Practice Questions 7
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Chunking enables a person to _____. |
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A) |
select contents from sensory memory |
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B) |
increase the capacity of STM |
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C) |
overcome mnemonic overload |
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D) |
use dual coding in sensory memory |
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2. |
Short-term memory is sometimes called _____. |
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A) |
mental imaging |
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B) |
present memory |
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C) |
brief memory |
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D) |
working memory |
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3. |
Which of the following is a recognition test of memory? |
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remembering a name that goes with a face |
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B) |
a multiple choice test |
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C) |
an essay test |
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D) |
reciting the names of the state capitals |
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4. |
You notice that you tend to do better on exam questions from the first and last of each chapter. |
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A) |
anterograde amnesia effect |
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B) |
problem of distribute practice |
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C) |
serial position effect |
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D) |
sleeper effect |
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5. |
According to the decay theory of forgetting, we are unable to remember information when it _____. |
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has been replaced with newer information |
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B) |
has deteriorated with the passage of time |
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C) |
has a negative emotional impact |
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D) |
was learned in an emotional state different from the state we are in when trying to remember it |
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6. |
While learning French in college, you keep remembering Spanish words you learned in high school, these previously learned Spanish words are causing _____ interference with your new French language learning. |
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A) |
retroactive |
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B) |
proactive |
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C) |
chunking |
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D) |
semantic |
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7. |
_____ processes explain how we actively shape and build on information as it is encoded and retrieved. |
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Flashbulb |
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B) |
Constructive |
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C) |
Mnemonic |
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D) |
Consolidative |
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8. |
Short-term memory receives information from sensory memory and from _____. |
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A) |
long-term memory |
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B) |
working memory |
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C) |
the perceptual processing network |
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D) |
maintenance rehearsal |
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9. |
The process that allows us to store more information in short-term memory by grouping information into units is called _____. |
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A) |
maintenance rehearsal |
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B) |
collective organization |
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C) |
chunking |
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D) |
proximal closure |
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10. |
To increase the duration and capacity of your STM, you should try _____. |
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A) |
maintenance rehearsal |
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B) |
chunking |
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C) |
constructive processes |
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D) |
all but one of the above |
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11. |
Researchers believe there are three parts to working memory: visuospatial sketchpad, phonological rehearsal loop, and _____. |
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A) |
reverberating circuits |
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B) |
brief sensory storage |
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C) |
a central executive |
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D) |
short-term perceptual storage |
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12. |
The process of translating information into neural codes (language) that will be retained in memory is known as _____. |
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A) |
long-term potentiation (LTP |
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B) |
neural transformation |
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C) |
encoding |
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D) |
consolidation |
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13. |
A clue or prompt that helps stimulate recall and retrieval of a stored piece of information from LTM is called _____. |
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A) |
redintegration |
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B) |
an encoding specificity prompt |
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C) |
priming |
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D) |
a retrieval cue |
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14. |
Relearning occurs when it takes _____ to regain lost information. |
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A) |
longer |
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B) |
less time |
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C) |
more trials |
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D) |
the same number of trials or amount of time |
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15. |
Forgetting that you fell off the stage during your high school graduation is an example of _____. |
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A) |
epinephrine overexcitation |
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B) |
adrenaline synthesis |
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C) |
interference theory |
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D) |
motivated forgetting theory |
Answer Key
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1. |
B |
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2. |
D |
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3. |
B |
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4. |
C |
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5. |
B |
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6. |
B |
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7. |
B |
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8. |
A |
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9. |
C |
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10. |
B |
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11. |
C |
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12. |
C |
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13. |
D |
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14. |
B |
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15. |
D |