ACC PSY Unit 4

How is long-term memory best defined?

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  by bringing a previously learned, and thus stored in memory, thought or idea into conscious awareness

• by the retention of encoded material over time

• by the process of repeating a piece of information verbally or mentally

• by the unlimited capacity memory store that can store data for long periods of time

In your own words, describe sensory memory.

Respond in 1 complete sentence.

What is the process of encoding (storing) information through practice, rehearsal, and active remembering?

• semantic encoding

• emotional conditioning

• 
  automatic processing

• 
  effortful processing

Which of the following best describes memory reconstruction?

1Points

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  It is the process of creating new memories by changing important parts of existing memories.

• It is the act of actively interacting with information in order to ensure that it is encoded.

  
  

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  It is the process of bringing old memories to the surface and making sense of their components.

• It is the process of transferring memories from short-term to long-term storage.

What does IQ, the numerical measure of intelligence stand for?

• 
  intelligence question

• 
  intelligence quotient

• 
  intelligence quota

• intelligence quote

Which of the following describes an encoding failure?

• The specials at your favorite restaurant change on a regular basis. On Friday, the special you prefer is always available. You make an effort to process this information in order to remember when to get your favorite meal.

• You never learned about the color wheel's components because you never interacted with it or were even exposed to it.

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  All employees at your local grocery store must wear the same color pants. But you cannot remember what color their pants are because you never paid attention to them, and it was not important to you.

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  When a song you have not heard in at least 10 years comes on the radio while you are riding in the car, you sing along and remember every word.

Which of the following is a common reason for IQ testing?

• to assign people to a career that they must pursue

• 
  to identify children and adults needing extra support in school or work

• to gauge the emotional readiness of children and adults to face daily-life situations

• to determine the practical knowledge of children in their school projects and activities and of adults at their workplace

What are the three basic functions of memory?

• 
  automatic processing, effortful processing, and neutral processing

  
  

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  semantic encoding, visual encoding, and procedural encoding

• short-term memory, sensory memory, and long-term memory

• 
  encoding, storage, and retrieval

Mary meets new people at a party. Later she cannot recall any of their names, even though she can remember many other things about the party.

What could account for Mary's inability to recall these people's names?

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  She never encoded the names into long-term memory.

• She processed them into the long-term memory and hence they are no longer accessible from the short-term memory.

  
  

• She overlearned the names through excessive rehearsal.

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  She probably exceeded the capacity of her long-term memory as there were many activities at the party.

Which definition best describes retrograde amnesia?

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• It is a type of memory loss in which new memories cannot be formed. In the worst-case scenario, you will never be able to learn or retain new information. This type of memory loss is unusual in and of itself.

• It is a type of memory loss in which you are unable to recall memories formed before the event that caused the amnesia. It usually affects newly stored past memories as opposed to memories from years ago.

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  It is memory loss that occurs before the actual memory process begins.