Psychology Test: Chapter 10 Memory 4/26/10 Name:



AP Psych Not-A-Quiz on Memory COMPLETE AND TURN IN 3/21/14 Name:_____1) It is easier to remember “if the glove doesn’t fit, you must acquit ” than to recall “if the glove doesn’t fit, you must find my client not guilty.” This best illustrates the value of: A) the serial position effect.B) mood-congruent memory.C) acoustic encoding D) the spacing effect._____2) Memories of emotional events are especially likely to be aided by activation of the: A) amygdala.B) hypothalamus.C) sensory cortex.D) motor cortex._____ 3) Multiple choice questions are a test of which type?a) relearning b) recallc) recognitiond) rehearsal_____ 4) You witness a murder. Weeks later you are called to view a police line-up. Months later you are called as the state’s star witness. When you viewed the line-up, you were using ________, but when you were testifying on the witness stand, you were using __________.a) recall; recognitionb) recognition; relearningc) relearning; recognitiond) recognition; recall_____ 5) Tracy swears she never saw a homework assignment, but all of her classmates agreed it had been on the board the day before. Tracy’s failure to remember the assignment was a failure of what part of memory?a) recallb) storagec) retrievald) encoding_____ 6) The three steps in memory information processing are: A) input, processing, output.C) input, storage, retrieval. E) processing; consolidation; rehearsal B) input, storage, output.D) encoding, storage, retrieval. F) consolidation; processing; rehearsal_____ 7) When learning a long list of information most people tend to remember the first part of the list and the last part, but not much in-between. This is the _____________ effect.a) outlierb) serial positionc) interferenced) confabulation _____ 8) Iconic memory is ________________________ while echoic memory is _________________.a) tactile; visualb) auditory; visualc) kinesthetic; tactiled) visual; auditory_____ 9. Many people can easily recall exactly what they were doing when they heard the news of the 9/11 terrorist tragedy. This best illustrates ________ memory. A) echoicB) flashbulbC) implicitD) iconice) procedural_____ 10. Although Jordan could not recall the exact words of a poem he had recently heard, he clearly remembered the meaning of the work. This best illustrates the importance of: A) implicit memory. B) semantic memory C) mood-congruent memory D) the serial position effect._____ 11. Visual sensory memory is referred to as: A) iconic memory. B) echoic memory. C) photomemory. D) semantic memory._____ 12. Echoic memories fade after approximately: A) 1 hour.B) 1 minute.C) less than 1 second D) 3 to 4 seconds._____ 13. Long-term potentiation refers to: A) the disruptive influence of old memories on the formation of new memories. B) the ability of brains to dissolve neural connections to make room for new memories C) our tendency to recall experiences that are consistent with our current mood. D) the increased efficiency of synaptic transmission between certain neurons following learning._____ 14. During basketball practice, Jan's head was painfully elbowed. If the trauma to her brain disrupts her memory, we would expect that Jan would be most likely to forget: A) the name of her teammates. B) her telephone number. C) the name of the play during which she was elbowed. D) the details of events that happened shortly after the incident._____ 15. Which area of the brain is most important in the processing of procedural memories, like how to brush your teeth or ride a bike? A) hippocampus B) cerebellumC) hypothalamusD) amygdala_____ 16. When you hear familiar words in your native language, it is virtually impossible not to register the meanings of the words. This best illustrates the importance of: A) chunking. B) flashbulb memory.C) automatic processing D) iconic memory._____ 17. When you have to make a long-distance call to an unfamiliar number, you are likely to have trouble retaining all ten digits. This best illustrates the limited capacity of ________ memory. A) long-termB) implicit C) short-term D) explicit E) flashbulb_____ 18. While taking the final exam in her American history class, Marie was surprised and frustrated by her momentary inability to remember the name of the first president of the United States. Her difficulty most clearly illustrates: A) retrieval failure.B) encoding failure C) the serial position effect.D) the self-reference effect. _____ 19) Which of these is an example of declarative memory?a) remembering how to do a new dancec) learning to be afraid of the dentistb) understanding the causes of World War IId) remembering how to tie a tie_____ 20) The “60 Minutes” videos about Jennifer Thompson and Ronald Cotton are a good example ofa) total amnesia b) memory decayc) false memories d) state-dependent memories e) priming_____ 21) Which of the following is an example of episodic memory?a. wordsb. conceptsc. symbolsd. events_____ 22) Retroactive interference of long-term memory means __________.a. new material interferes with memory of old materialb. new material has suppressed short-term memoriesc. old material interferes with memory of new materiald. old material has eliminated memories of new material_____ 23) Your street address, telephone number, and social security number are stored in: a. numerical memory. b. short-term memory. c. long-term memory. d. sensory memory. _____ 24) Chunking is a means of _______.a. immediately forgetting irrelevant detailsb. organizing information into meaningful unitsc. arranging details into a hierarchy from most important to least importantd. storing long-term memories_____ 25) Which memory system provides us with a very brief image of all the stimuli present at a particular moment? a. long-term memory b. sensory memory c. primary memory d. short-term memory ................
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