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Sarah is reading a book on the different species of insects found in the Amazon Basin.In this scenario,Sarah is primarily _____.


A) activating the information in her memory
B) repressing information in her memory
C) retrieving information from her memory
D) encoding information into her memory

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

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At the top level,long-term memory is divided into the substructures of _____.


A) episodic memory and semantic memory
B) explicit memory and implicit memory
C) phonological loop and central executive
D) sensory memory and short-term memory

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

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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?


A) The first and fourth verse of the poem
B) The first and third verse of the poem
C) The second and fourth verse of the poem
D) The third and fourth verse of the poem

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

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Who is responsible for proposing an influential model of working memory featuring a three-part system that allows individuals to hold information temporarily "in mind" as they perform cognitive tasks?


A) Richard Atkinson
B) Alan Baddeley
C) George Sperling
D) Allan Paivio

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

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James is required to attend a conference with his supervisor,Alan,next Sunday.Even though Alan tells James to make a note of it in his diary,James does not do so.On the day of the conference,James is at home talking to a friend who mentions a conference that she attended.James is immediately reminded of the conference he is supposed to attend and just about makes it on time.This scenario best illustrates _____ memory.


A) procedural
B) event-based prospective
C) time-based prospective
D) autobiographical

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

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While auditioning for a play,Theodore insists that he will audition either first or last.He believes that there are greater chances of him making a lasting impression if he is either first or last.In this scenario,Theodore is adhering to the _____.


A) absentmindedness phenomenon
B) tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon
C) placebo effect
D) serial position effect

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

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_____ refers to the tendency to recall the items at the beginning and end of a list more readily than those in the middle.


A) The serial position effect
B) The placebo effect
C) Chunking
D) Priming

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

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Derek is suffering from anterograde amnesia.Which of the following is most likely to be true of Derek in this case?


A) He cannot recall his past memories, but he can create new memories.
B) He can neither recall his past memories nor create new memories.
C) He can recall his past memories, but he cannot process new memories.
D) He can recall his past memories and can process new memories.

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

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Robert has one week to prepare for a very important history exam.Jacob,his friend,is a psychology major.Robert has well-organized study notes,but he asks Jacob for tips on how to rehearse the information in his notes.What study tips is Jacob most likely to give Robert?

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Which of the following is true of sensory memory?


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

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

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_____ is the theory that memory is stored throughout the brain in networks among neurons,several of which may work together to process a single memory.


A) Cognitive dissonance
B) Schema theory
C) Connectionism
D) Frequency theory

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

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Kate is on the phone talking to her friend Paul,who is referring her for a job interview.Paul gives Kate a phone number,but before Kate can write it down,the call is disconnected.Kate can only recall the last three digits of the number that Paul gave her.This scenario best illustrates the _____ effect.


A) primacy
B) placebo
C) recency
D) echo

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

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Recalling the names of the members of a famous football team is an example of _____.


A) iconic memory
B) implicit memory
C) declarative memory
D) procedural memory

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

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Differentiate between anterograde amnesia and retrograde amnesia.

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The connectionist view of memory argues that changes in the strength of synaptic connections are the fundamental bases of memory.

A) True
B) False

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Kevin is studying for a vocabulary test.When he studies the word "braggart," he thinks of how his childhood friend Billy acted whenever Billy was given a new toy.Which of the following is the highest level of processing Kevin has engaged in while encoding the word "braggart"?


A) Shallow
B) Intermediate
C) Deep
D) Impersonal

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

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Yvette remembers the time that she and her brother got lost in the park.This is an example of _____ memory.


A) retrospective
B) prospective
C) procedural
D) semantic

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

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_____ memory refers to a special form of episodic memory,consisting of a person's recollections of his or her life experiences.


A) Procedural
B) Autobiographical
C) Prospective
D) Sensory

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

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In the context of how memory is organized,which of the following is true of the connectionist view?


A) It has little or nothing to say about the role of the physical brain in memory.
B) It maintains that memory is stored throughout the brain in connections among neurons.
C) It maintains that neurons function independently in processing memories.
D) It states that memories are perceived as large knowledge structures.

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

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Jacob asks his little brother Boris to play a game of chess with him.As Boris has never played chess before,Jacob explains the rules of the game to him.What type of long-term memory has primarily helped Jacob to recount his knowledge of chess to Boris?


A) Semantic memory
B) Flashbulb memory
C) Episodic memory
D) Sensory memory

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

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