Sample Quiz Questions (3)

Another term for implicit memory is __________

Nondeclaritive

After Teresa was verbally threatened by someone in a passing car, she was asked whether she recognized the mean who was driving the car. Several hours later, Teresa mistakenly recalled that the driver was a male rather than a female. Teresa's experience best illustrates A. Implicit memory B. Proactive interference C. The misinformation effect D. The serial position effect

c. The misinformation effect

Combining individual letters into familiar words enables you to remember more of the letters in this sentence. This best illustrates the value of A. The spacing effect B. Iconic memory C. The serial position effect D. Chunking

D. Chunking

The semantic processing of the words in a short poem illustrates A. Procedural memory B. The peg word system C. The serial position effect D. Deep processing

D. Deep processing

Hearing the word "rabbit" may lead people to spell the spoken word "hair" as "h-a-r-e". This best illustrates the outcome of a process known as A. Chunking B. The Primacy Effect C. Repression D. Priming

D. Priming

While taking the final exam in American history, Marie was surprised and frustrated by her momentary inability to remember the name of the current president of the US. Her difficulty most clearly illustrates A. Implicit memory B. The serial position effect C. The misinformation effect D. Retrieval failure

D. Retrieval failure

At a block party, Cyndi is introduced to eight new neighbors. Moments later,she remembers only the names of the first three and last two neighbors. Her experience illustrates A. Source amnesia B. The misinformation effect C. Implicit memory D. The serial Position effect

D. The serial position effect

Employing the single word HOMES to remember the names of North America's five Great Lakes best illustrates the use of...

A mnemonic technique

The inability to remember how the side with Lincoln's head appears on a penny is more likely due to a failure in A. Encoding B. Storage C. Retrieval D. Implicit memory

A. Encoding

The happier Jude is, the more readily he recalls positive life experiences. This best illustrates that emotional states can become A. Retrieval cues B. Short term memories C. Sensory memories D. Flashbulb memories

A. Retrieval cues

Julie most accurately recalls information learned in her history classroom when her recall is tested in the very same classroom. This best illustrates A. The serial position effect B. Context dependent memory C. The spacing effect D. Chunking

B. Context dependent memory

During her evening Spanish language exam, Janica so easily remembers the French vocabulary she studied that morning that she finds it difficult to recall the Spanish vocabulary she rehearsed that afternoon. Her difficulty best illustrates A. the spacing effect B. proactive interference C. Source amnesia D. Retroactive interference

B. Proactive interference

After Maya gave her friend the password to a protected website, the friend was able to remember it only long enough to type it into the password box. In this instance the passwords was clearly stored in her _________ memory. A. Procedural B. Short term C. Flashbulb D. Implicit

B. Short term

The gradual fading of the physical memory trace contributes to A. Chunking B. Storage decay C. Anterograde amnesia D. Long term potentiation

B. Storage decay

Researchers now recognize the active information processing that occurs in short term memory and refer to it as ________ memory A. Sensory B. Working C. Flashbulb D. Implicit

B. Working

After suffering a brain injury in a motorcycle accident, Arotza cannot form new memories. he can, however, remember events before the accident. Arotza's memory difficulty most clearly illustrates A. Retroactive interference B. The serial position effect C. Anterograde amnesia D. Iconic memory

C. Anterograde Amnesia

Several months after watching a science fiction movie about spaceship travel and alien abductions, Steve began to remember that he had been abducted by aliens and personally subjected to many of the horrors portrayed in the movie. His mistaken recall best illustrates A. Implicit memory B. The spacing effect C. Source amnesia D. Mood congruent memory

C. Source amnesia

On the phone, 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 A. At the beginning of the list B. At the end of the list C. In the middle of the list D. At the beginning and the middle of the list

C. in the middle of the list