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