Clicker Questions Psychology, 7th Edition by Sandra E. Hockenbury, Susan A. Nolan, and Don H. Hockenbury Slides by Cathleen Campbell-Raufer, Ph.D. Chapter 6: Memory

1. Recovering stored information so that we are consciously aware of it describes which memory process? a. encoding b. storage c. retrieval d. sensory memory

Recovering stored information so that we are consciously aware of it describes which memory process? a. encoding b. storage c. retrieval d. sensory memory

2. Which is NOT true of sensory memory. a 2. Which is NOT true of sensory memory? a. it is where environmental information is registered b. it has a large capacity c. it has a brief duration (less than 3 seconds) d. it is also known as working memory

2. Which is NOT true of sensory memory. a 2. Which is NOT true of sensory memory? a. it is where environmental information is registered b. it has a large capacity c. it has a brief duration (less than 3 seconds) d. it is also known as working memory

3. In ______, information is temporarily stored for up to 20 seconds. a. sensory memory b. short-term memory c. long-term memory d. selective memory

3. In ______, information is temporarily stored for up to 20 seconds. a. sensory memory b. short-term memory c. long-term memory d. selective memory

4. You can easily remember 177519141941 because they are the start dates of major wars for the US. It would be harder to remember 149141915771. This demonstrates how _____ helps STM. a. chunking b. limited capacity c. maintenance rehearsal d. rote rehearsal

4. You can easily remember 177519141941 because they are the start dates of major wars for the US. It would be harder to remember 149141915771. This demonstrates how _____ helps STM. a. chunking b. limited capacity c. maintenance rehearsal d. rote rehearsal

5. When you focus on the meaning of information to help you encode and transfer it to LTM you are using: a. echoic memory b. iconic memory c. elaborative rehearsal d. maintenance rehearsal

5. When you focus on the meaning of information to help you encode and transfer it to LTM you are using: a. echoic memory b. iconic memory c. elaborative rehearsal d. maintenance rehearsal

6. Knowledge of how to ride a bike is referred to as: a 6. Knowledge of how to ride a bike is referred to as: a. declarative memory b. procedural memory c. episodic memory d. semantic memory

6. Knowledge of how to ride a bike is referred to as: a 6. Knowledge of how to ride a bike is referred to as: a. declarative memory b. procedural memory c. episodic memory d. semantic memory

7. The tip-of-the-tongue (TOT) experience is an example of: a 7. The tip-of-the-tongue (TOT) experience is an example of: a. encoding failure b. consolidation failure c. retrieval failure d. motivated forgetting

7. The tip-of-the-tongue (TOT) experience is an example of: a 7. The tip-of-the-tongue (TOT) experience is an example of: a. encoding failure b. consolidation failure c. retrieval failure d. motivated forgetting

8. Words learned underwater are recalled best underwater 8. Words learned underwater are recalled best underwater. This demonstrates: a. mood congruence effect b. context effect c. the recency effect d. the primacy effect

8. Words learned underwater are recalled best underwater 8. Words learned underwater are recalled best underwater. This demonstrates: a. mood congruence effect b. context effect c. the recency effect d. the primacy effect

9. Being unable to correctly describe the details of a penny even though you have had numerous exposures to that stimulus is best described as: a. encoding failure b. consolidation failure c. retrieval failure d. retrograde amnesia

9. Being unable to correctly describe the details of a penny even though you have had numerous exposures to that stimulus is best described as: a. encoding failure b. consolidation failure c. retrieval failure d. retrograde amnesia

10. Forgetting your new password because you instead remember your old password would be called: a. retroactive interference b. proactive interference c. suppression d. repression

10. Forgetting your new password because you instead remember your old password would be called: a. retroactive interference b. proactive interference c. suppression d. repression

11. Existing memories can be altered if the person is exposed to misleading information. This is called: a. the misinformation effect b. source confusion c. a schema d. a script

11. Existing memories can be altered if the person is exposed to misleading information. This is called: a. the misinformation effect b. source confusion c. a schema d. a script

12. What term did Karl Lashley use to refer to the memory trace. a 12. What term did Karl Lashley use to refer to the memory trace? a. imagination inflation b. schema c. source d. engram

12. What term did Karl Lashley use to refer to the memory trace. a 12. What term did Karl Lashley use to refer to the memory trace? a. imagination inflation b. schema c. source d. engram

13. Eric Kandel studied long-term potentiation in Aplysia 13. Eric Kandel studied long-term potentiation in Aplysia. What type of animal is that? a. chicken b. rat c. snail d. rabbit

13. Eric Kandel studied long-term potentiation in Aplysia 13. Eric Kandel studied long-term potentiation in Aplysia. What type of animal is that? a. chicken b. rat c. snail d. rabbit

14. Accident victims who cannot remember details about what led up to the accident are probably suffering from: a. anterograde amnesia b. retrograde amnesia c. epileptic seizures d. Alzheimer’s disease

14. Accident victims who cannot remember details about what led up to the accident are probably suffering from: a. anterograde amnesia b. retrograde amnesia c. epileptic seizures d. Alzheimer’s disease

15. The most common cause of dementia is: a. small strokes b 15. The most common cause of dementia is: a. small strokes b. Alzheimer’s disease c. hardening of the arteries d. alcoholism

15. The most common cause of dementia is: a. small strokes b 15. The most common cause of dementia is: a. small strokes b. Alzheimer’s disease c. hardening of the arteries d. alcoholism