Explicit memory is the _____ recollection of information such as facts and events.
  • permanent
  • frontal
  • conscious
  • chunking
Marisol is reading her textbook while ignoring the argument her younger siblings are having in the same room. Marisol's situation is a good example of _____.
  • selective
  • selective attention
  • short term memory
  • seven; two
Long-term memory is a _____ type of memory that stores huge amounts of information.
  • seven; two
  • permanent
  • conscious
  • frontal
Which of the following statements are true regarding short-term memory?
  • - It is a limited-capacity memory system.- It can store information longer than sensory memory.
  • This concept states that if two neurons are activated at the same time, the connection between them and thus the memory may be strengthened.
  • -it is an alternate conceptualization of the concept of short-term memory-it consists of three parts-it is a mental blackboard
  • -it is sometimes referred to as declarative memory-it has two subtypes of memory: episodic and semantic
Which of the following strategies can be used to increase the number of pieces of information that can be held in short-term memory?
  • selective attention
  • Sensory memory
  • chunk the information
  • -Phonological loop-Visuospatial working memory-central executive
Rehearsal increases the _____.
  • the conscious repetition of
  • - It is a limited-capacity memory system.- It can store information longer than sensory memory.
  • -it is sometimes referred to as declarative memory-it has two subtypes of memory: episodic and semantic
  • length of time that information can be held in short-term memory
Allison lived in a foreign country for a year, and she didn't drive a car during that time. When she came back to the United States, she found it effortless to drive her car. Her ability to remember how to drive is an example of _____ memory.
  • frontal
  • Priming
  • short-term
  • procedural
The frontal lobes of the brain play an important role in _______ memory
  • -it is sometimes referred to as declarative memory-it has two subtypes of memory: episodic and semantic
  • - explicit memory- prospective memory- retrospective memory
  • -it is an alternate conceptualization of the concept of short-term memory-it consists of three parts-it is a mental blackboard
  • - memory- reasoning- language- physical functioning
Megan is given a set of words to study, and hat is one of those words. On a later task, she is asked to complete the following item: -at. Megan is more likely to make -at into hat than cat or bat because of the concept known as _____.
  • chunking
  • retrieval
  • recency
  • Priming
Oscar was asked to memorize a list of words for a psychology experiment. He was then asked to repeat them. He found he could repeat the last three words. In the context of serial position, this illustrates the _____ effect
  • Sensory
  • Priming
  • retrieval
  • recency
Which of the following holds information from the world in its original form for only a brief moment in time?
  • -it is sometimes referred to as declarative memory-it has two subtypes of memory: episodic and semantic
  • seven; two
  • prospective
  • Sensory memory
In an MRI study, participants viewed pictures while in an MRI scanner. When their memories for the pictures were later tested, the researchers found that greater activation in the _____ region and the _______ brain regions) resulted in better memory performance,
  • the serial position effect
  • frontal lobes
  • prefrontal, hippocampus
  • selective attention
Saving information for future use is called _____.
  • frontal
  • storage
  • stored
  • memory
Which of the following best explains the concept of long-term potentiation?
  • -it is an alternate conceptualization of the concept of short-term memory-it consists of three parts-it is a mental blackboard
  • -Phonological loop-Visuospatial working memory-central executive
  • - a student takes a multiple choice test - a witness has to identify a criminal from a page of photographs
  • This concept states that if two neurons are activated at the same time, the connection between them and thus the memory may be strengthened.
A _________ is a general mental framework that helps people to organize and understand information.
  • Schema
  • selective
  • retrieval
  • Implicit
_____ is the theory that memory is stored throughout the brain in connections
  • Connectionism (parallel distributed processing)
  • This concept states that if two neurons are activated at the same time, the connection between them and thus the memory may be strengthened.
  • - It is a limited-capacity memory system.- It can store information longer than sensory memory.
  • conscious
The Atkinson-Shiffrin theory of memory proposed that there are ______ systems of memory
  • working
  • three
  • true
  • false
Memory ______ is a process that occurs when information that was retained in memory comes out of storage, that is, when we recall or otherwise remember something.
  • Sensory
  • retrieval
  • Procedural
  • Implicit
You are driving down the highway and see a billboard with a phone number on it. You tell yourself to remember it, but after you drive a little farther, you find you've forgotten it. This describes the limitations of ______ memory
  • short-term
  • Procedural
  • short term memory
  • chunking
_______ involves grouping information into higher-order units that can be remembered as single units.
  • chunking
  • selective
  • Implicit
  • retrieval
Jon hasn't ridden a bicycle for five years; yet, when he hops on, he finds he can still ride. This is an example of _____ memory
  • Procedural
  • retrieval
  • frontal
  • primacy
___________ attention involves focusing on a specific aspect of experience while ignoring other stimuli.
  • chunking
  • seven; two
  • Implicit
  • selective
Which of the following are components of Baddeley's working memory theory?
  • -Phonological loop-Visuospatial working memory-central executive
  • -it is sometimes referred to as declarative memory-it has two subtypes of memory: episodic and semantic
  • - It is a limited-capacity memory system.- It can store information longer than sensory memory.
  • Sensory memory
In terms of the effects of serial position, the __________ effect refers to better recall for items at the beginning.
  • permanent
  • frontal
  • Priming
  • primacy
__________ memory holds information from the world in its original form for only an instant, not much longer than the brief time it is exposed to the visual, auditory, and other senses.
  • Sensory
  • retrieval
  • short term memory
  • Implicit
Alzheimer's disease involves deterioration of which of the following? (Select all that apply.)
  • - memory- reasoning- language- physical functioning
  • -it is sometimes referred to as declarative memory-it has two subtypes of memory: episodic and semantic
  • - explicit memory- prospective memory- retrospective memory
  • -Phonological loop-Visuospatial working memory-central executive
Which two of the following are recognition tasks?
  • -it is sometimes referred to as declarative memory-it has two subtypes of memory: episodic and semantic
  • This concept states that if two neurons are activated at the same time, the connection between them and thus the memory may be strengthened.
  • - a student takes a multiple choice test - a witness has to identify a criminal from a page of photographs
  • - It is a limited-capacity memory system.- It can store information longer than sensory memory.
Rehearsal involves ______ information
  • chunk the information
  • - explicit memory- prospective memory- retrospective memory
  • selective attention
  • the conscious repetition of
Ellen tried to remember her grocery list, but she was only able to remember eggs and butter (which were listed at the top) and juice and cereal (which were listed at the bottom). This illustrates
  • the conscious repetition of
  • there is no one memory center in the brain
  • the serial position effect
  • prefrontal, hippocampus
Five-year-old Emmie loves to play dentist's office. She knows the whole routine: go to the office, pretend to read a magazine, then get called into the office and sit in the dentist's chair. The best description of this is _____, which is a schema for an event.
  • short-term
  • recency
  • script
  • retrieval
the concept of ______ memory was proposed as an alternate conceptualization of short-term memory.
  • chunking
  • selective
  • working
  • Priming
A multiple-choice question that requires that you remember what you have seen before is an example of a _____ task.
  • retrieval
  • selective
  • conscious
  • recognition
True or false: Memories in the brain are stored in a specific location.
  • false
  • working
  • memory
  • stored
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