Psychology – Test Bank | Complete Multiple
Choice Question Set with Answers
Memory is best defined as - answers C. the persistence of learning through the storage
and retrieval of information.
The process of getting information into memory is called - answers C. Encoding
The human capacity for storing long-term memories is - answers A. Essentially
unlimited
Which type of memory has an essentially unlimited capacity? - answers C. Long-term
memory
The process of encoding refers to - answers C. Getting information into memory
Storage is to encoding as ________ is to ________. - answers D. retention; acquisition
The process of getting information out of memory is called - answers D. retrieval
The process of retrieval refers to - answers C. getting information out of memory
storage.
A modern information-processing model that views memories as emerging from
particular activation
patterns within neural networks is known as - answers B. connectionism.
Which of the following is the best definition of the modern memory model
"connectionism"? - answers B. the view that memory emerges from interconnected
neural networks
Some information in our fleeting ________ is encoded into short-term memory. -
answers B. sensory memory
Your consciously activated but limited-capacity memory is called ________ memory. -
answers A. short-term
After looking up his friend's phone number, Alex was able to remember it only long
enough to dial it
correctly. In this case, the telephone number was clearly stored in his ________
memory. - answers B. short-term
A flashbulb memory would typically be stored in ________ memory. - answers D. long-
term
,The relatively permanent and limitless storehouse of the memory system is called
________
memory. - answers C. long-term
Every day as she walks to school, Mamie passes a mural painted on the side of a
building. However,
when asked, she says she does not remember ever seeing it. Which of the following is
the best explanation for this occurrence? - answers B. Mamie has not paid attention to
the incoming information so it was not encoded
into long-term memory.
As his AP psychology teacher was lecturing, Tanner was thinking about competing in a
swim meet
later that afternoon. Where are Tanner's current thoughts being processed? - answers
C. working memory
To recognize the active information processing that occurs in short-term memory,
researchers have
characterized it as ________ memory. - answers B.
The integration of new incoming information with knowledge retrieved from long-term
memory
involves the activity of - answers D
Which term best describes parallel processing? - answers D
Automatic processing and effortful processing involve two types of - answers A
How does the brain's capacity for parallel processing relate to encoding new memories?
- answers B
We can encode many sensory experiences simultaneously, some automatically,
because of which
property of the brain? - answers B
Encoding that occurs with no effort or a minimal level of conscious attention is known as
- answers C
Automatic processing occurs without - answers C
During her psychology test, Kelsey could not remember the meaning of the term
proactive
interference. Surprisingly, however, she accurately remembered that the term appeared
on the fourth
,line of a left-hand page in her textbook. Her memory of this incidental information is best
explained
in terms of - answers A
During the course of a day, people may unconsciously encode the sequence of the
day's events. This
best illustrates - answers B
While reading a novel at a rate of nearly 500 words per minute, Megan effortlessly
understands
almost every word. This ability highlights the importance of - answers B
You are most likely to automatically encode information about - answers D
The effortful processing of information - answers C
Effortful processing can occur only with - answers B
Iconic memory refers to - answers B
The address for obtaining tickets to a popular quiz show flashes on the TV screen, but
the image
disappears before Sergei has had a chance to write down the complete address. To his
surprise,
however, he has retained a momentary mental image of the five-digit zip code. His
experience best
illustrates ________ memory. - answers A
Explicit memory is to long-term memory as iconic memory is to ________ memory. -
answers A
For a fraction of a second after the lightning flash disappeared, Ileana retained a vivid
mental image
of its ragged edges. Her experience most clearly illustrates the nature of _______
memory. - answers A
By presenting research participants with three rows of three letters each for only a
fraction of a
second, Sperling demonstrated that people have ________ memory. - answers D
When Sperling visually displayed three rows of three letters each for only one-twentieth
of a second,
research participants - answers C
Iconic memory is to echoic memory as ________ is to ________. - answers C
, For a moment after hearing his dog's high-pitched bark, Mr. Silvers has a vivid auditory
impression
of the dog's yelp. His experience most clearly illustrates ________ memory. - answers E
Sounds and words that are not immediately attended to can still be recalled a couple of
seconds later
because of our ________ memory. - answers B
While your Mom is lecturing you about cleaning your room, you lose concentration.
Then, suddenly
you hear the significant words, "no car keys." When she asks, "Are you listening to me?"
you are
able to repeat the last few things she said before mentioning car keys. Which of the
following best
explains this phenomenon? - answers B
Peterson and Peterson demonstrated that unrehearsed short-term memories for three
consonants
almost completely decay in as short a time as - answers B
Peterson and Peterson asked people to count aloud backward after they were
presented with three
consonants. This study found that ________ memories have a limited duration without
active
processing and rehearsal. - answers D
After being asked to remember three consonants, participants in a study by Peterson
and Peterson
counted aloud backward by threes to prevent - answers E
Our immediate short-term memory for new material is limited to roughly ________ bits
of
information. - answers B
"The magical number seven, plus or minus two" refers to the storage capacity of
________ memory. - answers A
Which pioneering researcher made extensive use of nonsense syllables in the study of
human
memory? - answers E
Ebbinghaus' retention curve best illustrates the value of - answers D
Hermann Ebbinghaus' use of nonsense syllables to study memory led to the discovery
that - answers A
Choice Question Set with Answers
Memory is best defined as - answers C. the persistence of learning through the storage
and retrieval of information.
The process of getting information into memory is called - answers C. Encoding
The human capacity for storing long-term memories is - answers A. Essentially
unlimited
Which type of memory has an essentially unlimited capacity? - answers C. Long-term
memory
The process of encoding refers to - answers C. Getting information into memory
Storage is to encoding as ________ is to ________. - answers D. retention; acquisition
The process of getting information out of memory is called - answers D. retrieval
The process of retrieval refers to - answers C. getting information out of memory
storage.
A modern information-processing model that views memories as emerging from
particular activation
patterns within neural networks is known as - answers B. connectionism.
Which of the following is the best definition of the modern memory model
"connectionism"? - answers B. the view that memory emerges from interconnected
neural networks
Some information in our fleeting ________ is encoded into short-term memory. -
answers B. sensory memory
Your consciously activated but limited-capacity memory is called ________ memory. -
answers A. short-term
After looking up his friend's phone number, Alex was able to remember it only long
enough to dial it
correctly. In this case, the telephone number was clearly stored in his ________
memory. - answers B. short-term
A flashbulb memory would typically be stored in ________ memory. - answers D. long-
term
,The relatively permanent and limitless storehouse of the memory system is called
________
memory. - answers C. long-term
Every day as she walks to school, Mamie passes a mural painted on the side of a
building. However,
when asked, she says she does not remember ever seeing it. Which of the following is
the best explanation for this occurrence? - answers B. Mamie has not paid attention to
the incoming information so it was not encoded
into long-term memory.
As his AP psychology teacher was lecturing, Tanner was thinking about competing in a
swim meet
later that afternoon. Where are Tanner's current thoughts being processed? - answers
C. working memory
To recognize the active information processing that occurs in short-term memory,
researchers have
characterized it as ________ memory. - answers B.
The integration of new incoming information with knowledge retrieved from long-term
memory
involves the activity of - answers D
Which term best describes parallel processing? - answers D
Automatic processing and effortful processing involve two types of - answers A
How does the brain's capacity for parallel processing relate to encoding new memories?
- answers B
We can encode many sensory experiences simultaneously, some automatically,
because of which
property of the brain? - answers B
Encoding that occurs with no effort or a minimal level of conscious attention is known as
- answers C
Automatic processing occurs without - answers C
During her psychology test, Kelsey could not remember the meaning of the term
proactive
interference. Surprisingly, however, she accurately remembered that the term appeared
on the fourth
,line of a left-hand page in her textbook. Her memory of this incidental information is best
explained
in terms of - answers A
During the course of a day, people may unconsciously encode the sequence of the
day's events. This
best illustrates - answers B
While reading a novel at a rate of nearly 500 words per minute, Megan effortlessly
understands
almost every word. This ability highlights the importance of - answers B
You are most likely to automatically encode information about - answers D
The effortful processing of information - answers C
Effortful processing can occur only with - answers B
Iconic memory refers to - answers B
The address for obtaining tickets to a popular quiz show flashes on the TV screen, but
the image
disappears before Sergei has had a chance to write down the complete address. To his
surprise,
however, he has retained a momentary mental image of the five-digit zip code. His
experience best
illustrates ________ memory. - answers A
Explicit memory is to long-term memory as iconic memory is to ________ memory. -
answers A
For a fraction of a second after the lightning flash disappeared, Ileana retained a vivid
mental image
of its ragged edges. Her experience most clearly illustrates the nature of _______
memory. - answers A
By presenting research participants with three rows of three letters each for only a
fraction of a
second, Sperling demonstrated that people have ________ memory. - answers D
When Sperling visually displayed three rows of three letters each for only one-twentieth
of a second,
research participants - answers C
Iconic memory is to echoic memory as ________ is to ________. - answers C
, For a moment after hearing his dog's high-pitched bark, Mr. Silvers has a vivid auditory
impression
of the dog's yelp. His experience most clearly illustrates ________ memory. - answers E
Sounds and words that are not immediately attended to can still be recalled a couple of
seconds later
because of our ________ memory. - answers B
While your Mom is lecturing you about cleaning your room, you lose concentration.
Then, suddenly
you hear the significant words, "no car keys." When she asks, "Are you listening to me?"
you are
able to repeat the last few things she said before mentioning car keys. Which of the
following best
explains this phenomenon? - answers B
Peterson and Peterson demonstrated that unrehearsed short-term memories for three
consonants
almost completely decay in as short a time as - answers B
Peterson and Peterson asked people to count aloud backward after they were
presented with three
consonants. This study found that ________ memories have a limited duration without
active
processing and rehearsal. - answers D
After being asked to remember three consonants, participants in a study by Peterson
and Peterson
counted aloud backward by threes to prevent - answers E
Our immediate short-term memory for new material is limited to roughly ________ bits
of
information. - answers B
"The magical number seven, plus or minus two" refers to the storage capacity of
________ memory. - answers A
Which pioneering researcher made extensive use of nonsense syllables in the study of
human
memory? - answers E
Ebbinghaus' retention curve best illustrates the value of - answers D
Hermann Ebbinghaus' use of nonsense syllables to study memory led to the discovery
that - answers A
