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1

______________ memory is a type of sensory memory which stores information coming from the ears.
A)Iconic
B)Implicit
C)Echoic
D)Semantic
2

When the information is considered and organized in a particular fashion, it is called ______________ rehearsal.
A)elaborative
B)repetitive
C)constructive
D)schematic
3

In a multiple-choice test, students are asked to ______________ the correct information.
A)associate
B)recognize
C)prime
D)recall
4

A memory of a(n) ______________ would be a likely subject for a flashbulb memory.
A)routine visit to the doctor
B)typical day at school
C)uneventful day at work
D)car accident
5

Autobiographical memories encompass our
A)semantic memories.
B)procedural memories.
C)episodic memories.
D)implicit memories.
6

A memory trace is
A)a physical change in the brain.
B)a permanent change in neural pathways.
C)immune to changes due to the passage of time.
D)exclusive to short-term memory.
7

Alzheimer's disease
A)does not seem to be inherited.
B)is more commonly known as amnesia.
C)first attacks long-term memory.
D)may result from a defect in the production of the protein beta amyloid.
8

Encoding
A)is the process by which information is initially recorded in memory.
B)is the storage of material in memory.
C)occurs after the storage of material in memory.
D)is a form of forgetting.
9

The levels-of-processing theory suggests that signals processed on shallow levels will be remembered ______________ signals processed on deep levels.
A)to the same extent as
B)better than
C)to a lesser degree than
D)less consciously than
10

When writing an essay about Abraham Lincoln, Tara remembered the opening line of the Gettysburg address and his hometown of Springfield. What memory model explains this phenomena?
A)tip-of-the-tongue
B)schemas
C)episode
D)associative
11

The tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon is a common disorder of long-term memory
A)retrieval.
B)storage.
C)encoding.
D)recognition.
12

Research on eyewitness court testimony shows that eyewitnesses
A)distort what they recall so that they can appear later on talk shows.
B)are misled by the phrasing of a lawyer's questions.
C)are extremely accurate in recalling what they saw.
D)recall accurately, but only if they are well paid for testifying.
13

When musicians learn that the spaces on the music staff spell the word "FACE," they are employing a strategy to improve retention called
A)tip-of-the-tongue.
B)priming.
C)repetitive rehearsal.
D)mnemonics.
14

A professor forgets the names of students who took her class two semesters ago because she learned the names of all the students this semester. This is an example of the memory problem called
A)retroactive interference.
B)proactive interference.
C)decay.
D)Alzheimer's disease.
15

After having an accident, a patient cannot remember his wedding day, which took place two years before. This is a symptom of
A)retrograde amnesia.
B)anterograde amnesia.
C)Korsakoff's syndrome.
D)proactive amnesia.





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