Psych 101 Final Chapter 8 Questions – 100%
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According to the Atkinson-Shiffrin model, ________.
A. colors are more easily named when they appear printed in that color
B. happy memories are processed better than sad memories
C. memories are processed the same way that a computer processes information
D. short-term memory itself has different forms ANSW ✔✔ memories are processed the
same way that a computer processes information
Dozens of people witness a purse snatching. One of the eyewitnesses loudly yells "the man
with the blue shirt did it." Later, when questioned by police, several other eyewitnesses
remember the purse snatcher wearing a blue shirt, even though the purse snatcher was a
woman in flowered dress. This is an example of ________: the effects of misinformation
from external sources that leads to the creation of false memories.
A. sexism
B. suggestibility
C. recognition
D. reconstruction ANSW ✔✔ suggestibility
Elaborative rehearsal involves ________.
A. immediately applying new information to a practical problem
B. organizing information into manageable bits or chunks
C. sleeping immediately after learning new information to allow your mind to process it
D. thinking about the meaning of the new information and its relation to knowledge already
stored in your memory ANSW ✔✔ thinking about the meaning of the new information and
its relation to knowledge already stored in your memory
Elena finds it very difficult to remember a long string of numbers, so she tries to memorize
three numbers at a time. Later, she is able to repeat the numbers correctly because she
, grouped the numbers into more manageable groups of three. This is an example of
________.
A. chunking
B. elaborative rehearsal
C. mnemonic device
D. persistence ANSW ✔✔ chunking
Encoding information occurs through ________.
A. automatic processing and effortful processing
B. automatic storing and effortful retrieving
C. processing and storing
D. storing and retrieving ANSW ✔✔ automatic processing and effortful processing
Engram refers to the ________.
A. emotional focus of a memory
B. mental trauma that creates a memory
C. physical trace of a memory
D. sensory component of a memory ANSW ✔✔ physical trace of a memory
Forgetting anything good that happened on your trip to France because you just broke up
with your French fiancée and now can't bear the thought of anything French is a good
example of ________: Memories are distorted by your current belief system.
A. bias
B. blocking
C. suggestibility
D. transience ANSW ✔✔ bias
For many in the baby-boom generation, the Kennedy assassination represents a ________,
an exceptionally clear recollection of an important event.
A. flashbulb memory
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According to the Atkinson-Shiffrin model, ________.
A. colors are more easily named when they appear printed in that color
B. happy memories are processed better than sad memories
C. memories are processed the same way that a computer processes information
D. short-term memory itself has different forms ANSW ✔✔ memories are processed the
same way that a computer processes information
Dozens of people witness a purse snatching. One of the eyewitnesses loudly yells "the man
with the blue shirt did it." Later, when questioned by police, several other eyewitnesses
remember the purse snatcher wearing a blue shirt, even though the purse snatcher was a
woman in flowered dress. This is an example of ________: the effects of misinformation
from external sources that leads to the creation of false memories.
A. sexism
B. suggestibility
C. recognition
D. reconstruction ANSW ✔✔ suggestibility
Elaborative rehearsal involves ________.
A. immediately applying new information to a practical problem
B. organizing information into manageable bits or chunks
C. sleeping immediately after learning new information to allow your mind to process it
D. thinking about the meaning of the new information and its relation to knowledge already
stored in your memory ANSW ✔✔ thinking about the meaning of the new information and
its relation to knowledge already stored in your memory
Elena finds it very difficult to remember a long string of numbers, so she tries to memorize
three numbers at a time. Later, she is able to repeat the numbers correctly because she
, grouped the numbers into more manageable groups of three. This is an example of
________.
A. chunking
B. elaborative rehearsal
C. mnemonic device
D. persistence ANSW ✔✔ chunking
Encoding information occurs through ________.
A. automatic processing and effortful processing
B. automatic storing and effortful retrieving
C. processing and storing
D. storing and retrieving ANSW ✔✔ automatic processing and effortful processing
Engram refers to the ________.
A. emotional focus of a memory
B. mental trauma that creates a memory
C. physical trace of a memory
D. sensory component of a memory ANSW ✔✔ physical trace of a memory
Forgetting anything good that happened on your trip to France because you just broke up
with your French fiancée and now can't bear the thought of anything French is a good
example of ________: Memories are distorted by your current belief system.
A. bias
B. blocking
C. suggestibility
D. transience ANSW ✔✔ bias
For many in the baby-boom generation, the Kennedy assassination represents a ________,
an exceptionally clear recollection of an important event.
A. flashbulb memory
