chapter 8 quiz

In the Deese-Roediger-McDermott (DRM) procedure, participants are asked to remember a list of words like “bed, snooze, awake, tired, dream, rest,” which are all words concerning the topic of sleep, although the word “sleep” is not on the list. After this procedure, participants

recall the word “sleep” being on the list even if they were explicitly warned to be careful of making errors

Which of the following is likely to increase the intrusion of schematic knowledge in later recall?

making an effort to fill in the gaps in one’s memories

Which of the following about autobiographical memories is true?

Reconstruction of past events will often be consistent with current views of the self

Based on current knowledge, which of the following is the LEAST well-established reason for a traumatic childhood memory to come to light after many years?

The memory was repressed because it was too painful, but it has now been recovered

Intrusion errors are NOT typically caused by

maintenance rehearsal

A study found that rugby players’ recall of the names of opposing teams suffered based on the number of intervening games, and not based on the mere passage of time. This study demonstrates that

interference is a major contributor to forgetting.

The 1995 bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City was a very emotional event, which, for many people, led to a flashbulb memory. Details of the day of this event are likely to be remembered most accurately by

an individual who worked in the immediate vicinity and narrowly escaped harm, and who is questioned immediately

Which of the following statements is true?

Memory connections can both help and hurt memory accuracy

Which of the following statements is the most accurate?

There is little or no relation between memory confidence and memory accuracy

Schemata do all of the following EXCEPT

prevent us from confusing an event with other, similar events

While under hypnosis, people

tend to talk more about the event they are being questioned about

According to interference theory, most forgetting is attributable to the fact that

new learning disrupts old learning

Results of the Deese-Roediger-McDermott (DRM) paradigm demonstrate

intrusion errors based on semantic knowledge

Which of the following is LEAST likely to promote misremembering?

having some involvement in an event rather than just witnessing it

Which is LEAST well established as a contributor to the forgetting of traumatic events?

self-protective memory repression on the part of the traumatized individual

Which of the following is TRUE of the “narrowing” of focus that is often found in memories of emotional events?

No, nothing that we know can reliably distinguish true from false memories