are having a debate with a classmate about sensory memory; you argue that it is a stage of processing. What is one well-accepted argument that your classmate may put forth instead? Please choose the correct answer from the following choices, and then select the submit answer button. It is a form of short-term memory. It is a form of activation. It is a form of perception. It is the currently active portion of long-term memory.

Correct: the area that was active during the study phase

You are looking at fMRIs from people who are recalling words learned during the study phase of an experiment. What area of the brain do you notice is active? Please choose the correct answer from the following choices, and then select the submit answer button. the prefrontal cortex the retrieval area the area that was active during the study phase the visual cortex

arranging by hierarchy

You have to memorize the structure of the nervous system. Which method says you could recall three times as many parts of the nervous system as you would remember without using this method? Please choose the correct answer from the following choices, and then select the submit answer button. arranging by hierarchy repetition the method of loci the astrocytes method

Correct: partial report paradigm

Your professor is demonstrating an experiment in which an array of letters is shown and a cue indicates which row of letters to report. What is the name of the specific paradigm being shown to you? Please choose the correct answer from the following choices, and then select the submit answer button. partial report paradigm whole report paradigm iconic memory paradigm sensory memory paradigm

Correct: Good sleep

_____ makes for better processing of memories. Please choose the correct answer from the following choices, and then select the submit answer button. Massed practice Good sleep Procedural memory Proactive interference Next

Correct: Eidetic imagery

_____ refers to the ability to "see" an image or object for as long as several minutes after it has been removed from sight, describing its parts with amazing specificity. Please choose the correct answer from the following choices, and then select the submit answer button. Semantic memory Implicit memory Procedural memory Eidetic imagery

implicit mem'y

know a mem'y but you can't verbalize its name

levels of provessin model

make infor personally relevant to you is the

shallow processing

the way the words are. Capital vs lowercase

2) storage, 3) retrieval, and 1) encoding

three modes of how memories are made?