Ch. 6

According to the video, our memories are like books in a library as we can easily pluck out any information. Select one: True False

False

According to the video, priming is also known as "Memoryless" Memory. Select one: True False

True

Every time you replay a memory, it changes due to _________ and ___________. Select one: a. Proactive Interference, Retroactive Interference b. Dementia, Alzheimer's Disease c. Dendrites, Synapses d. Short-term Memory, Long-term Memory

a. Proactive Interference, Retroactive Interference

According to the video, Anna Freud is a memory expert who studies how eyewitnesses reconstruct their memories after accidents or crimes. Select one: True False

False

Episodic memory is also referred to as autobiographical memory because they are memories of the things that happen to us or take place in our presence. Select one: True False

True

If you experience Source Misattribution, you will______ the source of a memory. Select one: a. Forget b. Recall c. Examine d. Encode

a. Forget

Which of the following statements is true about a schema? Select one: a. It is a way of ejecting anxiety-evoking ideas from conscious awareness. b. It is a way of mentally representing the world, which can influence perceptions. c. It is a way of retrieving accurate information from long-term memory. d. It is a way of displacing information in short-term memory by adding new information

b. It is a way of mentally representing the world, which can influence perceptions.

In the context of processes of memory, the first stage of information processing: Select one: a. simulates the external stimuli through repetition. b. encodes stimuli so that one can place them in memory. c. encodes stimuli by performing elaborative rehearsals. d. locates subconscious information related to the perceived stimuli.

b. encodes stimuli so that one can place them in memory.

Which of the following is true about anterograde amnesia? Select one: a. It is the failure to remember events that caused an accident or occurred prior to an accident. b. It is the inability to recall events that occurred prior to the age of three or so. c. It is the failure to remember the events that occurred after a physical trauma. d. It is the inability to recall events that took place in childhood.

c. It is the failure to remember the events that occurred after a physical trauma.

Which of the following statements is true about retroactive interference? Select one: a. It is the interference of older learning with the capacity to retrieve more recently learned material. b. It is the interference of emotions with the capacity to retrieve semantic memory. c. It is the interference of new learning with the ability to retrieve material learned previously. d. It is the interference of flashbulb memories with the recollection of paired associates.

c. It is the interference of new learning with the ability to retrieve material learned previously.

When Claire was baking an apple pie, the odor of the pie triggered some memories of her childhood. She remembered playing with her brother in the living room while her mother baked apple pies. Her memory is an example of a(n) __________. Select one: a. prospective memory b. echoic memory c. context-dependent memory d. iconic memory

c. context-dependent memory

__________ are nonsense syllables presented in pairs in experiments that measure recall. Select one: a. Serial positions b. Paired traces c. Paired memories d. Paired associates

d. Paired associates

In order to form new memories, you must have a fully functioning _________. Select one: a. hypothalamus b. nephron c. pineal gland d. hippocampus

d. hippocampus

_________ is the process by which information is encoded, stored, and retrieved. Select one: a. Perception b. Memory c. Cognition d. Semantics

b. Memory

Stephen was recently involved in a car accident in which he was critically injured. He is unable to recall the events that led to the accident. Stephen is suffering from ________. Select one: a. anterograde amnesia b. retrograde amnesia c. dissociative amnesia d. infantile amnesia

b. retrograde amnesia