Question 1

What is the process of modifying information stored in memory to fit an existing schema?

Accepted Answer

Schema assimilation

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Schema accommodation

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Schema retrieval

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Schema encoding

Question 2

Which of the following memory stores has the largest capacity?

Accepted Answer

Long-term memory

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Working memory

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Short-term memory

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Sensory memory

Question 3

Which memory process involves actively repeating information to maintain it in short-term memory?

Accepted Answer

Maintenance rehearsal

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Elaborative rehearsal

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Storage

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Retrieval

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Encoding

Question 4

Which memory process involves the transformation of sensory information into a form that can be stored and used?

Accepted Answer

Encoding

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Retrieval

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Consolidation

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Maintenance rehearsal

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Storage

Question 5

According to the multi store model, which memory store has a capacity of only a few seconds worth of sensory information?

Accepted Answer

Sensory memory

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Short-term memory

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Working memory

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Long-term memory

Question 6

Which of the following best describes the primacy effect in memory?

Accepted Answer

The tendency to better remember items from the beginning of a list.

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The tendency to better remember items from the end of a list.

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The tendency to forget items from the middle of a list.

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The tendency to remember items randomly from a list.

Question 7

Which of the following is an example of proactive interference in memory?

Accepted Answer

Difficulty remembering your new phone number because it is similar to your previous phone number.

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Recalling a childhood memory with the help of a photograph.

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Retaining information better when you study it in multiple contexts.

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Remembering the details of a recent vacation vividly.

Question 8

Which of the following is an example of episodic memory?

Accepted Answer

Recalling the details of your high school graduation ceremony

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Knowing the capital of France

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Remembering how to ride a bicycle

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Experiencing a sense of fear when encountering a spider

Question 9

Which of the following memory models proposes that memory is composed of three stages: sensory memory, short-term memory, and long-term memory?

Accepted Answer

Atkinson-Shiffrin model

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Dual-process model

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Parallel distributed processing model

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Levels of processing model

Question 10

What is reconstructive memory?

Accepted Answer

A process in which memories are altered or distorted based on new information or experiences

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A type of memory that stores emotional experiences

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A process in which memories are formed based on subconscious desires

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A type of memory that consists of factual information

Question 11

Which of the following is an example of reconstructive memory?

Accepted Answer

Recalling a car accident in a different sequence of events than what actually happened

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Recalling the exact words spoken during a conversation

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Replaying a movie scene in your mind with perfect accuracy

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Remembering a childhood vacation with all the accurate details

Question 12

Which of the following is a characteristic of reconstructive memory?

Accepted Answer

Incorporating new information to fill in gaps in memory

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The inability to form new memories

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Memories that are never altered or distorted

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The ability to recall past events with perfect accuracy

Question 13

Which of the following is an example of a false memory?

Accepted Answer

Remembering being attacked by a shark while swimming at a local beach, when in reality, there was no shark attack

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Recalling the exact details of a birthday party you attended last year

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Recalling the lyrics to a song you heard recently

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Remembering your favorite childhood toy with accuracy

Question 14

Which of the following factors can influence the process of reconstructive memory?

Accepted Answer

External suggestions or leading questions

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Age-related cognitive decline

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Genetic predisposition to memory distortions

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Personal motivation and goal-setting

Question 15

Which of the following is an example of a schema?

Accepted Answer

Expecting to see a cashier at a grocery store

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Recalling the ingredients of a recipe you recently learned

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Remembering the exact layout of a house you visited once

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Remembering the lyrics to a song you heard on the radio

Question 16

Which of the following best describes the role of emotions in reconstructive memory?

Accepted Answer

Emotions can influence the encoding and retrieval of memories, leading to memory distortions

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Emotions can enhance the accuracy of reconstructive memory

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Emotions only affect the formation of new memories, not the reconstruction of past memories

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Emotions have no impact on reconstructive memory

Question 17

What is the main finding of Bartlett's War of the Ghosts study?

Accepted Answer

Memory distortions occur when people try to recall information from unfamiliar cultures.

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Memory distortions only occur when people try to recall information from familiar cultures.

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People have a strong tendency to accurately remember information from other cultures.

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Memory is a reliable process and is not influenced by cultural factors.

Question 18

In Bartlett's War of the Ghosts study, what did participants tend to do when recalling the Native American folk tale?

Accepted Answer

Participants often changed details to fit their cultural expectations and familiar schemas.

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Participants accurately remembered every detail of the story.

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Participants forgot significant parts of the story.

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Participants added new elements to the story that were not present originally.

Question 19

In Bartlett's War of the Ghosts study, what type of information did participants struggle to accurately remember?

Accepted Answer

Specific details and unfamiliar cultural elements.

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General concepts and familiar cultural elements.

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Chronological order and timeframes.

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Emotional aspects and personal experiences.

Question 20

What is the recency effect?

Accepted Answer

Tendency to remember the last items in a list

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Tendency to remember the first items in a list

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Tendency to forget all items in a list

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Tendency to remember the middle items in a list

Question 21

What is the serial position effect?

Accepted Answer

Tendency to recall the first and last items in a list more easily

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Tendency to recall all items in a list with equal ease

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Tendency to recall the middle items in a list more easily

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Tendency to forget all items in a list

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