Psychology chapter 8 online quiz

Which part of the brain is most involved in creating implicit memories? amygdala cerebellum hippocampus primary cortex

cerebellum

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 a mnemonic device persistence

chunking

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

construction; reconstruction

Barney used to live in Pittsburgh, and his telephone number started with the area code 412. Now he has moved to Baltimore, and his new telephone number has an area code of 410. Barney remembers his new area code by connecting it to the old one and just "subtracting two." This is an example of ________ rehearsal. maintenance massed mnemonic elaborative

elaborative

I am trying to learn the names of all 50 states. Because I am actively and consciously remembering and recalling this information, it is considered ________ memory. explicit implicit procedural episodic

explicit

What type of memories do we consciously try to remember, recall, and report? explicit memories implicit memories sensory memories short-term memories

explicit memories

A public opinion poll was administered to 50 people before the election of President Barack Obama. Polls taken before election night showed 50% of the people polled believed Barack Obama would be elected president. After the election results, the same people were asked if they believed Barack Obama would be elected president, and this time 75% of the people said yes. This may be an example of ________ bias. egocentric hindsight stereotypical transient

hindsight

Which part of my brain is probably damaged if I am unable to recognize basic objects around my house? amygdala cerebellum hippocampus prefrontal cortex

hippocampus

Your memory of how to ride a bicycle is probably something that you don't actively think about while you're riding. You just sort of "do it" without thinking of how you do it. This is an example of a(n) ________ memory. explicit implicit semantic sensory

implicit

What is episodic memory? information about events we have personally experienced knowledge about words, concepts, and language-based knowledge and facts storage of facts and events we have personally experienced type of implicit memory that stores information about how to do things

information about events we have personally experienced

What is the set of processes used to encode, store, and retrieve information over different periods of time? automatic processing effortful processing memory sensory encoding

memory

When you take a multiple-choice test, you are relying on ________, because you are comparing the information in front of you to that which is already stored in your long-term memory. transience recognition recall the Stroop effect

recognition

In order to remember his lines for the play, Guy repeats his lines over and over again. This process is called ________. declarative memory hyperthymesia rehearsal relearning

rehearsal

Katya studies Spanish for three years, and then switches to Pashto. When asked to remember Spanish vocabulary she can't; instead she can only remember Pashto vocabulary. This is an example of ________ interference. retrograde anterograde proactive retroactive

retroactive

Elaine wakes up in the hospital with a head injury. She gets to know her doctors and nurses over time, but it soon becomes clear that she has no memories from before she woke up in the hospital. Elaine has ________ amnesia. anterograde flashbulb graduated retrograde

retrograde

Which of the following is not a way you can use what you know about memory to help you remember the names of all 50 states? memorize five states at a time—group the information into a more manageable size sing the names of the 50 states to the tune of "Happy Birthday" stay up the night before your exam to maximize the amount of time you have to study think of something you might do in each state if you were on a vacation in that state

stay up the night before your exam to maximize the amount of time you have to study

Which of the following is an example of a mnemonic device? dividing your telephone number into groups of numbers to remember it easier drinking coffee when you study for your math exam, then drinking coffee at your exam to reproduce the mental state you had when you studied using a biofeedback machine to track your alpha waves during an exam using the acronym "HOMES" to remember the names of the five Great Lakes

using the acronym "HOMES" to remember the names of the five Great Lakes

Ebbinghaus found that about one day after you learn new material, you will only remember ____ percent of it if you have not reviewed it a second time. 90 50 70 30

30

Recent research conducted by Cowan (2010) has found that the capacity of working memory is how many units of information? 3 plus or minus 2 4 plus or minus 1 7 plus or minus 2 9 plus or minus 3

4 plus or minus 1

How is an explicit memory different from an implicit memory? Explicit memories are memories we consciously try to remember and recall, while implicit memories are those that are not part of our consciousness. Explicit memories are memories we have directly experienced, while implicit memories are memories that someone else directly experienced. Explicit memories are memories we unconsciously remember, while implicit memories are those that we consciously remember. Implicit memories are memories we consciously try to remember and recall, while explicit memories are those that are not part of our consciousness.

Explicit memories are memories we consciously try to remember and recall, while implicit memories are those that are not part of our consciousness.

What was the overall result of Lashley's research that sought out the engram of human memory? He identified an engram in the frontal lobes of the cerebral cortex. He observed that the engram exists in childhood but disappears when it is no longer needed. He found no evidence that an engram actual exists. He located the engram across the structures of the limbic system.

He found no evidence that an engram actually exists.

Within the semantic network model of memory, what would happen to concepts that are related to (or attached) to one that is currently being activated by thinking about it? They'd be activated more strongly than the concept first activated. They would undergo a structural change. They would also be activated, though at a lower level. They would be inhibited from being activation

They would also be activated, though at a lower level.

Terrance finds it difficult to learn the alphabet until he hears the alphabet song. Then he can easily remember it. This is an example of ________ encoding. acoustic semantic sensory visual

acoustic

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

amygdala

The famous case of H.M. demonstrated ________ amnesia, a condition in which a person can remember previously encoded memories but cannot encode new ones. retrograde proactive anterograde retroactive

anterograde