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Which one is not a key process that contributes to memory? a-encoding b-attention c-storage d-retrieval

What is the cocktail party phenomenon? a) holds that memory is enhanced by forming semantic and visual codes b) proposes that deeper levels of processing result in longer lasting memory codes c) involves focusing awareness on a narrowed range of stimuli or events d) suggests that input is screened late in mental processing.

Who proposed the "wax tablet" model of memory storage? a)Aristotle and Plato b)Carl Jung c)Carl Rogers d) B. F. Skinner

Why is sensory memory adaptive? a) it has evolved in animals b) it prevents dizzyness c)it gives you additional time to try to recognize stimuli* d) it allows less time for predators to attack

Short term Memory maintains information for how long? a)up to a minute b)30 seconds c)20 seconds d)3 minutes

Which one does not belong in Baddely’s model of working memory? a) Episodic executive b) Phonological loop c) Visuospatial sketchpad d) Central executive

A schema is a(n) a) flashbulb memory b) organized cluster of knowledge about an object c) idea based on common properties among items d)interconnected computational networks

What explains why thinking about one word can make closely related words easy to remember? a) Parallel distributed processing b) Conecptual hierachy c) Schema d) Semantic network

A PDP system consists of nodes that operate much like a) Neurons b) Leptin c) Synapses d) Hormones

The misinformation effect says that a) People have a tendency to believe false information b) Incorrect information travels quickly c) People often give false information to sound better d) Certain words can trigger misinformation

Who did extensive research on nonsense syllables? a) b) c) d) B. F. Skinner Marcia Johnson Hermann Ebbinghaus Endel Tulving

Kelly is telling John a story about Michael when John stops her and tells her that he is the one who told her this story in the first place. Kelly is experiencing a) b) c) d) The misinformation effect A source-monitoring error A semantic networking error A false retrieval cue

Repression involves a) Letting out anger on the wrong source b) Pretending to forget happy information c) Purposely forgetting a memory d) Motivated forgetting of a painful memory

Eric Kandel did what? a) Theorized retroactive interference b) Proposed source-monitoring c) Studied patients with amnesia d) Studied reflexes in the sea slug

Melanie was in a bike accident and has since forgotten everything up to the point of the accident. Melanie is experiencing a) b) c) d) Retrograde amnesia Permanent amnesia Alzheimer's disease Anterograde amnesia

Many theorists believe that the ____ plays a key role in the consolidations of memories a) Hippocampal region b) Amygdala c) Medial temporal lobe memory system d) Synaptic transmission

Richard F. Thompson has shown that specific memories may depend on a) Long term potentiation b) Localized neural circuits c) Alterations in synaptic transmission d) Instances of repression

Which of the following is true a) Many repressed memories have been recovered under the influence of hypnosis b) Many repressed memories have been recovered through therapists’ dream interpretations c) Some recovered memories have described incidents that happened before the victim was three years old d) All of the above

_______ handles factual information; ____ houses memory for actions, skills, conditioned responses, and emotional responses a) Declarative memory; nondeclarative memory b) Nondelcarative memory; declarative memory c) Episodic memory; semantic memory d) Semantic memroy; episodic memory

While Elena is walking home from school, she remembers she has to take out the trash when she gets home. Elena is making use of a) b) c) d) Episodic memory Retrospective memory Prospective memory Rehearsal

Dane was given a copy of all the answers to his multiple choice biology test. He memorized the entire test. Upon being given the test, he realized that he had forgotten the middle part of the test. This is an example of a) The serial-position effect b) Hindsight bias c) Selective amnesia d) The overconfidence effect

Hindsight bias is a) The principal cause of forgetting b) Temporary inability to remember something you know c) Reflects a permanent loss of information from LTM d) The tendency to mold one's interpretations of the past to fit how events actually turned out*

Who did extensive research on the misinformation effect? a) Marcia Johnson b) Elizabeth Loftus c) Eric Kandel d) Brenda Milner

Who won American Idol last year? In answering this question, you would use which measure of retention? a) Relearning b) Recognition c) Recall d) All of the above

Interference occurs when a) When the initial processing of information is similar to the type of processing required by the subsequent measure of retention b) When previously learned information interferes with the retention of new information c) When new information impairs the retention of preciously learned information d) Both b and c