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Question 1 1 out of 1 points

Janet has memorized one of John Keats's poems for an upcoming school play. The poem has four verses, and Janet can recite the entire poem verbatim. With reference to the serial position effect in memory retrieval, which of the following verses is Janet most likely to remember in the future? Selected Answer: The first and fourth verse of the poem Answers:

The first and fourth verse of the poem The first and third verse of the poem The second and fourth verse of the poem The third and fourth verse of the poem

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Question 2 1 out of 1 points

Jackie is amazed at how fast Eric's fingers move over the keyboard when he plays computer games. Eric doesn't have to look at the keypad to recall the placement of each key. His fingers automatically move to the keys meant for controlling his in-game character while he focuses on game strategies. Which type of memory is primarily responsible for Eric's dexterity with the keyboard? Selected Answer: Procedural memory Answers:

Semantic memory Flashbulb memory Procedural memory Episodic memory

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Question 3 1 out of 1 points

Which of the following is true of the term "levels of processing" in memory? Selected Answer: It refers to a continuum of memory processing. Answers:

It negates the role of deep processing in memory. It emphasizes shallow processing as the key step in memory retrieval. It asserts that deeper processing produces poorer memory. It refers to a continuum of memory processing.

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Question 4 0 out of 1 points (Extra Credit)

Jeremy visits a new coffee shop. Even though the arrangement of seats and counters at this coffee shop is different from every other coffee shop he has been to, he automatically knows that he must stand in line in front of the counter and get his sugar and cream from the counter on the side. In this scenario, Jeremy has a(n) _____ for how coffee shops work. Selected Answer: prototype Answers:

prototype

frame script archetype 

Question 5 1 out of 1 points

Jack, a father of two, still remembers how his mother and he shared an entire tub of ice cream whenever Jack did well on a test. In this scenario, Jack's recollection of this memory best exemplifies the use of his _____ memory. Selected Answer: episodic Answers:

semantic flashbulb episodic procedural

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Question 6 1 out of 1 points

The first step in memory is _____. Selected Answer: encoding Answers:

encoding retrieval storage priming

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Question 7 1 out of 1 points

Unrehearsed information stored in short-term memory lasts no more than _____. Selected Answer: 30 seconds Answers:

30 seconds 3 minutes 30 minutes 3 hours

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Question 8 1 out of 1 points

According to Hermann Ebbinghaus's scientific research on forgetting, _____. Selected Answer: most forgetting takes place soon after an individual learns something Answers:

motivated forgetting protects an individual from threatening information an individual never actually forgets what he learns

autobiographical memories are the easiest to forget most forgetting takes place soon after an individual learns something 

Question 9 1 out of 1 points

Jacob is a waiter at Alpines, a five-star restaurant. He is known for his excellent memory with regard to customer orders. He recalls each customer's order perfectly by associating the order with where the customer is seated and with the clothes the customer is wearing. In this scenario, which of the following encoding processes is Jacob most likely using to help him remember his orders? Selected Answer: Mental imagery Answers:

Mental imagery Echoic memory Serial position effect Divided attention

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Question 10 1 out of 1 points

Explicit and Implicit memory involves different brain areas. The cerebellum is important for "Finger memory" pianists may say they can't remember how to play a piece of music but when they attempt it their fingers seem to remember and they play it well. What brain structure is important for Explicit memory? Selected Answer: hippocampus Answers:

hypothalamus medulla hippocampus Giraffeocampus

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Question 11 1 out of 1 points

_____ memory refers to a combination of components that include short-term memory and attention that allow individuals to hold information temporarily as they perform cognitive tasks. Selected Answer: Working Answers:

Implicit Working Sensory Procedural

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Question 12 1 out of 1 points

Which of the following is true of long-term memory? Selected Answer: Long-term memory has a storage capacity that is virtually unlimited.

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Long-term memory is a temporary type of memory. Long-term memory stores small amounts of information for long periods of time. Long-term memory has a storage capacity that is virtually unlimited. Long-term memory is relatively simple.

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Question 13 1 out of 1 points

_____ refers to the tendency to recall the items at the beginning and end of a list more readily than those in the middle. Selected Answer: The serial position effect Answers:

The serial position effect The placebo effect Chunking Priming

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Question 14 1 out of 1 points

Minutes before her biology test, Katie tries to learn the definition of "osmosis" from her class notes. She repeats the definition over and over again in her mind until she is confident that she will remember it. Which of the following methods is Katie using to help her memorize the definition? Selected Answer: Rehearsal Answers:

Chunking Rehearsal Mental imagery Elaboration

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Question 15 1 out of 1 points

David's roommate, Ryan, asks David for advice on how to study for his final exams. Applying his knowledge of context-dependent memory, David will be most likely to recommend that Ryan study _____. Selected Answer: quietly in the classroom in which he is to take his exam Answers:

in the apartment, alone in the library with his friends quietly in the classroom in which he is to take his exam outside, in the pavilion near the basketball court

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Question 16 1 out of 1 points

Ryan, a high-school football player, received a head injury during a game. Following recovery, Ryan was unable to remember anything that happened before the injury. However, he was able to form new relationships and new memories. In the context of forgetting, Ryan's condition best exemplifies _____. Selected Answer: retrograde amnesia Answers:

anterograde amnesia retrograde amnesia the primacy effect the recency effect

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Question 17 1 out of 1 points

_____ memory involves remembering information about doing something in the future. Selected Answer: Prospective Answers:

Flashbulb Retrospective Prospective Explicit

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Question 18 1 out of 1 points

The difficulty that people have in identifying the correct penny (from page 244) is not that we have forgotten what a penny looks like but rather that we experienced a(n) _______ failure. Selected Answer: encoding Answers:

proactive interference retroactive interference encoding efferent system

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Question 19 1 out of 1 points

Which of the following is true of sensory memory? Selected Answer:

Sensory memory holds information within time frames of a fraction of a second to several seconds.

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Sensory memory holds information within time frames of a fraction of a second to several seconds. Sensory memory is brief and without detail. Sensory memory holds information in time frames of 30 seconds or more. Sensory memory processes all the information encountered by a person.

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Question 20 1 out of 1 points

Chunking is the process of _____. Selected Answer:

packing information that exceeds the 7 + 2 memory span into higher order units

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activating information that an individual already has in storage to help him remember new information faster packing information that exceeds the 7 + 2 memory span into higher order units repeating the information over and over again in one's head in order to keep it in memory drawing mental links between aspects of one's own life and new information

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Question 21 1 out of 1 points

Which of the following is true of flashbulb memories? Selected Answer: Such memories are more durable than memories of day-to-day happenings. Answers:

Such memories lack accuracy and vivid imagery. Such memories are only associated with negative events. Such memories are usually not associated with emotionally significant events. Such memories are more durable than memories of day-to-day happenings....