Week 3 Exam Practice Set

Short term memory involves ____ information in the mind, while working memory involves _____ information in the mind. $holding; manipulating$ using; reducing aiding; holding manipulating; holding

What can be used to reduce load on short term and working memory? Composing

$Chunking$ Reduction Compressing

Which are examples of declarative memory? Semantic Episodic Flashbulb $All of the following$

True or false: Semantic memories are memories of facts and generalized knowledge. $True$ False

True or false: Episodic memories are memories of things we have personally experienced, like knowing when and where we learned or experienced something. $True$ False

Which of the following is not true about flashbulb memory? It is vivid memory for something highly arousing It is a specialized form of an episodic memory It it not necessarily accurate $It is difficult to recall where or how we learned it$

What is the difference between implicit vs. explicit memory? $Implicit memory is unconscious while explicit memory is conscious$ Implicit memory is conscious while explicit memory is unconscious Explicit memory is unconscious and so is implicit memory Implicit memory is conscious and so is explicit memory

Which statement about procedural memory is true? It is memory of how to do something It is automatically available for retrieval and information, yet difficult to explain in words It is a form of implicit memory $All of the following are true$

Sam just went to Target to buy new kitchen utensils. He bought spoons, forks, knives, and a whisk. According to the theory of priming, When he gets home he will recognize a _____ faster than he would recognize his son’s toy train. stethoscope $spatula$ shoe receipt from Target

If you are a psych major, this is the first of many times you will hear of Ivan Pavlov. In his research, the unconditioned stimulus was _____ and the conditioned stimulus was _____. meat powder; salivation the bell; meat power $meat powder; the bell$ salivation; meat power

Which of the following best describes a retention interval? Inability to recall a memory at any given time $Time-based relationship between learning and recalling information$ Long-term memories are stored in spider-like organization of information None of the above

True or false: Associative networks are long-term memories stored in a spider-like organization of information. $True$ False

Which mnemonic strategy uses imagery to help associate words that need to be remembered with previously remembered hooks? Rhyme Acrostics Methods of places $Pegwords$

Based on the How We Make Memories video, Hank says that memories can be assessed in which three ways? $Recall, recognition, and relearning$ Procedural memory, implicit memory, and explicit memory Recall, recognition, and remembering

Implicit memory, explicit memory, and semantic memory

Javier ate almonds before developing symptoms of the flu. Ever since then, he feels nauseous when he smells almonds. In this example, Curtis developed a(n) _______ aversion to peanuts. $classically conditioned$ operantly conditioned innately associated neutral response

In the above example (question 15), Javiers's eventual nauseous reaction is an example of a(n) _______. unconditioned response conditioned stimulus $conditioned response$ unconditioned stimulus

In the above example (question 15), peanuts eventually became a(n) _______ for Curtis. unconditioned stimulus conditioned response unconditioned response $conditioned stimulus$

What is considered the average range of the limits of working memory? $5 - 9 pieces of information$ 4 - 7 pieces of information 9 - 12 pieces of information 7 - 9 pieces of information

True or false: A previously neutral stimulus after conditioning becomes the unconditioned stimulus. True $False$

After seeing the word “doctor," Jenelle was faster to recognize “nurse” than “banana.” This is an example of which two concepts? Priming and recall errors Recall errors and associative networks $Priming and associative networks$ Associative networks and mnemonics