,TEST BANK Human Memory 4th Edition by Gabriel Radvansky
v v v v v v v v
Chapter v1: vOverview vand vHistory
1. A vrelatively vpermanent vrecord vof van vexperience vis vthe vessence vof v .
a) behavioral vpotential
b) learning
c) memory v*
d) performance
2. Which vis vnot va vway vthat vthe vterm v“memory” vis vused vby vpsychologists?
a) as va vunit vof vanalysis v*
b) as va vstorage vmechanism
c) as va vprocess
d) as va vrecord
3. Memory vis v .
a) a vstorage vfacility
b) the vresult vof vexperience
c) a vprocess
d) all vof vthe vabove v*
4. Which vis vNOT va vway vthat vthe vterm vmemory vis vused?
a) an vitem vthat vholds vthe vcontents vof vprevious vexperiences
b) a vlocation vwhere vinformation vis vkept
c) mental vprocesses vinvolved vin vacquiring, vstoring, vor vretrieving vinformation
d) a vperfect vreplication vof vevents v*
5. Which vof vthe vfollowing vis vNOT van vaspect vof vlearning?
a) behavior vpotential
b) maturation v*
c) relative vpermanence
d) experience
6. Learning vis v .
a) a vrelatively vpermanent vchange vin vbehavior vpotential
b) a vprocess
c) the vresult vof vexperience
d) all vof vthe vabove v*
7. What vis va vgood vdefinition vof vlearning?
a) a vchange vin vthe vpotential vto valter vbehavior vas va vconsequence vof vexperience v*
b) putting vinformation vin vthe vmemory vstore
c) retaining vcontents vof vexperience
d) the vmental vprocess vused vto vacquire, vstore, vor vretrieve vinformation
,8. An vengram vis vto vmemory vas v .
a) a vkeyboard vis vto va vcomputer
b) a vmouse vis vto va vcomputer
c) a vfile vis vto va vcomputer v*
d) a vcentral vprocessing vunit vis vto va vcomputer
9. Why vare vthere vso vmany vmetaphors vfor vmemory?
a) because vmemory vcannot vbe vstudied vobjectively
b) to vdemonstrate vthat vall vof vour vmemories vare vdifferent
c) because vwe vcannot vobserve vmemory vdirectly v*
d) because vpeople’s vattitudes vand vopinions vchange vso vmuch vover vtime
10. Metaphors vfor vmemory v(like va vrecorder vor vorganized vstorage) vare vused vbecause v .
a) the vuncomplicated vnature vof vmemory vmakes vmetaphors veasy vto vfind
b) memory vmust vbe vobserved vindirectly, vso vmetaphors vare vuseful vtools vfor
vunderstanding vits vcomplexities v*
c) you vcan vexercise vyour vmemory vlike va vmuscle, vso vcreating vnew vmetaphors vmakes
vyour vmemory vmore vefficient
d) using vlanguage vas va vmental vrepresentation vprevents vmemory vloss
11. Which vmetaphor vcaptures vthe videa vthat vthere vis van vorganization vto vmemory?
a) cow’s vstomach
b) lock vand vkey
c) video vcamera
d) network v*
12. Which vmetaphor vcaptures vthe videa vthat vinformation vin vmemory vcan vbe vforgotten?
a) leaky vbucket v*
b) computer
c) junk vdrawer
d) library
13. Which vmetaphor vof vmemory vconveys vthe videa vthat vmemories vare vdiscrete vcollections
vof vinformation?
a) hidden vobserver
b) computer
c) literacy v*
d) aviary
14. One vcontribution vof vPlato’s vphilosophy vto vwork von vmemory vwas vthe videa vthat v .
a) different vimpressions vvary vin vquality v*
b) memory vis vtied vexclusively vto vexperience
c) no vman vis van visland
d) memories vare vstored vin va vcollective vsubconscious
, 15. Aristotle’s vlaws vof vassociation vinclude vall vof vthe vfollowing vEXCEPT v .
a) similarity
b) contiguity
c) contrast
d) idealized vabstractions v*
16. Aristotle’s vlaws vof vassociation vinclude vall vof vthe vfollowing vEXCEPT v .
a) similarity
b) regularity v*
c) contrast
d) contiguity
17. Who vwas vthe vseventeenth-century vscientist/philosopher vwho vdeveloped va vsophisticated
vtheory vof vmemory vbut vnever vfollowed vup von vit, vleaving vit vto vfall vinto vobscurity, vfurther
vdelaying vthe vonset vof va vscientific vstudy vof vmemory?
a) Isaac vNewton
b) Robert vHooke v*
c) Charles vDarwin
d) Benjamin vFranklin
18. What vinfluence vdid vDarwin vhave von vtheories vof vmemory?
a) the videa vthat vmemory vdevelops vin va vperson vthrough va vselection vprocess
b) the vconcept vthat vmemory vis vdependent von va vcomplex vbrain
c) the videa vthat vmemory vhas vdeveloped vover vthe vgenerations vto vadapt vto vthe vdemands
vof vthe venvironment v*
d) none
19. Memory vdevelopment vin va vperson vis vguided vby vhis vor vher vDNA.
a) true
b) false
c) partially vtrue*
d) true, vexcept vfor vcases vof vbrain vdamage
20. An vimportant vconcept vthat vis vheavily vused vin vtheories vof vmemory vthat vdeveloped vout vof
vthe vempiricist vtradition vis v .
a) the vassociation v*
b) adaptation vto vchanges vin vthe venvironment
c) the vengram
d) separation vof vmind vand vbody
21. Empiricists vsuch vas vAristotle vbelieved vthat vmemory voperates vas v .
a) associations vbetween vexperiences vor vstimuli v*
b) a vbridge vbetween vperceptions vand vrational vabstractions v(since vempirical
vobservations vare voften vdistorted)
c) an vabstract, vperfect vrealm vwithout vneed vfor vadditional vinquiry
d) the vrational vlink vbetween vthe vmind vand vthe vbody
v v v v v v v v
Chapter v1: vOverview vand vHistory
1. A vrelatively vpermanent vrecord vof van vexperience vis vthe vessence vof v .
a) behavioral vpotential
b) learning
c) memory v*
d) performance
2. Which vis vnot va vway vthat vthe vterm v“memory” vis vused vby vpsychologists?
a) as va vunit vof vanalysis v*
b) as va vstorage vmechanism
c) as va vprocess
d) as va vrecord
3. Memory vis v .
a) a vstorage vfacility
b) the vresult vof vexperience
c) a vprocess
d) all vof vthe vabove v*
4. Which vis vNOT va vway vthat vthe vterm vmemory vis vused?
a) an vitem vthat vholds vthe vcontents vof vprevious vexperiences
b) a vlocation vwhere vinformation vis vkept
c) mental vprocesses vinvolved vin vacquiring, vstoring, vor vretrieving vinformation
d) a vperfect vreplication vof vevents v*
5. Which vof vthe vfollowing vis vNOT van vaspect vof vlearning?
a) behavior vpotential
b) maturation v*
c) relative vpermanence
d) experience
6. Learning vis v .
a) a vrelatively vpermanent vchange vin vbehavior vpotential
b) a vprocess
c) the vresult vof vexperience
d) all vof vthe vabove v*
7. What vis va vgood vdefinition vof vlearning?
a) a vchange vin vthe vpotential vto valter vbehavior vas va vconsequence vof vexperience v*
b) putting vinformation vin vthe vmemory vstore
c) retaining vcontents vof vexperience
d) the vmental vprocess vused vto vacquire, vstore, vor vretrieve vinformation
,8. An vengram vis vto vmemory vas v .
a) a vkeyboard vis vto va vcomputer
b) a vmouse vis vto va vcomputer
c) a vfile vis vto va vcomputer v*
d) a vcentral vprocessing vunit vis vto va vcomputer
9. Why vare vthere vso vmany vmetaphors vfor vmemory?
a) because vmemory vcannot vbe vstudied vobjectively
b) to vdemonstrate vthat vall vof vour vmemories vare vdifferent
c) because vwe vcannot vobserve vmemory vdirectly v*
d) because vpeople’s vattitudes vand vopinions vchange vso vmuch vover vtime
10. Metaphors vfor vmemory v(like va vrecorder vor vorganized vstorage) vare vused vbecause v .
a) the vuncomplicated vnature vof vmemory vmakes vmetaphors veasy vto vfind
b) memory vmust vbe vobserved vindirectly, vso vmetaphors vare vuseful vtools vfor
vunderstanding vits vcomplexities v*
c) you vcan vexercise vyour vmemory vlike va vmuscle, vso vcreating vnew vmetaphors vmakes
vyour vmemory vmore vefficient
d) using vlanguage vas va vmental vrepresentation vprevents vmemory vloss
11. Which vmetaphor vcaptures vthe videa vthat vthere vis van vorganization vto vmemory?
a) cow’s vstomach
b) lock vand vkey
c) video vcamera
d) network v*
12. Which vmetaphor vcaptures vthe videa vthat vinformation vin vmemory vcan vbe vforgotten?
a) leaky vbucket v*
b) computer
c) junk vdrawer
d) library
13. Which vmetaphor vof vmemory vconveys vthe videa vthat vmemories vare vdiscrete vcollections
vof vinformation?
a) hidden vobserver
b) computer
c) literacy v*
d) aviary
14. One vcontribution vof vPlato’s vphilosophy vto vwork von vmemory vwas vthe videa vthat v .
a) different vimpressions vvary vin vquality v*
b) memory vis vtied vexclusively vto vexperience
c) no vman vis van visland
d) memories vare vstored vin va vcollective vsubconscious
, 15. Aristotle’s vlaws vof vassociation vinclude vall vof vthe vfollowing vEXCEPT v .
a) similarity
b) contiguity
c) contrast
d) idealized vabstractions v*
16. Aristotle’s vlaws vof vassociation vinclude vall vof vthe vfollowing vEXCEPT v .
a) similarity
b) regularity v*
c) contrast
d) contiguity
17. Who vwas vthe vseventeenth-century vscientist/philosopher vwho vdeveloped va vsophisticated
vtheory vof vmemory vbut vnever vfollowed vup von vit, vleaving vit vto vfall vinto vobscurity, vfurther
vdelaying vthe vonset vof va vscientific vstudy vof vmemory?
a) Isaac vNewton
b) Robert vHooke v*
c) Charles vDarwin
d) Benjamin vFranklin
18. What vinfluence vdid vDarwin vhave von vtheories vof vmemory?
a) the videa vthat vmemory vdevelops vin va vperson vthrough va vselection vprocess
b) the vconcept vthat vmemory vis vdependent von va vcomplex vbrain
c) the videa vthat vmemory vhas vdeveloped vover vthe vgenerations vto vadapt vto vthe vdemands
vof vthe venvironment v*
d) none
19. Memory vdevelopment vin va vperson vis vguided vby vhis vor vher vDNA.
a) true
b) false
c) partially vtrue*
d) true, vexcept vfor vcases vof vbrain vdamage
20. An vimportant vconcept vthat vis vheavily vused vin vtheories vof vmemory vthat vdeveloped vout vof
vthe vempiricist vtradition vis v .
a) the vassociation v*
b) adaptation vto vchanges vin vthe venvironment
c) the vengram
d) separation vof vmind vand vbody
21. Empiricists vsuch vas vAristotle vbelieved vthat vmemory voperates vas v .
a) associations vbetween vexperiences vor vstimuli v*
b) a vbridge vbetween vperceptions vand vrational vabstractions v(since vempirical
vobservations vare voften vdistorted)
c) an vabstract, vperfect vrealm vwithout vneed vfor vadditional vinquiry
d) the vrational vlink vbetween vthe vmind vand vthe vbody
