Question 1

Owen has trouble remembering a friend's new phone number;he keeps recalling the old number instead.Completing a rental application,Pippa finds she can't recall one of her previous addresses,as she's had several addresses since.Owen is experiencing _____ interference;Pippa is experiencing _____.
A) retrograde;anterograde interference
B) proactive;retroactive interference
C) proactive;proactive interference as well
D) retroactive;proactive interference

Accepted Answer

The answer of Owen has trouble remembering a friend's new...

Question 2

_____,an illness characterized in part by severe memory problems,is the fourth leading cause of death among adults in the United States.
A) Korsakoff's syndrome
B) Parkinsonism
C) Alzheimer's disease
D) Stickler syndrome

Accepted Answer

Alzheimer's disease is the illness characterized by severe memory problems and is the fourth leading cause of death among adults in the United States. Korsakoff's syndrome is also a memory disorder, but it is usually caused by chronic alcohol abuse. Parkinsonism is a motor disorder, and Stickler syndrome is a genetic disorder that affects connective tissue.

Question 3

Rhoda is thinking of a family reunion last summer.This reminds her that a close friend is attending the same college in which her cousin is enrolled;her thoughts then turn to the reading assignments she has neglected in one of her classes.The process of _____ describes how one memory brings up another in our network of mental representations.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Rhoda is thinking of a family reunion...

Question 4

Dr.Sally acquired her neurosurgery degree at an online college based in the West Indies.Unfortunately,during her first brain surgery,she inadvertently destroyed her patient's hippocampus,impairing his process of _____,whereby memories are stabilized in long-term memory.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Dr.Sally acquired her neurosurgery degree at an...

Question 5

A(n)_____ is a meaningful group of stimuli that can be stored as a unit in short-term memory.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A(n)_____ is a meaningful group of stimuli...

Question 6

Pierre has been an alcoholic for several decades.Now in his 50s,his intellectual abilities are intact,but he suffers from memory deficits and hallucinations.Based on this information,you suspect that Pierre may be afflicted with:
A) proactive interference.
B) Alzheimer's disease.
C) anterograde amnesia.
D) Korsakoff's syndrome.

Accepted Answer

Pierre's long history of alcohol abuse and current symptoms of memory deficits and hallucinations suggest that he may have developed Korsakoff's syndrome, a cognitive disorder caused by thiamine deficiency commonly seen in chronic alcoholics. Proactive interference refers to the difficulty in learning new information due to interference from previously learned information. Alzheimer's disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterized by memory loss and cognitive decline, but it typically does not present with hallucinations. Anterograde amnesia refers to the inability to form new memories, but Pierre's intellectual abilities suggest that he is able to learn and retain information.

Question 7

Which of the following statements best describes the fate of the decay theory of forgetting in psychology?
A) It has been completely discredited as a theory of forgetting.
B) It is an incomplete theory of forgetting.
C) It has largely been affirmed as a theory of forgetting.
D) It has been supplanted by more contemporary theories of forgetting.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Which of the following statements best describes...

Question 8

In _____ amnesia,memory is lost for events preceding an injury or accident;in _____ amnesia,memory is lost for events following an injury or accident.
A) retrograde;anterograde
B) anterograde;retrograde
C) retroactive;proactive
D) proactive;retroactive

Accepted Answer

Retrograde amnesia is the loss of memory for events that occurred before an injury or accident. Anterograde amnesia is the loss of ability to create new memories for events that occurred after the injury or accident. Therefore, option A is the correct answer. Options C and D refer to types of interference in memory, and option B is the reverse order of the correct answer.

Question 9

While a computer's hard drive may be likened to the memory process of storage,its keyboard is analogous to the process of _____.

Accepted Answer

The answer of While a computer's hard drive may be...

Question 10

Mental arithmetic entails the activity of both the visual and the verbal stores in working memory;the _____ coordinates the operation of these two subsystems.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Mental arithmetic entails the activity of both...

Question 11

In _____ interference,information learned earlier disrupts the recall of information learned more recently;in _____ interference,recently learned information disrupts the recall of information learned earlier.
A) retroactive;proactive
B) proactive;retroactive
C) regressive;progressive
D) progressive;regressive

Accepted Answer

The answer of In _____ interference,information learned earlier disrupts the...

Question 12

A _____ is a stimulus that allows us to recall more easily information that is in long-term memory.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A _____ is a stimulus that allows...

Question 13

Rhonda can't remember anything about the first several minutes immediately following a car crash in which she was injured.Rhonda is experiencing _____ amnesia.
A) anterograde
B) retrograde
C) retroactive
D) proactive

Accepted Answer

Anterograde amnesia refers to the inability to form new memories after a traumatic event, such as a car crash. Rhonda's inability to remember the first several minutes following the crash indicates anterograde amnesia. Retrograde amnesia refers to the inability to recall memories before the traumatic event, which is not the case for Rhonda. Retroactive and proactive amnesia are not types of amnesia.

Question 14

Omar experienced a dissociative fugue state.He suddenly snapped out of it in front of a pet-supplies display in a discount store;he had no memory whatsoever of his previous life in Greensboro,NC.Omar's amnesia is best described as:
A) proactive
B) anterograde
C) retroactive
D) retrograde

Accepted Answer

Retrograde amnesia refers to the inability to remember events or information that occurred prior to the onset of amnesia. Since Omar cannot remember his previous life in Greensboro, NC, his amnesia is retrograde in nature.

Question 15

When faced with a list of terms to memorize in one of his college courses,Brendan creates an acrostic-a sentence in which successive words begin with the same letter as the corresponding list word.Formal organizational strategies such as this are termed _____.

Accepted Answer

The answer of When faced with a list of terms...

Question 16

"You'll probably do better on the test if you put more effort into understanding what the chapter's trying to say in the first place," one of your professors admonishes the class.You are reminded of the _____ theory of memory retrieval.

Accepted Answer

The answer of "You'll probably do better on the test...

Question 17

Semantic and episodic memory are subdivisions of _____ memory.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Semantic and episodic memory are subdivisions of...

Question 18

You have just listened to your current favorite song on your iPod.You can still hear traces of the final chorus,even though the song has just ended.For a few seconds,the song will be represented in auditory sensory memory,or _____ memory.

Accepted Answer

The answer of You have just listened to your current...

Question 19

Which theory of forgetting is correctly matched with its description?
A) Decay-Information is lost over time as a result of nonuse.
B) Interference-Forgetting occurs when there are too few "triggers" to recall the information.
C) Cue-dependent-Forgetting occurs because other information in memory disrupts the retrieval of the information we are trying to remember.
D) Retroactive interference-Information learned earlier disrupts the recall of newer material.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Which theory of forgetting is correctly matched...

Question 20

Dr.Ziemer is seeing a new patient,Mrs.Aaronson.Mrs.Aaronson is experiencing memory losses.Dr.Ziemer tests Mrs.Aaronson's language and problem-solving abilities.He also asks Mrs.Aaronson if she has a history of alcohol abuse.What might the language and problem-solving tests tell Dr.Ziemer? What would the answer to the alcohol abuse question tell him?
A) The language and problem-solving tests would help Dr.Ziemer determine whether Mrs.Aaronson suffers from Alzheimer's disease on the one hand,or some form of amnesia on the other.The answer to the alcohol abuse question would let Dr.Ziemer know whether Korsakoff's syndrome is a possibility in Mrs.Aaronson's case.
B) The language and problem-solving tests would help Dr.Ziemer determine whether Mrs.Aaronson suffers from Alzheimer's disease on the one hand,or Korsakoff's syndrome on the other.The answer to the alcohol abuse question would let Dr.Ziemer know whether anterograde amnesia is a possibility in Mrs.Aaronson's case.
C) The language and problem-solving tests would help Dr.Ziemer determine whether Mrs.Aaronson suffers from Korsakoff's syndrome on the one hand,or some form of amnesia on the other.The answer to the alcohol abuse question would let Dr.Ziemer know whether Alzheimer's disease is a possibility in Mrs.Aaronson's case.
D) The language and problem-solving tests would help Dr.Ziemer determine whether Mrs.Aaronson suffers from anterograde amnesia on the one hand,or retrograde amnesia on the other.The answer to the alcohol abuse question would let Dr.Ziemer know whether Korsakoff's syndrome is a possibility in Mrs.Aaronson's case.

Accepted Answer

The language and problem-solving tests would assess Mrs.Aaronson's cognitive abilities, which can indicate whether she suffers from Alzheimer's disease or some form of amnesia. The answer to the alcohol abuse question can suggest Korsakoff's syndrome as a possibility since it is often caused by prolonged alcohol abuse.

Quiz 6: Learning

Owen has trouble remembering a friend's new phone number;he keeps recalling the old number instead.Completing a rental application,Pippa finds she can't recall one of her previous addresses,as she's had several addresses since.Owen is experiencing _ interference;Pippa is experiencing _.

_____,an illness characterized in part by severe memory problems,is the fourth leading cause of death among adults in the United States.

Dr.Sally acquired her neurosurgery degree at an online college based in the West Indies.Unfortunately,during her first brain surgery,she inadvertently destroyed her patient's hippocampus,impairing his process of _____,whereby memories are stabilized in long-term memory.

A(n)_____ is a meaningful group of stimuli that can be stored as a unit in short-term memory.

Pierre has been an alcoholic for several decades.Now in his 50s,his intellectual abilities are intact,but he suffers from memory deficits and hallucinations.Based on this information,you suspect that Pierre may be afflicted with:

Which of the following statements best describes the fate of the decay theory of forgetting in psychology?

In _ amnesia,memory is lost for events preceding an injury or accident;in _ amnesia,memory is lost for events following an injury or accident.

While a computer's hard drive may be likened to the memory process of storage,its keyboard is analogous to the process of _____.

Mental arithmetic entails the activity of both the visual and the verbal stores in working memory;the _____ coordinates the operation of these two subsystems.

In _ interference,information learned earlier disrupts the recall of information learned more recently;in _ interference,recently learned information disrupts the recall of information learned earlier.

A _____ is a stimulus that allows us to recall more easily information that is in long-term memory.

Rhonda can't remember anything about the first several minutes immediately following a car crash in which she was injured.Rhonda is experiencing _____ amnesia.

Omar experienced a dissociative fugue state.He suddenly snapped out of it in front of a pet-supplies display in a discount store;he had no memory whatsoever of his previous life in Greensboro,NC.Omar's amnesia is best described as:

When faced with a list of terms to memorize in one of his college courses,Brendan creates an acrostic-a sentence in which successive words begin with the same letter as the corresponding list word.Formal organizational strategies such as this are termed _____.

"You'll probably do better on the test if you put more effort into understanding what the chapter's trying to say in the first place," one of your professors admonishes the class.You are reminded of the _____ theory of memory retrieval.

Semantic and episodic memory are subdivisions of _____ memory.

You have just listened to your current favorite song on your iPod.You can still hear traces of the final chorus,even though the song has just ended.For a few seconds,the song will be represented in auditory sensory memory,or _____ memory.

Which theory of forgetting is correctly matched with its description?