Question 1

Passively reading your textbook rather than actively reciting material is apt to lead to many

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A)   consolidated failures.
B)   encoding failures.
C)   motivated failures.
D)   retrieval failures.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 2

Don studied Spanish in high school and is currently studying Italian. His recall of a Spanish word when he is trying to write in Italian is an example of

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A)   retroactive interference.
B)   anterograde recall.
C)   retrograde recall.
D)   proactive interference.E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 3

Rehearsal increases the amount of time information can be held in

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A)   long-term memory.
B)   sensory, short-term, and long-term memory.
C)   short-term memory.
D)   sensory memory.E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 4

Compare and contrast retroactive with proactive interference with regard to memory.

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Question 5

The duration of sensory memory is

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A)   longer for vision than for hearing.
B)   the same across all sense modalities.
C)   longer for hearing than for vision.
D)   equal for vision and hearing and different for the other senses.E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 6

When studying for an exam, it is best to spend

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A)   more time rereading than reciting.
B)   all of your time reciting rather than rereading.
C)   more time reciting than rereading.
D)   all of your time reading rather than reciting.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 7

Describe the levels-of-processing model of memory.

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Question 8

The effect of interference is stronger for

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A)   emotional items.
B)   dissimilar items.
C)   visual items.
D)   similar items.E) All of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 9

According to basic memory theory, when you recall information to answer questions on this test, you are

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A)   retrieving information.
B)   reintegrating information.
C)   decoding information.
D)   assimilating information.E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 10

What early memory researcher found that, rather than accurately recalling information detail by detail, people often reconstruct and systematically distort facts to make them more consistent with past experiences?

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A)   Frederick Bartlett
B)   William James
C)   Hermann Ebbinghaus
D)   Elizabeth LoftusE) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 11

Sandra lost consciousness after she was accidentally struck in the head. Afterward, she is unable to recall several minutes leading up to her injury. This may have been due to

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A)   proactive interference.
B)   retroactive interference.
C)   decay theory.
D)   consolidation failure.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 12

What is long-term potentiation, and why is it important?

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Long-term potentiation is a long-lasting...

Question 13

Information at the beginning of a sequence has a fairly high probability of being recalled. This is called

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A)   proactive memory.
B)   the recency effect.
C)   the primacy effect.
D)   retroactive memory.E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 14

Episodic memory would most closely resemble

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A)   an encyclopedia.
B)   a dictionary.
C)   a diary.
D)   a cookbook.E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 15

Forgetting the answers to items on this test that you knew when you entered the classroom can best be explained as

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A)   retrieval failure.
B)   encoding failure.
C)   motivated forgetting.
D)   consolidation failure.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 16

Forgetting older information due to the effects of learning new information is called

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A)   proactive interference.
B)   encoding failure.
C)   decay.
D)   retroactive interference.E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 17

Scores on which type of test will be higher if taken in the classroom in which one originally learned the material, compared to taking a test in a different classroom?

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A)   essay tests but not multiple choice tests
B)   both multiple choice tests and essay tests
C)   multiple choice tests but not essay tests
D)   neither multiple choice tests nor essay testsE) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 18

You are going to have tests in psychology, sociology, and algebra tomorrow. To minimize interference, what would be the best order in which to study the subjects tonight?

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A)   algebra, sociology, psychology
B)   psychology, algebra, sociology
C)   psychology, sociology, algebra
D)   sociology, psychology, algebraE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 19

The long-lasting increase in efficiency of neural transmission at the synapse is called

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A)   neural networking.
B)   transduction.
C)   Aplysia.
D)   long-term potentiation.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 20

What is the term for the long-lasting increase in the efficiency of neural transmission at the synapses that may be the basis for learning and memory at the level of the neurons?

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A)   presynaptic potentiation
B)   long-term potentiation
C)   synaptic potentiation
D)   synaptic facilitationE) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

Exam 6: Memory

Describe the levels-of-processing model of memory.

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Information at the beginning of a sequence has a fairly high probability of being recalled. This is called

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What is long-term potentiation, and why is it important?

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Don studied Spanish in high school and is currently studying Italian. His recall of a Spanish word when he is trying to write in Italian is an example of

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The duration of sensory memory is

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Compare and contrast retroactive with proactive interference with regard to memory.

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Scores on which type of test will be higher if taken in the classroom in which one originally learned the material, compared to taking a test in a different classroom?

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Rehearsal increases the amount of time information can be held in

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Sandra lost consciousness after she was accidentally struck in the head. Afterward, she is unable to recall several minutes leading up to her injury. This may have been due to

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What is the term for the long-lasting increase in the efficiency of neural transmission at the synapses that may be the basis for learning and memory at the level of the neurons?

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The effect of interference is stronger for

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Forgetting the answers to items on this test that you knew when you entered the classroom can best be explained as

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Forgetting older information due to the effects of learning new information is called

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What early memory researcher found that, rather than accurately recalling information detail by detail, people often reconstruct and systematically distort facts to make them more consistent with past experiences?

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