FSU PSYC320 Quiz 7 Latest 2021
Question 1
The process whereby each time an old memory is recalled or reactivated may become
vulnerable to modification is known as:
reconsolidation.
consolidation.
electroconvulsive shock.
false memory.
Question 2
Providing highly detailed yet false memories is known as:
retrograde amnesia.
consolidation.
anterograde amnesia.
confabulation.
Question 3
Proactive interference is when:
you remember a fact but attribute it to the wrong source.
old information disrupts new learning.
you remember something that never happened.
new information disrupts old learning.
Question 4
The research on how quickly people forget after having learned something has shown that:
forgetting is slow during the first few days after learning and gradually increases over time.
forgetting is most rapid during the first few days after learning.
, material is forgotten at a fairly constant rate.
forgetting is rapid during the first few days after learning, then slows down, and eventually
increases again.
Question 5
In a 1972 study, Bransford and Johnson read an abstract passage aloud to participants who
then had to recall as much information as possible. Some participants were also told the topic
of the passage before they heard the passage read. Which group remembered the MOST
information?
people who were told the topic before hearing the passage
people who drew a picture while the passage was being read
people who were not told the topic of the passage
people who did not hear the passage but read it instead
Question 6
_____ states that the more deeply a person analyzes information, the more likely the
information will be encoded and remembered later.
The consolidation period
The levels-of-processing effect
Transfer-appropriate processing
Cryptomnesia
Question 7
If you run into your psychology professor at the gym, you may be less likely to recognize her
than when you see her in your regular classroom. This demonstrates the phenomenon of:
source amnesia effect.
encoding specificity effect.
retroactive interference.
Question 1
The process whereby each time an old memory is recalled or reactivated may become
vulnerable to modification is known as:
reconsolidation.
consolidation.
electroconvulsive shock.
false memory.
Question 2
Providing highly detailed yet false memories is known as:
retrograde amnesia.
consolidation.
anterograde amnesia.
confabulation.
Question 3
Proactive interference is when:
you remember a fact but attribute it to the wrong source.
old information disrupts new learning.
you remember something that never happened.
new information disrupts old learning.
Question 4
The research on how quickly people forget after having learned something has shown that:
forgetting is slow during the first few days after learning and gradually increases over time.
forgetting is most rapid during the first few days after learning.
, material is forgotten at a fairly constant rate.
forgetting is rapid during the first few days after learning, then slows down, and eventually
increases again.
Question 5
In a 1972 study, Bransford and Johnson read an abstract passage aloud to participants who
then had to recall as much information as possible. Some participants were also told the topic
of the passage before they heard the passage read. Which group remembered the MOST
information?
people who were told the topic before hearing the passage
people who drew a picture while the passage was being read
people who were not told the topic of the passage
people who did not hear the passage but read it instead
Question 6
_____ states that the more deeply a person analyzes information, the more likely the
information will be encoded and remembered later.
The consolidation period
The levels-of-processing effect
Transfer-appropriate processing
Cryptomnesia
Question 7
If you run into your psychology professor at the gym, you may be less likely to recognize her
than when you see her in your regular classroom. This demonstrates the phenomenon of:
source amnesia effect.
encoding specificity effect.
retroactive interference.
