Question 1

A new acquaintance at a party tells you a telephone number in the hope of going out on a date.How long will it take for the number to be erased from your short-term memory?&#10;A)3-4 minutes&#10;B)15-20 seconds&#10;C)30-45 seconds&#10;D)1-2 minutes

Accepted Answer

Short-term memory has a limited capacity and duration, typically holding around seven pieces of information for around 20 seconds. Therefore, the telephone number given by the new acquaintance is likely to be erased from your short-term memory within 15-20 seconds.

Question 2

While gardening,Greg tripped over a coil of wound-up hose and fell face first on the pavement.He suffered damage to the hippocampal region in his brain.While recovering in the hospital,he consistently greeted his friends and family as though he saw them again after ages,even though he had met them the previous night.He often forgot what he did during the day.However,he could still recall adventures from his teenage years without effort.Greg MOST likely has:

A)retrograde amnesia.
B)anterograde amnesia.
C)long-term potentiation.
D)short-term potentiation.

anterograde amnesia.

Accepted Answer

Greg's damage to the hippocampal region of his brain is causing him to have difficulty forming new memories, which is characteristic of anterograde amnesia. His ability to recall memories from his teenage years suggests that he still has access to his long-term memory, ruling out retrograde amnesia. There is no mention of any changes in synaptic strength, ruling out long-term and short-term potentiation.

Question 3

Dr.Gruber is running a memory experiment using fMRI.He asks a participant to remember a list of grocery items.Dr.Gruber notices that the occipital lobe of the participant's brain is particularly active during the encoding task.What type of encoding is the participant using?

A)semantic
B)organizational
C)visual imagery
D)elaborative

visual imagery

Accepted Answer

The occipital lobe is responsible for processing visual information, indicating that the participant is likely using visual imagery encoding to remember the list of grocery items.

Question 4

Krissy's _____ becomes active when she tries to recall what she received for Christmas when she was 10 years old.Successful recall of this information is accompanied by activity in the _____.&#10;A)hippocampus;visual cortex&#10;B)right frontal lobe;temporal lobe&#10;C)hippocampus;temporal lobe&#10;D)left frontal lobe;hippocampus

Accepted Answer

The answer of Krissy's _____ becomes active when she tries...

Question 5

Long-term memory can be retained for _____ and has a(n)_____ capacity.&#10;A)hours to years;limited&#10;B)hours to years;unlimited&#10;C)a few hours;limited&#10;D)a minimum of 1 year;unlimited

Accepted Answer

Long-term memory can be retained for hours to years, and current research suggests that the capacity of long-term memory is unlimited with factors such as relevance, emotional significance, and repetition playing a role in enhancing or inhibiting retention.

Question 6

Jenny remembers her 16th birthday party vividly and recalls how her parents surprised her with a brand new car.This is an example of a(n)_____ memory.&#10;A)implicit&#10;B)explicit&#10;C)semantic&#10;D)sensory

Accepted Answer

Explicit memory refers to the conscious and intentional recollection of previous experiences, events, and information. The memory of Jenny's 16th birthday party and receiving a new car is a clear example of explicit memory.

Question 7

Rita has meetings all week.She finds that,by Friday,she cannot clearly remember the meetings that she had earlier in the week because she confuses them with the meetings she had on the last two days of the week.This illustrates:

A)proactive interference.
B)retroactive interference.
C)absentmindedness.
D)blocking.

Accepted Answer

This scenario describes retroactive interference, where the new information (meetings on the last two days) interferes with the recall of previously learned information (meetings earlier in the week), making it harder to remember them.

Question 8

Remembering the what,where,and when information about personal events that occurred in your life is a recollection made possible by _____ memory.&#10;A)episodic&#10;B)semantic&#10;C)procedural&#10;D)implicit

Accepted Answer

Episodic memory refers to the memory of personally experienced events, including the what, where, and when details. Semantic memory refers to general knowledge and facts, procedural memory involves motor skills and procedures, and implicit memory includes non-conscious memories such as habits and classical conditioning.

Question 9

Nate is going to the grocery store to pick up a few things.He decides not to write a list and instead repeats to himself,over and over on the way to the store,the items he intends to buy.This is an example of:

A)blocking.
B)chunking.
C)rehearsal.
D)consistency bias.

Accepted Answer

Repeating the items to himself over and over on the way to the store is an example of rehearsal, which involves the conscious repetition of information to be remembered.

Question 10

Remembering how to ride a skateboard,even though it has been a few years since you last used one,is a subtype of _____ memory termed _____.&#10;A)episodic;procedural memory&#10;B)procedural;episodic memory&#10;C)procedural;state-dependent retrieval&#10;D)implicit;procedural memory

Accepted Answer

The best choice is D because it accurately identifies the memory subtype as implicit (unconscious) and procedural (related to skills and habits). Option A is incorrect because episodic memory is related to personal experiences, not skills. Option B is incorrect because the order of the terms is reversed. Option C is incorrect because state-dependent retrieval refers to the phenomenon where information is better remembered when a person is in the same psychological state as they were when they learned it.

Question 11

Transience describes how our memories _____ details over time as stored memories become more _____.&#10;A)lose;specific&#10;B)lose;general&#10;C)gain;flexible&#10;D)gain;specific

Accepted Answer

The answer of Transience describes how our memories _____ details...

Question 12

A study indicates that participants scored well in their psychology exams if they wrote them while being seated in desks placed in a quiet room.This illustrates:&#10;A)the encoding specificity principle.&#10;B)priming.&#10;C)long-term storage.&#10;D)transience.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A study indicates that participants scored well...

Question 13

The persistence of intrusive memories,such as flashbulb memories,is often a result of:&#10;A)highly emotional experiences,which lead to more vivid and long-lasting memories.&#10;B)nonemotional experiences,which lead to less vivid memories and are susceptible to suggestibility.&#10;C)overactivity in the occipital lobes.&#10;D)underactivity in the occipital lobes.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The persistence of intrusive memories,such as flashbulb...

Question 14

Patrick witnesses a burglary.He is asked by the police to identify the burglar from a line-up of suspects.Patrick gets confused and points at the wrong man because he had seen him in the same place at a different time.This scenario illustrates:

A)absentmindedness.
B)transience.
C)memory misattribution.
D)blocking.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Patrick witnesses a burglary.He is asked by...

Question 15

Casey just heard that Fargo is the most populous city in North Dakota.Using the concept of semantic encoding,we can say that she will remember this information better if she:&#10;A)relates it to a popular movie she has seen titled Fargo.&#10;B)stares at the location of the city on a map for 1 minute.&#10;C)highlights the information in a textbook.&#10;D)repeats the city's name to herself ten times.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Casey just heard that Fargo is the...

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