Review Final Exam BMB - Part 3

According to the prototype theory, a "typical" category member is:

• An idealized example that does not exist in real life

• A member with all features of the category

• The average of all category members experienced

• A specific remembered instance

The typicality effect refers to:

• Memory errors due to attention

• Faster categorization of typical examples

• Using schemas to fill in gaps

• Errors caused by suggestion

Which of the following is an exemplar?

• A theoretical model of a bird

• A list of bird features

• Your memory of a robin you saw last week

• A fictional bird from a book

The “War of the Ghosts” experiment showed that:

• Memory is influenced by suggestion

• Recall becomes more accurate over time

• People remember stories word-for-word

• Prior knowledge shapes memory recall

Which type of memory is multidimensional, involving taste, touch, and sound?

• Semantic memory

• Short-term memory

• Procedural memory

• Autobiographical memory

The misinformation effect occurs when:

• A person forgets most of an event

• New information interferes with learning

• Postevent information alters memory

• People recall events in the wrong order

“Cryptomnesia” is a form of:

• Flashbulb memory

• Misinformation effect

• Source monitoring error

• False recognition

The "Proust effect" refers to:

• Memory loss due to aging

• Odor-triggered involuntary memories

• Enhanced memory for recent events

• Primacy effect in story recall

In the semantic network model, cognitive economy refers to:

• Using minimal effort to recall info

• Storing shared properties at higher-level nodes

• Ignoring irrelevant categories

• Storing all features at all levels

The illusory truth effect shows that repetition of a statement increases:

• Memory accuracy

• Source misattribution

• Belief in its truth

• Resistance to misinformation