Test Bank For Human Memory, 4th Edition, Gabriel Radvansky, 9780367252922

TEST BANK Human Memory 4th Edition by Gabriel Radvansky
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ChapterM1:MOverviewMandMHistory

1. AMrelativelyMpermanentMrecordMofManMexperienceMisMtheMessenceMof .
a) behavioralMpotential
b) learning
c) memoryM*
d) performance

2. WhichMisMnotMaMwayMthatMtheMtermM“memory”MisMusedMbyMpsychologists?
a) asMaMunitMofManalysisM*
b) asMaMstorageMmechanism
c) asMaMprocess
d) asMaMrecord

3. MemoryMis .
a) aMstorageMfacility
b) theMresultMofMexperience
c) aMprocess
d) allMofMtheMaboveM*

4. WhichMisMNOTMaMwayMthatMtheMtermMmemoryMisMused?
a) anMitemMthatMholdsMtheMcontentsMofMpreviousMexperiences
b) aMlocationMwhereMinformationMisMkept
c) mentalMprocessesMinvolvedMinMacquiring,Mstoring,MorMretrievingMinformation
d) aMperfectMreplicationMofMeventsM*

5. WhichMofMtheMfollowingMisMNOTManMaspectMofMlearning?
a) behaviorMpotential
b) maturationM*
c) relativeMpermanence
d) experience

6. LearningMis .
a) aMrelativelyMpermanentMchangeMinMbehaviorMpotential
b) aMprocess
c) theMresultMofMexperience
d) allMofMtheMaboveM*

7. WhatMisMaMgoodMdefinitionMofMlearning?
a) aMchangeMinMtheMpotentialMtoMalterMbehaviorMasMaMconsequenceMofMexperienceM*
b) puttingMinformationMinMtheMmemoryMstore
c) retainingMcontentsMofMexperience
d) theMmentalMprocessMusedMtoMacquire,Mstore,MorMretrieveMinformation

,8. AnMengramMisMtoMmemoryMas .
a) aMkeyboardMisMtoMaMcomputer
b) aMmouseMisMtoMaMcomputer
c) aMfileMisMtoMaMcomputerM*
d) aMcentralMprocessingMunitMisMtoMaMcomputer

9. WhyMareMthereMsoMmanyMmetaphorsMforMmemory?
a) becauseMmemoryMcannotMbeMstudiedMobjectively
b) toMdemonstrateMthatMallMofMourMmemoriesMareMdifferent
c) becauseMweMcannotMobserveMmemoryMdirectlyM*
d) becauseMpeople’sMattitudesMandMopinionsMchangeMsoMmuchMoverMtime

10. MetaphorsMforMmemoryM(likeMaMrecorderMorMorganizedMstorage)MareMusedMbecause .
a) theMuncomplicatedMnatureMofMmemoryMmakesMmetaphorsMeasyMtoMfind
b) memoryMmustMbeMobservedMindirectly,MsoMmetaphorsMareMusefulMtoolsMforMunderstand
ingMitsMcomplexitiesM*
c) youMcanMexerciseMyourMmemoryMlikeMaMmuscle,MsoMcreatingMnewMmetaphorsMmakesM
yourMmemoryMmoreMefficient
d) usingMlanguageMasMaMmentalMrepresentationMpreventsMmemoryMloss

11. WhichMmetaphorMcapturesMtheMideaMthatMthereMisManMorganizationMtoMmemory?
a) cow’sMstomach
b) lockMandMkey
c) videoMcamera
d) networkM*

12. WhichMmetaphorMcapturesMtheMideaMthatMinformationMinMmemoryMcanMbeMforgotten?
a) leakyMbucketM*
b) computer
c) junkMdrawer
d) library

13. WhichMmetaphorMofMmemoryMconveysMtheMideaMthatMmemoriesMareMdiscreteMcollection
sMofMinformation?
a) hiddenMobserver
b) computer
c) literacyM*
d) aviary

14. OneMcontributionMofMPlato’sMphilosophyMtoMworkMonMmemoryMwasMtheMideaMthat .
a) differentMimpressionsMvaryMinMqualityM*
b) memoryMisMtiedMexclusivelyMtoMexperience
c) noMmanMisManMisland
d) memoriesMareMstoredMinMaMcollectiveMsubconscious

,15. Aristotle’sMlawsMofMassociationMincludeMallMofMtheMfollowingMEXCEPT .
a) similarity
b) contiguity
c) contrast
d) idealizedMabstractionsM*

16. Aristotle’sMlawsMofMassociationMincludeMallMofMtheMfollowingMEXCEPT .
a) similarity
b) regularityM*
c) contrast
d) contiguity

17. WhoMwasMtheMseventeenth-
centuryMscientist/philosopherMwhoMdevelopedMaMsophisticatedMtheoryMofMmemoryMbutMneverMf
ollowedMupMonMit,MleavingMitMtoMfallMintoMobscurity,MfurtherMdelayingMtheMonsetMofMaMscientifi
cMstudyMofMmemory?
a) IsaacMNewton
b) RobertMHookeM*
c) CharlesMDarwin
d) BenjaminMFranklin

18. WhatMinfluenceMdidMDarwinMhaveMonMtheoriesMofMmemory?
a) theMideaMthatMmemoryMdevelopsMinMaMpersonMthroughMaMselectionMprocess
b) theMconceptMthatMmemoryMisMdependentMonMaMcomplexMbrain
c) theMideaMthatMmemoryMhasMdevelopedMoverMtheMgenerationsMtoMadaptMtoMtheMdeman
dsMofMtheMenvironmentM*
d) none

19. MemoryMdevelopmentMinMaMpersonMisMguidedMbyMhisMorMherMDNA.
a) true
b) false
c) partiallyMtrue*
d) true,MexceptMforMcasesMofMbrainMdamage

20. AnMimportantMconceptMthatMisMheavilyMusedMinMtheoriesMofMmemoryMthatMdevelopedMoutMo
fMtheMempiricistMtraditionMis .
a) theMassociationM*
b) adaptationMtoMchangesMinMtheMenvironment
c) theMengram
d) separationMofMmindMandMbody

21. EmpiricistsMsuchMasMAristotleMbelievedMthatMmemoryMoperatesMas .
a) associationsMbetweenMexperiencesMorMstimuliM*
b) aMbridgeMbetweenMperceptionsMandMrationalMabstractionsM(sinceMempiricalMobservati
onsMareMoftenMdistorted)
c) anMabstract,MperfectMrealmMwithoutMneedMforMadditionalMinquiry
d) theMrationalMlinkMbetweenMtheMmindMandMtheMbody

, 22. AnMimportantMideaMforMmemoryMresearchMtakenMfromMtheMrationalistMtraditionMinMphilosoph
yMisMthat .
a) theMmindMisMrational
b) everythingMisMexplainableMwithMempiricalMtesting
c) geneticsMisMtheMguideMtoMunderstandingMmemoryMatMitsMbasicMlevel
d) theMmindMactivelyMconstructsMourMinterpretationMofMrealityM*

23. SomethingMdiscoveredMbyMEbbinghausMthatMdescribesMaMprocessMthatMcanMreduceMtheMeffect
sMofMforgettingMis .
a) forgettingMcurve
b) overlearningM*
c) learningMcurve
d) savings

24. EbbinghausMusedMnonsenseMsyllablesMtoMstudyMmemoryMbecause .
a) heMwantedMtoMstudyMmemoryMinMitsMpureMformM*
b) heMdidMnotMhaveMotherMpeopleMtoMtest
c) theyMareMeasyMtoMcreateMinMGerman
d) heMwantedManMexperimentallyMcleanMwayMtoMassessMpriorMknowledge

25. WhichMofMtheMfollowingMisMNOTMaMprincipleMofMmemoryMdiscoveredMbyMEbbinghaus?
a) learningMcurve
b) schemaM*
c) savings
d) distributionMofMpractice

26. WhichMofMtheMfollowingMimportantMfiguresMinMtheMhistoryMofMmemoryMresearchMwasMintereste
dMinMhowMpriorMknowledgeMinfluencesMmemory?
a) Ebbinghaus
b) BartlettM*
c) Thorndike
d) Tolman

27. WhatMisManMimportantMconceptMinMmemoryMdevelopedMbyMBartlett?
a) learningMcurve
b) schemaM*
c) savings
d) distributionMofMpractice

28. WhatMisManMimportantMdistinctionMinMtypesMofMmemoryMmadeMbyMWilliamMJames?
a) memoryMstoreMhegemony
b) hierarchicalMrotations
c) theMdifferenceMbetweenMprimaryMandMsecondaryMmemoryM*
d) theMdifferenceMbetweenMproceduralMandMdeclarativeMmemory