Psychology Memory Exam Questions and Correct Answers
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Psychology Memory Exam Questions and Correct Answers
Which of the following are levels of autobiographical memory?(all that apply)
a. prospective memory
b. life time periods
c. general events
d. event-specific knowledge - Answer- life time periods, general events, event-specific knowledge
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Psychology Memory Exam
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Which of the following are levels of autobiographical memory?(all that apply)
a. prospective memory
b. life time periods
c. general events
d. event-specific knowledge - Answer- life time periods, general events, event-specific
knowledge
Which of the following are true in regard to memories of traumatic events? (all that
apply)
a. stress related hormones play a role in memories that involve personal trauma
b. they are likely rehearsed the day before the traumatic event
c. they may be subject to deterioration and distortion
d. they may be more accurate than memories of non-traumatic events - Answer- stress
related hormones play a role in memories that involve personal trauma, they may be
subject to deterioration and distortion, and they may be more accurate than memories
of non-traumatic events
Allan seemed to forget that he was abused by a family member when he was very
young. When he later remembered that he was a victim of this abuse early in life, he
uncovered what psychologists call ____ memory
a. procedural
b. recognition
c. repressed
d. prospective - Answer- repressed
The terms used to describe the process that occurs when a person forgets something
because it is painful or anxiety-laden
a. flashbulb memory
b. prospective memory
c. motivated forgetting
d. short-term memory - Answer- motivated forgetting
In forensic psychology, most of the interest in _____ _______ focuses on distortion,
bias, and inaccuracy of memory - Answer- eyewitness testimony
, There are two aspects of the serial position effect. Better recall for items at the
beginning is referred to as the ___ effect and better recall for items at the end is referred
to as ________ - Answer- Primacy, recency
Sharon has three dogs, so she is well acquainted with her veterinarian. However, when
she sees him at the grocery store without his scrub and office outfit, she can't remember
who he is. This is an example of
a. retroactive interference
b. prospective memory
c. a repressed memory
d. the encoding specificity principle - Answer- the encoding specificity principle
Special cases of memory retrieval have been researched and debated by cognitive
psychologists. Select the following that describes a special case where special memory
retrieval is utilized (select all)
a. emotional memories
b. show high levels of alertness
c. traumatic character of memories
d. memory for words - Answer- emotional memories
traumatic character of memories
Lee Anne is telling her children stories about when she was young. Although the
children keep asking Lee Anne for stories about when she was a "little girl". Lee Anne
can more easily remember events when she was a teenager and in her 20s. Lee Anne's
memories are consistant with the idea of the ____ ____ - Answer- reminiscence bump
Traumatic memories appear to be linked to the release of stress-related hormones.
Which of the following brain areas are involved in the release of stress related
hormones? (select all)
a. the hippocampus
b. the medulla
c. the cerebellum
d. the amygdala - Answer- the hippocampus & amygdala
Why do some researchers believe that "recovered memories" should instead be called
"discovered memories"
a. because those researchers argue there are too many concepts related to memory
that start with the letter "f"
b. because recovered memories are always procedural, and discovered memories are
episodic
c. because at least some recovered memories could be false memories
d. because the recovered memories are always "discovered" by therapists - Answer-
because at least some recovered memories could be false memories
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