Chapter 8 Quiz Intro to Psych OpenStax

Terrance finds it difficult to learn the alphabet, until he hears the alphabet song. Then he can easily remember it. This is an example of ________ encoding.

• 
  acoustic

• semantic

• sensory

• visual

Recent research conducted by Cowan (2010) has found that the capacity of working memory is how many units of information?

• 
  3 plus or minus 2

• 4 plus or minus 1

• 7 plus or minus 2

• 9 plus or minus 3

Your memory of how to ride a bicycle is probably something that you don't actively think about while you're riding.  You just sort of "do it" without thinking of how you do it.  This is an example of a(n) ________ memory. 

• 
  explicit

• implicit

• semantic

• sensory

How is an explicit memory different from an implicit memory?

• Explicit memories are memories we consciously try to remember and recall, while implicit memories are those that are not part of our consciousness.

• Explicit memories are memories we have directly experienced, while implicit memories are memories that someone else directly experienced.

• Explicit memories are memories we unconsciously remember, while implicit memories are those that we consciously remember.

• Implicit memories are memories we consciously try to remember and recall, while explicit memories are those that are not part of our consciousness.

What is the main idea of levels of processing theory?

• Aerobic exercise promotes neurogenesis.

• If you want to remember a piece of information, you should think about it more deeply and link it to other information and memories to make it more meaningful.

• In order to remember information, you should build a web of retrieval cues to help you access material when you want to remember it.

• 
  Overlearning can help prevent storage decay.

Which part of my brain is probably damaged if I am unable to recognize basic objects around my house?

• amygdala

• cerebellum

• hippocampus

• prefrontal cortex

Dozens of people witness a purse snatching. One of the eyewitnesses loudly yells "the man with the blue shirt did it." Later, when questioned by police, several other eyewitnesses remember the purse snatcher wearing a blue shirt, even though the purse snatcher was a woman in flowered dress. This is an example of ________, or the effects of misinformation from external sources that leads to the creation of false memories.

• 
  transience

• suggestibility

• recognition

• decay

Katya studies Spanish for three years, and then switches to Pashto. When asked to remember Spanish vocabulary she can't; instead she can only remember Pashto vocabulary. This is an example of ________ interference.

• 
  retrograde

• anterograde

• proactive

• retroactive

Which of the following is a good example of the use of a mnemonic?

• being able to hum the tune to a song even when you can't remember the lyrics

• dreaming about an airport and deciding to take a trip

• remembering the names of the Great Lakes with the acronym HOMES

• thinking about a bike you plan to buy and having the image of the bike appear in your mind

Amarah has an exam in a week, so she schedules 30 to 60 minutes each night to review her course material. She does this rather than waiting until the night before the exam so that she can avoid a "cram session."  Amarah's approach to studying is called ___________ practice. 

• chunked

• 
  massed

• distributed

• proactive