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Memory and Cognition Practice

Total questions: 102

Worksheet time: 1hrs 2mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

emphasizes the meaning of verbal input; the deepest level of processing

a)

phonemic encoding

b)

structural encoding

c)

semantic encoding

d)

short term encoding

2.

occurs when participants' recall of an event they witnessed is altered by introducing misleading post-event information

a)

reality monitoring

b)

source monitoring

c)

destination memory

d)

misinformation effect

3.

requires subjects to reproduce information on their own without any cues

a)

retention

b)

recall

c)

recognition

d)

relearning

4.

occurs when older (previously learned information) interferes with the retention of new information; for example, you can't remember your new cell number because of your old one

a)

proactive interference

b)

retroactive interference

c)

retrograde amnesia

d)

confabulation

5.

a type of declarative memory involving recall of personal experiences

a)

procedural memory

b)

implicit memory

c)

semantic memory

d)

episodic memory

6.

the phenomenon of recalling events encoded while in a particular state of consciousness

a)

mood-congruent memory

b)

state dependent memory

c)

eidetic memory

d)

context dependent memory

7.

occurs when subjects show better recall for items at the beginning and items at the end of a list rather than items in the middle

a)

method of loci

b)

serial position effect

c)

mnemonic device

d)

forgetting curve

8.

the experience when forgotten information feels like it's just out of reach

a)

cocktail party phenomenon

b)

flashbulb memory

c)

tip of the tongue phenomenon

d)

source-monitoring error

9.

making information personally relevant; one of the best ways to improve recall

a)

connectionist model

b)

phonemic encoding

c)

self-referent encoding

d)

method of loci

10.

A test designed to assess what a person has learned.

a)

achievement test

b)

aptitude test

c)

algorith

d)

IQ test

11.

The way an issue is posed; can significantly affect decisions and judgments

a)

language

b)

Phoneme

c)

morpheme

d)

framing

12.

The worldwide phenomenon that intelligence scores are improving

a)

Forgetting Curve

b)

Linguistic determinism

c)

Flynn Effect

d)

Stanford-Binet

13.

factor that according to Spearman and others, underlies specific mental abilities and is therefore measured by every task on an intelligence test.

a)

IQ

b)

General Intelligence (g)

c)

EQ

d)

aptitude

14.

A mental image or best example of a category. Matching new items to this provides a quick and easy method for sorting items into categories.

a)

prototype

b)

cognition

c)

algortihm

d)

mental set

15.

A methodical, logical rule or procedure that guarantees solving a particular problem. Contrasts with the usually speedier- but also more error-prone use of heuristics.

a)

algorithm

b)

heursitics

c)

mnemonic

d)

mental set

16.

Estimating the likelihood of events based on their availability in memory; if instances come readily to mind, we presume such events are common.

a)

availability heuristic

b)

representativeness heuristic

c)

functional fixedness

d)

mental set

17.

A test designed to predict a person's future performance/ capacity to learn.

a)

aptitude test

b)

achievement test

c)

mental set

d)

IQ

18.

The extent to which a test yields consistent results, as assessed by the consistency on scores of two halves of a test in the alternative forms of a test, or on retesting.

a)

reliability

b)

validity

c)

content validity

d)

predictive validity

19.

The extents to which a test measures or predicts what it is supposed to.

a)

validity

b)

reliability

c)

predictive validity

d)

content validity

20.

The extent to which a test samples the behavior that is of interest. (The test measures what it is supposed to measure)

a)

content vaidity

b)

predictive validity

c)

validity

d)

reliability

21.

The success with which a test predicts the behavior it is designed to predict; it is assessed by computing the correlation between test scores and the criterion behavior.

a)

predictive validity

b)

content validity

c)

validity

d)

reliability

22.

Neural region within the limbic system that is important in the processing of names, images, events, and other facts in memory

a)

limbic system

b)

cerebellum

c)

hippocampus

d)

amygdala

23.

Memories of facts

a)

semantic

b)

implicit

c)

explicit

d)

mood congruent

24.

memories of skills

a)

procedural

b)

implicit

c)

explicit

d)

retroactive

25.

Encoding over multiple time periods

a)

distributed practice

b)

massed practice

c)

testing effect

d)

spacing effect

26.

Encoding that requires concious attention and some degree of effort

a)

automatic processing

b)

spacing effect

c)

effortful processing

d)

chunking

27.

According to Howard Gardner, how many factors did he use to build his theory of multiple intelligences?

a)

5 factors

b)

7 factors

c)

9 factors

d)

3 factors

28.

Pablo vainly searches for a screw driver while failing to recognize that a readily available coin in his pocket would turn the screw. This is an example of

a)

Functional fixedness

b)

Belief perseverance

c)

Availability heuristic

d)

Representative heuristic

29.

You always go for the "girl next door" type of person when choosing a partner, someone who is sweet, effortlessly beautiful, relatively low maintenance. This strategy is your:

a)

mental set

b)

availability heuristic

c)

dating algorithm

d)

sunk-cost fallacy

30.

Lily, a 10-year-old, is learning to play the piano. Initially, she uses the same finger to play all the keys. However, she realizes that she needs to use different fingers for different keys to improve her performance.

a)

Assimilation

b)

Accommodation

31.

Sophia, a 6-year-old, sees a zebra for the first time. She describes it as a "horse with stripes."

a)

Assimilation

b)

Accommodation

32.

Which of the following best describes the 'sunk cost fallacy'?

a)

Ignoring sunk costs and focusing on marginal costs

b)

Continuing a doomed project due to the significant resources already committed

c)

Evaluating costs and benefits at each stage of a project

d)

Reducing further losses by investing more resources

33.

I've knocked on 3 doors to sell cookies and no one has answered, someone HAS to answer at the 4th house. This type of thinking represents the...

a)

availability heuristic

b)

prototype

c)

sunk-cost fallacy

d)

gambler's fallacy

34.

Can't remember new information because you keep thinking about old info

a)

proactive interference

b)

retroactive interference

c)

retrograde amnesia

d)

anterograde amnesia

35.
As his AP psychology teacher was lecturing, Tanner was thinking about competing in a swim meet later that afternoon. Where are Tanner's current thoughts being processed?
a)
sensory memory
b)
working memory
c)
long-term memory
d)
echoic memory
36.
The relatively permanent and limitless storehouse of the memory system is called ________ memory.
a)
state-dependent
b)
long-term
c)
implicit
d)
flashbulb
37.
In an effort to remember how to spell “rhinoceros,” Samantha spells the word aloud 30 times. She is using a technique known as
a)
priming
b)
rehearsal
c)
the peg-word system
d)
chunking
38.
Students who restudy course material at the end of a semester in order to pass the AP final exam are especially likely to demonstrate long-term retention of the course material. This best illustrates the value of
a)
implicit memory
b)
the serial position effect
c)
long-term potentation
d)
the spacing effect
39.
Semantic encoding is to visual encoding as ________ is to ________.
a)
effortful processing; automatic processing
b)
iconic memory; flashbulb memory
c)
meaning; imagery
d)
implicit memory; explicit memory
40.
“The magical number seven, plus or minus two” refers to the storage capacity of ________ memory.
a)
short-term
b)
explicit
c)
implicit
d)
sensory
41.
Fill-in-the-blank test questions measure ________; matching concepts with their definitions measures ________.
a)
recall; recognition
b)
recognition; relearning
c)
recall; relearning
d)
recognition; rehearsal
42.
The title of a song is on the tip of Gerard's tongue, but he cannot recall it until someone mentions the songwriter's name. Gerard's initial inability to recall the title was most likely caused by
a)
repression.
b)
encoding failure.
c)
retrieval failure.
d)
a physical decay of stored memory.
43.
After studying biology all afternoon, Alonzo is having difficulty remembering details of the organic chemistry material that he memorized that morning. Alonzo's difficulty best illustrates
a)
retroactive interference.
b)
proactive interference.
c)
source amnesia.
d)
the spacing effect.
44.
When someone mentions Ivy League colleges, Trisha immediately thinks of Harvard University. In this instance, Harvard University is a
a)
prototype.
b)
mental set.
c)
algorithm.
d)
fixation.
45.
Daniel was asked to write down as many words as he could think of that contained the letter d. To complete this task Daniel would rely on
a)
the availability heuristic.
b)
divergent thinking.
c)
framing.
d)
convergent thinking.
46.
The tendency to think of objects only in terms of their normal uses is called
a)
functional fixedness.
b)
belief perseverance.
c)
the representativeness heuristic.
d)
confirmation bias.
47.
Jerome believes that his 4-year-old grandson is a hyperactive child because the boy's constant movement resembles Jerome's prototype of hyperactivity. Jerome's thinking best illustrates
a)
belief perseverance.
b)
the availability heuristic.
c)
the representativeness heuristic.
d)
functional fixedness.
48.
Which of the following is the best example of framing?
a)
Alex was locked out of his car. He didn't think to use a coat hanger to unlock the door before calling the police.
b)
Zach felt very certain that he knew all the concepts in Chapter 2, so he was surprised to get 65 percent on the exam.
c)
Despite reading several research studies demonstrating that therapeutic touch is no more effective than a placebo in treating pain, Miriam still considers it a valid treatment option.
d)
A television advertisement for lotion claims that it is made of 75 percent organic materials, not that it contains 25 percent artificial ingredients.
49.
Techniques used to improve memory.
a)
Bias
b)
Persistence
c)
Mnemonic
d)
Transience
50.
Sherry easily remembers the telephone reservation number for Holiday Inns by using the mnemonic 1-800-HOLIDAY. She is using a memory aid known as
a)
chunking
b)
imagination inflation
c)
the serial position effect<br />
d)
the peg-word system<br />
e)
implicit memory
51.
Children can better remember an ancient Latin verse if the definition of each unfamiliar Latin word is carefully explained to them. This best illustrates the value of
a)
semantic encoding
b)
long-term potentiation
c)
automatic processing
d)
the peg-word system<br />
e)
iconic memory
52.
When asked to recall a list of words including, “plump, crook, and child,” people frequently recalled “fat, criminal, and kid.” This best illustrates the impact of
a)
parallel processing.
b)
peg words
c)
semantic encoding.
d)
echoic memory.
e)
mood-congruent memory.
53.
Your friend told you that eating chocolate was shown to improve memory recall. You may later recall this “fact” but forget where you heard it. You assume that you heard it on the news, a credible source, so you begin eating chocolate. Your behavior best illustrates
a)
implicit memory.
b)
mood-congruent memory.
c)
source amnesia.
d)
retroactive interference.
e)
motivated forgetting.
54.
Participants in one experiment were given entirely fabricated accounts of an occasion in which they had been lost in a shopping mall during their childhood. Many of these participants later falsely recollected vivid details of the experience as having actually occurred. This experiment best illustrated
a)
the self-reference effect.
b)
mood-congruent memory.
c)
the misinformation effect.
d)
proactive interference.
e)
the spacing effect.
55.
Which term refers to all the mental activities associated with thinking, knowing, remembering, and communicating?
a)
schema
b)
heuristic
c)
cognition
d)
syntax
e)
language
56.
The sudden comprehension of the double meaning of a humorous pun best illustrates
a)
the representativeness heuristic.
b)
belief perseverance.
c)
the availability heuristic.
d)
the framing effect.
e)
insight.
57.
Vishant overestimates the proportion of family chores for which he takes sole responsibility because it's easier for him to recall what he has done than to recall what other family members have done. This best illustrates the impact of
a)
overconfidence.
b)
fixation.
c)
the representativeness heuristic.
d)
confirmation bias.
e)
the availability heuristic.
58.

Component of short term memory responsible for temporarily storing and rehearsing auditory information, such as spoken word

a)

echo repeat

b)

phonological loop

c)

tympanic membrane

d)

Ebbinghaus

59.

______________ _______________ is a type of memory loss that affects the ability to form new memories, but does not affect memories of the past.

a)

Retrograde amnesia

b)

Anterograde amnesia

c)

Multi-store model

d)

Working memory model

60.

The 3 components of the multi-store model differ in terms of _____________ and _____________.

a)

Duration, capacity

b)

Rehearsal, retrieval

c)

Iconic, echoic

d)

Attention, rehearsal

61.

The research on serial position effect is evidence/support for the ____________ ____________ ___________.

a)

Working memory model

b)

Levels of processing

c)

Multi-store model

d)

Mechanisms of memory

62.

Encoding occurs through two different types of processing:

1. (a)   Processing: this is the encoding of details like time, space, frequency, and the meaning of words.

2. ​ ​ (b)   Processing: encoding of details that takes time and effort.

Choose from the below words
Automatic
Effortful
Enthusiastic
Forceful
Event-Schema
63.

Which of the following types of memory describes when a storage of brief sensory events, such as sights, sounds, and tastes, are stored?

a)

sensory memory

b)

episodic memory

c)

acoustic memory

d)

somatic memory

64.

Match the following steps of retrieval with their definition.

a)

Recall

1.

being able to access information without cues.

b)

Recognition

2.

being able to identify information that you previously had learned after encountering it again.

c)

Relearning

3.

learning information that you previously learned

65.

Match the following examples to the type of retrieval they represent

a)

Recall

1.

used for an essay test

b)

Recognition

2.

used for a multiple choice test

c)

Relearning

3.

after learning something you may forget it after not practicing, but it's easier the second time

66.

Reorder the following in the correct sequence our brain handles memory

a)

Encoding

b)

Storage

c)

Retrieval

1)
2)
3)
67.

What is Visuospatial Sketchpad?

a)

A component of working memory that processes verbal information.

b)

A component of working memory that processes visual and spatial information.

c)

The process of encoding images and visual sensory information.

68.

What is Phonological Loop?

a)

A component of working memory that processes verbal information.

b)

The use of auditory stimuli or hearing to implant memories.

c)

A component of working memory that processes visual and spatial information.

d)

The processing of how something feels, normally through the sense of touch.

69.

What is Acoustic Encoding?

a)

Use of information that is already know and relates to the new information being experienced.

b)

The use of auditory stimuli or hearing to implant memories.

c)

Lots of repetition to learn the information in the exact form it was received in.

d)

The result of retrieval from long term memory.

70.

What does Elaborative Encoding do?

a)

Uses new information and relates it to the information that is already known.

b)

Uses information that is already known and relates it to the new information being experienced.

71.

What is another name for the method of loci?

a)

Recall technique

b)

Memory palace technique

c)

Mind mapping method

d)

Visual filing system

72.

David used the ------------------- device “Never Eat Slimy Worms” to remember the four directions on the compass: north, east, south, and west.

a)

source device

b)

loci device

c)

mnemonic device

73.

Memory of facts is called _________ while the memory of (motor) skills is called _________.

a)

retrospective memory; prospective memory

b)

explicit memory; implicit memory

c)

retrograde amnesia; anterograde amnesia

d)

retroactive interference; proactive interference

74.

The loss of memory for events that occurred prior to the onset of amnesia is called

a)

anterograde amnesia

b)

retrograde amnesia

c)

proactive interference

d)

retroactive interference

75.

Our memory for skills, such as riding a bike. (Select two answers)

a)

implicit memory

b)

explicit memory

c)

echoic memory

d)

iconic memory

e)

procedural memory

76.

Match the following

a)

semantic memory

1.

memory of facts, ideas and concepts


b)

episodic memory

2.

memories of personal experiences

c)

implicit memory

3.

memory that is remembered unconsciously

d)

procedural memory

4.

memory of repetitive activities

e)

prospective memories

5.

remembering planned future actions

77.

Reorder the following

a)

Sensory memory

b)

attention (1% remembered)

c)

Short term memory

d)

encoding (rehearsal)

e)

Long term memory

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
78.

For example, if you are at a party, you can listen to your friend speaking while ignoring everyone speaking around you, despite their volume.

a)

divided attention

b)

selective attention

c)

explicit memory

d)

encoding

79.

This type of memory includes two types: Semantic and Episodic

a)

Short-term

b)

Long-term

c)

Implicit

d)

Explicit

80.

Remembering to take medicine at night before going to bed is what type of memory?

a)

implicit

b)

short term

c)

prospective

d)

procedural

81.

Match the following types of sensory memory

a)

echoic

1.

sound

b)

iconic

2.

sight

c)

olfactory

3.

smell

d)

gustatory

4.

taste

82.

When learning something new, if you focus on the MEANING, this helps create:

a)

automatic processing

b)

metacognition

c)

deep processing

d)

shallow processing

83.

The graph shown here is known as the

a)

Working memory curve

b)

Encoding curve

c)

Memory curve

d)

Forgetting curve

84.

This term refers to knowledge about one's own thoughts and cognitive processes as well as knowing your strengths and weaknesses as a learner:

a)

deep processing

b)

effortful processing

c)

long term potentiation

d)

metacognition

85.

What is the correct order of process in Miller's informational processing theory?

a)

encoding

b)

storage

c)

retrieval

1)
2)
3)
86.

This psychologist's experiments proved that New information, suggestive information, misinformation can enter people's conscious awareness and cause a distortion in memory.

a)

Elizabeth Loftus

b)

Hermann Ebbinghaus

c)

George A. Miller

d)

Wolfgang Kohler

87.

What is massed practice?

a)

A learning technique where a skill or information is practiced sporadically over a long period of time.

b)

A learning technique where a skill or information is practiced with breaks in between.

c)

A learning technique where a skill or information is practiced in a group setting.

d)

A learning technique where a skill or information is practiced continuously and intensively in a short period of time.

88.

What is the main advantage of spaced repetition?

a)

Decreased long-term retention

b)

Increased short-term memory

c)

Improved long-term retention and memory recall.

d)

Enhanced forgetfulness

89.

What is the forgetting curve?

a)

The forgetting curve is a concept in mathematics that describes how information is retained over time.

b)

The forgetting curve is a concept in biology that describes how information is stored in the brain.

c)

The forgetting curve is a concept in physics that describes how information is transferred between particles.

d)

The forgetting curve is a concept in psychology that describes how information is lost over time when there is no attempt to retain it.

90.

What is a stimulus for remembering called?

a)

encoding strategy

b)

retrieval cue

c)

recall

d)

recognition

91.

Taking the ACT in the same room that you study in and doing better is an example of which type of memory?

a)

state dependent learning

b)

context dependent learning

92.

The ​ (a)   is the tendency to remember things at the beginning of a list. The ​ (b)   is the tendency to remember things at the end of a list.

Choose from the below words
primacy effect
recency effect
93.

the inability to remember where, when or how previously learned information has been acquired

a)

source amnesia

b)

interference

c)

repression

d)

amneisa

94.

When a person has a strong emotional connection to a memory and is able to remember vivid details about that situation, they have just experience a _______________ memory.

a)

Iconic

b)

Echoic

c)

Non-Declarative

d)

Flash-bulb

e)

Recency

95.

Which type of amnesia keeps us from remembering information from the first 2-3 years of our lives?

a)

Anterograde

b)

Retrograde

c)

Infantile

d)

Iconic

e)

Echoic

96.
A student forgot that his dreaded final exam in geometry was scheduled for Friday. This seemed unusual as the date of the exam had been marked on his calendar for several weeks.
a)
Regression
b)
Sublimation
c)
Reaction Formation
d)
Repression
97.

Happens each time a memory is retrieved. Each time it is retrieved it may be altered or revised in someway to include new information

a)

ENCODING EFFECT

b)

NEGATIVE PROSPECTIVE MEMORY

c)

CONSTRUCTIVE PROCESSING

d)

MISINFORMATION EFFECT

98.

How might Stereotype Threat manifest in a classroom setting?

a)

Students fearing they will be stereotyped by their peers

b)

Students feeling pressured to conform to stereotypes about their group

c)

Students' performance being negatively impacted by awareness of stereotypes

d)

None of the above

99.

a failure to perceive objects that are not the focus of attention

a)

selective attention

b)

Perception

c)

inattentional blindness

d)

change blindness

100.

You focused your attention on one particular voice amidst the loudness of all those other voices.

a)

Cocktail Party Effect

b)

Inattentional blindness

c)

Transduction

d)

Absolute Threshold

e)

Difference Threshold

101.

The activation, often unconsciously, of certain associations, thus predisposing one’s perception, memory, or response.

a)

Signal Detection Theory

b)

Weber”s Law

c)

Priming

d)

Sensory adaptation

102.

Failing to notice change in the environment around us

a)

Choice Blindness

b)

Change Blindness

c)

Inattentional Blindness

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