Unit 7A Memory - Practice
1.
Priming is to retrieval as rehearsal is to
A)
encoding.
B)
chunking.
C)
imagery.
D)
repression.
E)
automatic processing.
2.
One effect of long-term potentiation is that
A)
the sending neuron needs additional prompting
to release its neurotransmitters.
B)
more glucose energy is made available to fuel
brain activity.
C)
a receiving neuron's receptor sites may increase.
D)
the memory trace can be tracked to specific sites
in the brain.
E)
more neurons are added into a neural chain of
memory.
3.
The ability to learn something without any
conscious memory of having learned it suggests the need
to distinguish between
A)
proactive interference and retroactive
interference.
B)
short-term memory and long-term memory.
C)
recognition and recall.
D)
explicit memory and implicit memory.
E)
iconic memory and echoic memory.
4.
Explicit memory is to ________ as implicit
memory is to ________.
A)
epinephrine; serotonin
B)
skill memory; fact memory
C)
automatic processing; effortful processing
D)
long-term memory; short-term memory
E)
hippocampus; cerebellum
5.
Which measure of memory did Hermann
Ebbinghaus use to assess the impact of rehearsal on
retention?
A)
recall
B)
recognition
C)
relearning
D)
reconstruction
E)
repression
6.
The often unconscious activation of particular
associations in memory is called
A)
chunking.
B)
automatic processing.
C)
repression.
D)
priming.
E)
state-dependent memory.
7.
Although Arturo has looked at his watch
thousands of times, he is unable to recall whether the
watch features Arabic or Roman numerals. This is most
likely due to a failure in
A)
encoding.
B)
storage.
C)
retrieval.
D)
iconic memory.
E)
implicit memory.
8.
Judy is embarrassed because she momentarily
fails to remember a good friend's name. Judy's poor
memory most likely results from a failure in
A)
storage.
B)
encoding.
C)
rehearsal.
D)
retrieval.
E)
automatic processing.
9.
The disruptive effect of prior learning on the
recall of new information is called
A)
state-dependent memory.
B)
retroactive interference.
C)
the serial position effect.
D)
the spacing effect.
E)
proactive interference.
10.
Philippe has just completed medical school. In
reflecting on his years of formal education, he is able to
recall the names of all his instructors except the fifthgrade teacher who flunked him. According to Freud, his
forgetting illustrates
A)
repression.
B)
proactive interference.
C)
retroactive interference.
D)
the serial position effect.
E)
the spacing effect.
11.
As we retrieve memories from our memory
bank, we often alter them based on past experiences and
our current expectations. This best illustrates
A)
implicit memory.
B)
proactive interference.
C)
the spacing effect.
D)
memory construction.
E)
serial position effect.
12.
To gain accurate eyewitness testimony from
children, interviewers must
A)
be sensitive to repressed memories.
B)
provide details to the child before the interview.
C)
use neutral words that children can understand.
D)
employ leading questions to prompt a response.
E)
allow children to listen to adults discuss the case
before the interview.
Answer Key
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
A
C
D
E
C
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7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
D
A
D
E
A
D
12.
C