PSYCHOLOGY 8TH EDITION BY HOCKENBURY
2026 EXAMINATION TEST FULL QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
⩥importance of memory - -defines us as individuals
-actively processed and interpreted
-builds memories, every time you remember
-memory and cognition work together
⩥Cogntion - the process of acquiring and using knowlege
⩥Explicit Memory - Knowledge or experiences that can be consciously
remembered. Has two parts: semantic and episodic hippocampus, the
prefrontal cortex, and the amygdala
⩥Semantic memory - general knowledge of the world
⩥Episodic Memory - the firsthand experiences that we have had
⩥recall - bringing information into your consciousness
, ⩥recall memory test - measure of explicit memory that involves:
bringing information from memory that has previously been
remembered
⩥recognition - recognizing
⩥recognition memory test - measure of explicit memory that involves:
determining whether information has been seen or learned before
⩥relearning - the amount of time saved when learning material for a
second time
⩥Implicit memory - -memories we don't deliberately remember or
reflect on consciously
-Types: Procedural memory, priming, learning through classical
conditioning takes place in cerebellum
⩥Procedural memory - -Often unexplainable knowledge of "how to do
things".
-Motor and cognitive skills
⩥word fragment test - a person is asked to fill in missing letters to make
words. measures the influence of priming on implicit memory
2026 EXAMINATION TEST FULL QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
⩥importance of memory - -defines us as individuals
-actively processed and interpreted
-builds memories, every time you remember
-memory and cognition work together
⩥Cogntion - the process of acquiring and using knowlege
⩥Explicit Memory - Knowledge or experiences that can be consciously
remembered. Has two parts: semantic and episodic hippocampus, the
prefrontal cortex, and the amygdala
⩥Semantic memory - general knowledge of the world
⩥Episodic Memory - the firsthand experiences that we have had
⩥recall - bringing information into your consciousness
, ⩥recall memory test - measure of explicit memory that involves:
bringing information from memory that has previously been
remembered
⩥recognition - recognizing
⩥recognition memory test - measure of explicit memory that involves:
determining whether information has been seen or learned before
⩥relearning - the amount of time saved when learning material for a
second time
⩥Implicit memory - -memories we don't deliberately remember or
reflect on consciously
-Types: Procedural memory, priming, learning through classical
conditioning takes place in cerebellum
⩥Procedural memory - -Often unexplainable knowledge of "how to do
things".
-Motor and cognitive skills
⩥word fragment test - a person is asked to fill in missing letters to make
words. measures the influence of priming on implicit memory
