EXP 3604 Chp. 6 Quiz

Semantic coding is to meaning as auditory coding is to visual images. form of sound. location. neurons.

form of sound.

Procedural memories are also known as explicit memories. static memories. task memories. skill memories.

skill memories.

Primacy effect is to the beginning as the recency effect is to the delay. middle. start. end.

end.

As people get older, their memories of past experiences tend to have an emphasis on feelings. Procedures. facts. episodes.

Facts.

Nour was involved in an accident a few weeks ago that caused damage to the brain. Every time Nour's doctor enters the room at the hospital, Nour acts as if they are meeting for the very first time. It is likely that Nour has damage to which part of the brain? Parietal lobe Amygdala Hippocampus Occipital lobe

Hippocampus

A man suffering from Korsakoff's syndrome would be able to perform which of the following activities without difficulty? Remembering what he needs to buy when he gets to the grocery store Recognizing people he has met last week Identifying a photograph of his childhood home Following a story in a book

Recognizing people he has met last week

Which of the following is one way that remembering and forgetting has been tested? Recall/know procedure Remember/know procedure Recognition/remember procedure Recognition/recall procedure

Remember/know procedure

Which of the following is MOST closely associated with implicit memory? The self-reference effect The propaganda effect Encoding specificity Release from proactive inhibition

The propaganda effect

Murdoch's "remembering a list" experiment described the serial position curve and found that memory is best for the first words of a list. both the first and last words of a list. the last words of a list. the middle words of a list.

both the first and last words of a list.

The dramatic case of patient H.M. clearly illustrates that the hippocampus is crucial for the formation of skill memory. long-term memories. proactive interference. short-term memories.

long-term memories.

While talking to Oscar about their favorite movie, Camden is not only able to remember the name of the actor who played the leading role but also the last time they watched the movie together. Camden's ability to remember events from the past and background information about the movie is related to primacy effect. long-term memory. procedural memory. short-term memory.

long-term memory.

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

people are not conscious they are using it.

This multiple-choice question is an example of a personal semantic memory test. recall test. recognition test. word-completion test.

recognition test.

Work with brain-injured patients reveals that implicit and procedural memory depends on declarative memory. semantic memory. conscious memory. unconscious memory.

unconscious memory.

The type of coding that occurs in a particular situation primarily depends on the task. neurons. stimulus. source.

task.

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

Semantic

Which of the following is an example of an explicit memory? Semantic memory Procedural memory Classical conditioning Repetition priming

Semantic memory

Which of the following correctly lists types of memory from least to most complex? Semantic, episodic, visual Episodic, visual, semantic Semantic, visual, episodic Visual, semantic, episodic

Visual, semantic, episodic

Memories for specific experiences that contain both episodic and semantic information are autobiographical memories. procedural memories. familiarity memories. implicit memories.

autobiographical memories.

From a cognitive psychology perspective, memories from specific experiences in our life are defined as being personal. reflective. subjective. autobiographical.

autobiographical.