Human Memory 4th Edition
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Chapter 1: Overview and History
1. A relatively permanent record of an experience is the essence of .
a) behavioral potential
b) learning
c) memory *
d) performance
2. Which is not a way that the term “memory” is used by psychologists?
a) as a unit of analysis *
b) as a storage mechanism
c) as a process
d) as a record
3. Memory is .
a) a storage facility
b) the result of experience
c) a process
d) all of the above *
4. Which is NOT a way that the term memory is used?
a) an item that holds the contents of previous experiences
b) a location where information is kept
c) mental processes involved in acquiring, storing, or retrieving information
d) a perfect replication of events *
5. Which of the following is NOT an aspect of learning?
a) behavior potential
b) maturation *
c) relative permanence
d) experience
6. Learning is .
a) a relatively permanent change in behavior potential
b) a process
c) the result of experience
d) all of the above *
7. What is a good definition of learning?
a) a change in the potential to alter behavior as a consequence of experience *
b) putting information in the memory store
c) retaining contents of experience
d) the mental process used to acquire, store, or retrieve information
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,8. An &dfengram &dfis &dfto &dfmemory &dfas .
a) a &dfkeyboard &dfis &dfto &dfa &dfcomputer
b) a &dfmouse &dfis &dfto &dfa &dfcomputer
c) a &dffile &dfis &dfto &dfa &dfcomputer &df*
d) a &dfcentral &dfprocessing &dfunit &dfis &dfto &dfa &dfcomputer
9. Why &dfare &dfthere &dfso &dfmany &dfmetaphors &dffor &dfmemory?
a) because &dfmemory &dfcannot &dfbe &dfstudied &dfobjectively
b) to &dfdemonstrate &dfthat &dfall &dfof &dfour &dfmemories &dfare &dfdifferent
c) because &dfwe &dfcannot &dfobserve &dfmemory &dfdirectly &df*
d) because &dfpeople’s &dfattitudes &dfand &dfopinions &dfchange &dfso &dfmuch &dfover &dftime
10. Metaphors &dffor &dfmemory &df(like &dfa &dfrecorder &dfor &dforganized &dfstorage) &dfare &dfused &dfbecause .
a) the &dfuncomplicated &dfnature &dfof &dfmemory &dfmakes &dfmetaphors &dfeasy &dfto &dffind
b) memory &dfmust &dfbe &dfobserved &dfindirectly, &dfso &dfmetaphors &dfare &dfuseful &dftools &dffor
&dfunderstanding &dfits &dfcomplexities &df*
c) you &dfcan &dfexercise &dfyour &dfmemory &dflike &dfa &dfmuscle, &dfso &dfcreating &dfnew
&dfmetaphors &dfmakes &dfyour &dfmemory &dfmore &dfefficient
d) using &dflanguage &dfas &dfa &dfmental &dfrepresentation &dfprevents &dfmemory &dfloss
11. Which &dfmetaphor &dfcaptures &dfthe &dfidea &dfthat &dfthere &dfis &dfan &dforganization &dfto &dfmemory?
a) cow’s & d f stomach
b) lock &dfand &dfkey
c) video &d f camera
d) network &df*
12. Which &dfmetaphor &dfcaptures &dfthe &dfidea &dfthat &dfinformation &dfin &dfmemory &dfcan &dfbe &dfforgotten?
a) leaky &dfbucket &df*
b) computer
c) junk &dfdrawer
d) library
13. Which &dfmetaphor &dfof &dfmemory &dfconveys &dfthe &dfidea &dfthat &dfmemories &dfare &dfdiscrete
&dfcollections &dfof &dfinformation?
a) hidden &dfobserver
b) computer
c) literacy &df*
d) aviary
14. One &dfcontribution &dfof &dfPlato’s &dfphilosophy &dfto &dfwork &dfon &dfmemory &dfwas &dfthe &dfidea &dfthat .
a) different &dfimpressions &dfvary &dfin &dfquality &df*
b) memory &dfis &dftied &dfexclusively &dfto &dfexperience
c) no &dfman &dfis &dfan &dfisland
d) memories &dfare &dfstored &dfin &dfa &dfcollective &dfsubconscious
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, 15. Aristotle’s & d f laws & d f of & d f association & d f include & d f all & d f of & d f the & d f following & d f EXCEPT .
a) similarity
b) contiguity
c) contrast
d) idealized & d f abstractions & d f *
16. Aristotle’s & d f laws & d f of & d f association & d f include & d f all & d f of & d f the & d f following & d f EXCEPT .
a) similarity
b) regularity & d f *
c) contrast
d) contiguity
17. Who &dfwas &dfthe &dfseventeenth-century &dfscientist/philosopher &dfwho &dfdeveloped &dfa
&dfsophisticated &dftheory &dfof &dfmemory &dfbut &dfnever &dffollowed &dfup &dfon &dfit, &dfleaving &dfit &dfto
&dffall &dfinto &dfobscurity, &df further &dfdelaying &dfthe &dfonset &dfof &dfa &dfscientific &df study &dfof
&dfmemory?
a) Isaac &dfNewton
b) Robert &dfHooke &df*
c) Charles & d f Darwin
d) Benjamin & d f Franklin
18. What &dfinfluence &dfdid &dfDarwin &dfhave &dfon &dftheories &dfof &dfmemory?
a) the &dfidea &dfthat &dfmemory &dfdevelops &dfin &dfa &dfperson &dfthrough &dfa &dfselection &dfprocess
b) the &dfconcept &dfthat &dfmemory &dfis &dfdependent &dfon &dfa &dfcomplex &dfbrain
c) the &dfidea &dfthat &dfmemory &dfhas &dfdeveloped &dfover &dfthe &dfgenerations &dfto &dfadapt &dfto
&dfthe &dfdemands &dfof &dfthe &dfenvironment &df*
d) none
19. Memory &dfdevelopment &dfin &dfa &dfperson &dfis &dfguided &dfby &dfhis &dfor &dfher &dfDNA.
a) true
b) false
c) partially & d f true*
d) true, &dfexcept &dffor &dfcases &dfof &dfbrain &dfdamage
20. An &dfimportant &dfconcept &dfthat &dfis &dfheavily &dfused &dfin &dftheories &dfof &dfmemory &dfthat
&dfdeveloped &dfout &dfof &dfthe &dfempiricist &dftradition &dfis .
a) the & d f association & d f *
b) adaptation &dfto &dfchanges &dfin &dfthe &dfenvironment
c) the &dfengram
d) separation &dfof &dfmind &dfand &dfbody
21. Empiricists &dfsuch &dfas &dfAristotle &dfbelieved &dfthat &dfmemory &dfoperates &dfas .
a) associations &dfbetween &dfexperiences &dfor &dfstimuli &df*
b) a &dfbridge &dfbetween &dfperceptions &dfand &dfrational &dfabstractions &df(since &dfempirical
&dfobservations &df are &dfoften &dfdistorted)
c) an &dfabstract, &dfperfect &dfrealm &dfwithout &dfneed &dffor &dfadditional &dfinquiry
d) the &dfrational &dflink &dfbetween &dfthe &dfmind &dfand &dfthe &dfbody
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