Chapter 6: Long-Term Memory - Structure

The primacy effect (from the serial position curve experiment) is associated with ___________ memory. a. Long-term b. Short-term c. Sensory d. Implicit

a. Long-term

One of the defining characteristics of implicit memory is that a. People are not conscious they are using it b. It is enhanced by the self-reference effect c. It always leads to episodic memory for events d. People use it strategically to enhance memory for events

a. People are not conscious they are using it

Lucille is teaching Kendra how to play racquetball. She explains how to hold the racquet, how to stand, and how to make effective shots. These learned skills that Lucille has acquired are an example of ___________ memory. a. Procedural b. Autobiographical c. Working d. Semantic

a. Procedural

The following statement represents what kind of memory? "The Beatles stopped making music together as a group in the early 1970s." a. Episodic b. Semantic c. Implicit d. Procedural

b. Semantic

"I remember being really excited last year, when my college team won the national championship in basketball." This statement is an example of ___________ memory. a. Procedural b. Implicit c. Semantic d. Episodic

d. Episodic

K.C., who was injured in a motorcycle accident, remembers facts like the difference between a strike and a spare in bowling, but he is unaware of experiencing things like hearing about the circumstances of his brother's death, which occurred two years before the accident. His memory behavior suggests a. Intact episodic memory but defective semantic memory b. Intact episodic memory but defective procedural memory c. Intact procedural memory but defective semantic memory d. Intact semantic memory but defective episodic memory

d. Intact semantic memory but defective episodic memory

Which of the following is NOT a conclusion from the case of H.M., who had an operation to help alleviate his epileptic seizures? a. Short-term and long-term memories can operate independently of each other b. Short-term and long-term memories are controlled by different mechanisms c. The hippocampus is necessary for forming new long-term memories d. Long-term memories are unaffected by damage to the hippocampus

d. Long-term memories are unaffected by damage to the hippocampus

This multiple-choice question is an example of a ___________ test. a. Word-completion b. Personal semantic memory c. Recall d. Recognition

d. Recognition

Wickens et al.'s "fruit, meat, and professions" experiment failed to show a release from proactive interference in the "fruit" group because a. The response task changed b. The stimulus category changed c. The response task remained the same d. The stimulus category remained the same

d. The stimulus category remained the same

A patient with impaired episodic memory would most likely have the greatest difficulty in a. Remembering graduating from college b. Remembering the meaning of some words c. Recalling where to find eating utensils in the kitchen d. Recognizing famous people

a. Remembering graduating from college

In which of the following examples of two different brain-injured patients (Tom and Tim) is a double dissociation demonstrated? a. Tom has good semantic memory and poor episodic memory, while Tim has good episodic memory but poor semantic memory b. Both Tom and Tim have good semantic memory but poor episodic memory c. Both Tom and Tim have good episodic memory but poor semantic memory d. Tom and Tim both show deficits in episodic and semantic memory

a. Tom has good semantic memory and poor episodic memory, while Tim has good episodic memory but poor semantic memory

From a cognitive psychology perspective, memories from specific experiences in our life are defined as being ________. a. Personal b. Autobiographical c. Subjective d. Reflective

b. Autobiographical

Murdoch's "remembering a list" experiment described the serial position curve and found that memory is best for ___________ of a list. a. The first words b. Both the first and last words c. The middle words d. The last words

b. Both the first and last words

When investigating the serial position curve, delaying the memory test for 30 seconds a. Increases both the primacy and the recency effects b. Decreases the recency effect c. Has no effect on the curve d. Increases the primacy effect

b. Decreases the recency effect

The recency effect occurs when participants are asked to recall a list of words. One way to eliminate the recency effect is to a. Present the list more slowly b. Have participants count backwards for 30 seconds after hearing the last word of the list c. Have participants say "la, la, la" while studying the list d. Have participants see the words on a screen, rather than hear them

b. Have participants count backwards for 30 seconds after hearing the last word of the list