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The approach to encoding that involves deciding how or whether information is personally relevant is


A) deep processing encoding.
B) semantic encoding.
C) self-referent encoding.
D) dual-code encoding.

E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

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The hypothetical process involving the gradual conversion of information into durable memory codes stored in long term memory is known as


A) long-term potentiation.
B) consolidation.
C) pseudomemory.
D) cryptomnesia.

E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

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The misinformation effect occurs when the accuracy of memory recall is reduced following exposure to misleading information between the time of the initial encoding and the subsequent recall of information.

A) True
B) False

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Enhancing memory by associating a word with an image to represent the word,is known as the ____________________ method.

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Joel is asked to provide a description of his neighbor's car,after the car and the neighbor both disappear.He is surprised to find that he really can't accurately recall the make of the car,or any special details that might help in identifying the vehicle.In this case,Joel may be experiencing


A) proactive interference.
B) retrograde amnesia.
C) pseudoforgetting.
D) cryptomnesia.

E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

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Distributed practice refers to learning


A) through several different senses.
B) over several sessions.
C) all at once.
D) from several different sources.

E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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If you are trying to remember whether you told your roommate that you would not be home for dinner tomorrow,or you just thought about telling her,you are engaging in


A) imagination inflation.
B) reality monitoring.
C) reconstruction.
D) source monitoring.

E) A) and C)
F) All of the above

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Krista is 28 years old.She was burned quite badly in a kitchen accident when she was seven years old.Today,even though her parents still sometimes mention the kitchen accident,Krista has no memory of ever being burned.According to Freud,Krista may be


A) showing signs of proactive interference.
B) experiencing retrograde amnesia.
C) experiencing the misinformation effect.
D) using repression to keep the distressing memories buried in the unconscious.

E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

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A relearning measure requires subjects to


A) memorize information a second time to determine how much time or effort is saved.
B) select previously learned information from an array of options.
C) reproduce information on their own without any cues.
D) indicate whether a given piece of information is familiar.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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According to Sigmund Freud,the process that is at work when distressing thoughts and feelings remain buried in the unconscious is


A) retroactive interference.
B) retrograde amnesia.
C) repression.
D) Korsakoff's syndrome.

E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

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In Baddeley's view of working memory,the temporary store that serves as an interface between working memory and long-term memory is the executive control system.

A) True
B) False

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When you return to your hometown after being gone for a number of years it is likely that you will be flooded with long forgotten memories.Psychologists attribute this to the availability of ____________________,or retrieval cues that aid retrieval.

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Graham has selected four different universities that he might like to attend,and now he is trying to decide which of the four he should apply to.He has all the material spread out in front of him,and he is carefully considering all the advantages and disadvantages associated with each campus.Based on Baddeley's model of working memory,Graham is utilizing


A) the rehearsal loop to repeat only the most important aspects of each campus.
B) the central executive system to juggle all the information he needs to consider.
C) the visuospatial sketchpad to mentally manipulate the pros and cons for each campus.
D) his prospective memory to keep in mind his overall goals in attending university.

E) None of the above
F) B) and D)

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Psychologists who accept the accuracy of recovered memories of abuse are most likely to attribute the recent upsurge in recovered memories to


A) an increase in the level of childhood abuse occurring in society.
B) inadvertently created memories after a therapist makes suggestions of childhood abuse.
C) increased sensitivity to an issue that people used to be reluctant to discuss.
D) the use of more effective techniques that allow for the recovery of memories of childhood abuse.

E) A) and C)
F) None of the above

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Leah is surprised to receive a second notice regarding her electric bill.She is sure that she mailed in the check.As a matter of fact,she can see herself writing out the check and mailing it.However,when she goes through her duplicate checks,she cannot find a copy of the check to the electric company.In this example,Leah


A) is showing the misinformation error.
B) appears to have made a reality-monitoring error.
C) has apparently made a source-monitoring error.
D) is experiencing proactive interference.

E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

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Nodes representing concepts joined together by pathways that link related concepts is referred to as


A) a clustering hierarchy.
B) an organizational schema.
C) a lexical ordering.
D) a semantic network.

E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

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Models of memory that are based on the assumption that cognitive processes depend on patterns of activation in interconnected computational networks that resemble neural networks are called


A) functional models.
B) dual coding models.
C) information processing models.
D) parallel distributed processing models.

E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

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Short-term memory appears to be limited in the number of items it can hold and when it is full the insertion of new information will force out some of the old information in STM.

A) True
B) False

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Corbin is convinced that he remembers the material from his text much better when he studies for 3 hours straight through on the night before the exam,rather than when he studies for 30 minutes each night on 6 consecutive nights.Corbin's experience is NOT consistent with memory research that has documented the effectiveness of


A) chunking.
B) distributed practice.
C) massed practice.
D) prospective memory.

E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

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Scientists studying the neurological basis of memory have discovered new brain cells are formed constantly in the


A) dentate gyrus of the hippocampus.
B) dentate gyrus of the amygdala.
C) subcortical areas of the prefrontal cortex.
D) basilar sulcus of the cerebellum.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

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