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<strong>S02</strong> <strong>Introduction</strong> <strong>To</strong> <strong>Psychology</strong> <strong>II</strong><br />

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<strong>S02</strong> <strong>Introduction</strong> <strong>To</strong> <strong>Psychology</strong> <strong>II</strong> <strong>Exam</strong> 2 <strong>Answers</strong> (<strong>Ashworth</strong> <strong>College</strong>)<br />

According to the _______ theory of forgetting, information may get into memory, but it becomes confused with<br />

other information.<br />

A. replacement B. interference C. cue-dependent D. decay<br />

Question 2 of 20<br />

5.0/ 5.0 Points<br />

Irene swears that she was there the night her best friend got into a fight with her ex-boyfriend. It takes several<br />

of her friends to convince her that she wasn’t. Which of the following likely made Irene’s fake memory seem so<br />

real to her?<br />

A. She had only heard the story of the fight a few times.<br />

B. The fight occurred only a year ago.<br />

C. Her memory contained only a few key details.<br />

D. The fight was easy to imagine.<br />

Question 3 of 20<br />

5.0/ 5.0 Points<br />

Lucio is two years old and doesn’t seem to recall meeting his aunt a few months earlier. This is likely because<br />

he<br />

A. has little ability to encode episodic memories.<br />

B. has not yet developed arithmetic skills.<br />

C. has an overblown, childish self-concept.<br />

D. pushes all memories into the unconscious.<br />

Question 4 of 20<br />

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_______ is thought to be a biological mechanism of long-term memory.<br />

A. Deep processing B. Long-term potentiation C. Priming<br />

D. Temporary changes in the release of neurotransmitters<br />

Question 5 of 20<br />

5.0/ 5.0 Points<br />

In his work with rabbits, Richard Thompson showed that classical conditioning of the eye-blink response<br />

depends on activity in the


A. frontal lobes. B. amygdala. C. hippocampus. D. cerebellum.<br />

Question 6 of 20<br />

5.0/ 5.0 Points<br />

Most people seem to favor _______ for encoding and rehearsing the contents of short-term memory.<br />

A. writing B. vision C. speech D. subliminal perception<br />

Question 7 of 20<br />

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Which memory system has a limited capacity and stores items for about 30 seconds?<br />

A. Short-term memory B. Long-term memory<br />

C. The sensory register D. Implicit memory<br />

Question 8 of 20<br />

5.0/ 5.0 Points<br />

Auditory images remain in the sensory register for about<br />

A. a half second. B. two seconds. C. thirty seconds. D. one minute.<br />

Question 9 of 20<br />

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Which of the following examples is a question that would most likely reduce the chance of false reporting by a<br />

child?<br />

A. “Everyone else saw it happen. You did too, right?”<br />

B. “Where were you when the teacher pushed him?”<br />

C. “Can you tell me the reason you came to talk to me today?”<br />

D. “Let’s ‘pretend’ that he touched you. What would you say happened next?”<br />

Question 10 of 20<br />

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During short-term memory tasks, the _______ is especially active.<br />

A. cerebellum B. hippocampus C. frontal lobe D. amygdala<br />

Question 11 of 20<br />

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The _______ model represents the contents of memory as connections among a huge number of interacting<br />

processing units.<br />

A. three-box B. parallel distributed processing C. serial processing<br />

D. sequential processing<br />

Question 12 of 20<br />

5.0/ 5.0 Points<br />

Moderate amounts of hormones released by the adrenal glands during stress and emotional arousal tend to<br />

A. cause retroactive interference.<br />

B. produce tip-of-the-tongue states.<br />

C. enhance memory.<br />

D. lead to motivated forgetting.<br />

Question 13 of 20<br />

5.0/ 5.0 Points<br />

Maintenance rehearsal involves<br />

A. processing the physical features of the stimulus to be remembered.<br />

B. analyzing new material to make it memorable.


C. associating new material to be learned with information maintained in long-term memory.<br />

D. the rote repetition of material in to maintain its availability in memory.<br />

Question 14 of 20<br />

5.0/ 5.0 Points<br />

According to the _______ theory, new information entering memory can wipe out old information.<br />

A. replacement B. interference C. cue-dependent D. decay<br />

Question 15 of 20<br />

5.0/ 5.0 Points<br />

What are the components of the information-processing model, in order of occurrence?<br />

A. Retrieval, encoding, storage<br />

B. Encoding, capturing, retrieval<br />

C. Capturing, encoding, retrieval<br />

D. Encoding, storage, retrieval<br />

Question 16 of 20<br />

5.0/ 5.0 Points<br />

Confusion of an event that happened to someone else with one that happened to you, or a belief that you<br />

remember something when it never really happened, is called<br />

A. confabulation. B. priming. C. flashbulb memory. D. repression.<br />

Question 17 of 20<br />

5.0/ 5.0 Points<br />

_______ memory refers to a vivid recollection of an emotional event.<br />

A. Semantic B. Declarative C. Flashbulb D. Episodic<br />

Question 18 of 20<br />

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The process by which a long-term memory becomes durable and stable is called<br />

A. chunking. B. consolidation. C. confabulation. D. priming.<br />

Question 19 of 20<br />

5.0/ 5.0 Points<br />

Which of the following parts of the brain is most likely to form and retain procedural memories?<br />

A. Frontal lobe<br />

B. Hippocampus<br />

C. Cerebellum<br />

D. Amygdala<br />

Question 20 of 20<br />

5.0/ 5.0 Points<br />

As she studies her physics textbook, Marilyn wants to make sure that she remembers that sound intensity is<br />

measured in units called decibels and that each decibel is one-tenth of a bel, which is a unit named after<br />

Alexander Graham Bell. Marilyn creates a visual image of 10 little elf-like Bell figures trying to turn up the<br />

volume of a huge stereo. Her strategy is called<br />

A. confabulation.<br />

B. priming.<br />

C. maintenance rehearsal.<br />

D. a mnemonic.

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