Psychology Quiz Lesson 5

Sematic

Ben is asked to memorize the words canine, feline, and avian. He remembers the words by associating them with their synonyms: dog, cat, and bird. This is an example of ________ encoding. Acoustic Semantic Sensory Visual

Thinking about the meaning of the new information and its relation to knowledge already stored in your memory

Elaborative rehearsal involves ________. Immediately applying new information to a practical problem Organizing information into manageable bits or chunks Sleeping immediately after learning new information to allow your mind to process it Thinking about the meaning of the new information and its relation to knowledge already stored in your memory

chunking

Elena finds it very difficult to remember a long string of numbers, so she tries to memorize three numbers at a time. Later, she is able to repeat the numbers correctly because she grouped the numbers into more manageable groups of three. This is an example of ________. chunking elaborative rehearsal mnemonic device persistence

Amygdala

If I am looking at a snake and processing the fear caused by the snake, what part of my brain am I using? Amygdala Cerebellum Hippocampus Prefrontal cortex

Long-term

In order for a memory to go into storage (i.e., long-term memory), it has to pass through three distinct stages: sensory memory, short-term memory, and ________ memory. Encoded Long-term Sensory Visual

Sematic

The encoding of words and their meaning is known as ________ encoding. Acoustic Effortful Semantic Visual

construction ; reconstruction

The formulation of new memories is sometimes called ________, and the process of bringing up old memories is called ________. coding; recoding construction; reconstruction equipotentiality; amnesia information; misinformation

implicit

When people say you never forget how to ride a bike, they are referring to ________ memory, also called non-declarative memory. Explicit Implicit Semantic Sensory

Remembering the colors of the rainbow with the acronym ROY-G-BIV

Which of the following is a good example of semantic encoding? Being able to hum the tune to a song after hearing it only once Dreaming about a beach and deciding to take a vacation Remembering the colors of the rainbow with the acronym ROY-G-BIV Thinking about a car you plan to buy and having the image of the car appear in your mind

Eyewitness testimony is vulnerable to the power of suggestion.

Which of the following statements about eyewitness testimony is correct? Eyewitness testimony is always reliable. Eyewitness testimony is never reliable. Eyewitness testimony is reliable for events that do not involve crime. Eyewitness testimony is vulnerable to the power of suggestion.