Question 1

In Alan Baddeley's model of working memory,focusing attention is the task of a hypothetical

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A)   hierarchy.
B)   central executive.
C)   retention curve.
D)   neural network.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 2

Three basic measures of memory retention are

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A)   chunking,rehearsing,and semantic processing.
B)   encoding,storage,and retrieval.
C)   recall,recognition,and relearning.
D)   sensory memory,short-term memory,and long-term memory.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 3

Four-year-old Aaron doesn't recall ever seeing a hypodermic needle,and he can't remember the series of painful injections he received when he was a 2-year-old.When shown a hypodermic needle,however,he reacted with a classically conditioned fear response.Aaron's fear reaction indicates that he retains a(n) ________ memory.

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A)   iconic
B)   echoic
C)   implicit
D)   proceduralE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 4

Sensory memory is

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A)   the retention of facts and experiences that one can consciously know.
B)   the relatively permanent and limitless storehouse of the memory system.
C)   the immediate,very brief recording of sensory information in the memory system.
D)   activated memory that holds a few items briefly before the information is stored or forgotten.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 5

The self-reference effect best illustrates the value of

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A)   deep processing.
B)   massed practice.
C)   implicit memory.
D)   explicit memory.E) A) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 6

An iconic memory is a ________ memory.

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A)   sensory
B)   short-term
C)   working
D)   proceduralE) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 7

When you have to make a long-distance call,dialing an unfamiliar area code plus a seven-digit number,you are likely to have trouble retaining the just-looked-up number.This best illustrates the limited capacity of ________ memory.

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A)   long-term
B)   implicit
C)   short-term
D)   explicitE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 8

To study the impact of practice on memory retention,Hermann Ebbinghaus practiced learning

Accepted Answer

A)   poems.
B)   names.
C)   short sentences.
D)   nonsense syllables.E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 9

Tim,a third-grader,learns the sentence "George Eats Old Gray Rats and Paints Houses Yellow" to help him remember the spelling of "geography." Tim is using

Accepted Answer

A)   a mnemonic technique.
B)   the spacing effect.
C)   implicit memory.
D)   explicit memory.E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 10

Varsity basketball players can recall the positions of the players after a 4-second glance at a basketball play.This ability is best explained in terms of

Accepted Answer

A)   the spacing effect.
B)   chunking.
C)   the self-reference effect.
D)   implicit memory.E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 11

The encoding of many aspects of a remembered event simultaneously best illustrates our brain's capacity for

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A)   massed practice.
B)   automatic processing.
C)   distributed practice.
D)   parallel processing.E) A) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 12

Automatic processing and effortful processing refer to two types of

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A)   encoding.
B)   sensory memory.
C)   conscious awareness.
D)   short-term memory.E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 13

Long-term memory refers to

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A)   the conscious active processing of incoming visual and auditory information.
B)   the retention of learned facts rather than learned skills.
C)   a photographic or picture-image sensory memory.
D)   the relatively permanent and limitless storehouse of the memory system.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 14

People can develop classically conditioned emotional reactions without any conscious recollection of how or when those reactions were learned.This best illustrates ________ memory.

Accepted Answer

A)   implicit
B)   short-term
C)   sensory
D)   workingE) A) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 15

Researchers had students listen to brief audio clips of popular songs for only four-tenths of a second.Most participants were able to recognize the artist and song more than ________ percent of the time.

Accepted Answer

A)   10
B)   25
C)   45
D)   60E) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

Question 16

Sherry easily remembers the telephone reservation number for Holiday Inn by using the mnemonic 1-800-HOLIDAY.She is using a memory aid known as

Accepted Answer

A)   chunking.
B)   the spacing effect.
C)   automatic processing.
D)   mnemonics.E) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 17

Short-term memory capacity can be increased through

Accepted Answer

A)   iconic memory.
B)   chunking.
C)   echoic memory.
D)   shallow processing.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 18

An eyewitness to a bank robbery is asked to identify suspects from a police lineup.Which test of memory is being used?

Accepted Answer

A)   recall
B)   relearning
C)   recognition
D)   reconstructionE) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 19

The original Atkinson and Shiffrin memory model focused on how we

Accepted Answer

A)   engage in automatic processing.
B)   process our explicit memories.
C)   form implicit memories.
D)   develop classically conditioned associations without conscious awareness.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 20

Some of the information in our ________ memory is encoded into ________ memory.

Accepted Answer

A)   iconic;short-term
B)   short-term;sensory
C)   working;echoic
D)   long-term;iconicE) All of the above
F) None of the above

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Three basic measures of memory retention are

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The original Atkinson and Shiffrin memory model focused on how we

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Researchers had students listen to brief audio clips of popular songs for only four-tenths of a second.Most participants were able to recognize the artist and song more than ________ percent of the time.

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When you have to make a long-distance call,dialing an unfamiliar area code plus a seven-digit number,you are likely to have trouble retaining the just-looked-up number.This best illustrates the limited capacity of ________ memory.

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The encoding of many aspects of a remembered event simultaneously best illustrates our brain's capacity for

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Varsity basketball players can recall the positions of the players after a 4-second glance at a basketball play.This ability is best explained in terms of

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An iconic memory is a ________ memory.

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Some of the information in our memory is encoded into memory.

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Sensory memory is

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People can develop classically conditioned emotional reactions without any conscious recollection of how or when those reactions were learned.This best illustrates ________ memory.

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To study the impact of practice on memory retention,Hermann Ebbinghaus practiced learning

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Tim,a third-grader,learns the sentence "George Eats Old Gray Rats and Paints Houses Yellow" to help him remember the spelling of "geography." Tim is using

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Long-term memory refers to

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Short-term memory capacity can be increased through

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