Psych 111 Chapter 7 Questions And Answers
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____ would best explain your behavior if as you are reading this question you cannot
think of the correct term and you say to yourself, "I can't believe I forgot this, " when in
fact you never knew the answer in the first place.
A. Retrieval failure
B. Decay
C. Interference
D. Pseudoforgetting - ANSWER D
Distributed practice refers to learning
A. through several different senses.
B. over several sessions.
C. all at once.
D. from several different sources. - ANSWER B
The dual-coding theory posits that memory includes
A. declarative and procedural components.
B. either semantic or visual codes that enhance memory.
C. schematic and nonschematic components.
D. episodic and semantic codes. - ANSWER B
A relearning measure requires subjects to
A. select previously learned information from an array of options.
, B. recognize whether a given piece of information is familiar.
C. reproduce information on their own with no cues.
D. memorize information a second time, to compare the amount of time and effort saved.
- ANSWER D
The reconstructive nature of memory BEST reflects which of the following unifying
themes of your textbook?
A. Psychology evolves in a sociocultural context.
B. Behavior is determined by multiple causes.
C. Psychology is empirical.
D. People's experience of the world is highly subjective. - ANSWER D
You look up the phone number of the new Pizza Hut and repeat the number silently in
your head until you find a pad of paper to write it down. The process of actively
repeating the number is called
A. chunking.
B. encoding.
C. retrieval.
D. rehearsal. - ANSWER D
According to Sigmund Freud, the process that is at work when distressing thoughts and
feelings remain buried in the unconscious is
A. retrograde amnesia.
B. repression.
C. Korsakoff's syndrome.
D. retroactive interference. - ANSWER B
If your psychology professor boasts that she has a good memory because she can
100% Correct
____ would best explain your behavior if as you are reading this question you cannot
think of the correct term and you say to yourself, "I can't believe I forgot this, " when in
fact you never knew the answer in the first place.
A. Retrieval failure
B. Decay
C. Interference
D. Pseudoforgetting - ANSWER D
Distributed practice refers to learning
A. through several different senses.
B. over several sessions.
C. all at once.
D. from several different sources. - ANSWER B
The dual-coding theory posits that memory includes
A. declarative and procedural components.
B. either semantic or visual codes that enhance memory.
C. schematic and nonschematic components.
D. episodic and semantic codes. - ANSWER B
A relearning measure requires subjects to
A. select previously learned information from an array of options.
, B. recognize whether a given piece of information is familiar.
C. reproduce information on their own with no cues.
D. memorize information a second time, to compare the amount of time and effort saved.
- ANSWER D
The reconstructive nature of memory BEST reflects which of the following unifying
themes of your textbook?
A. Psychology evolves in a sociocultural context.
B. Behavior is determined by multiple causes.
C. Psychology is empirical.
D. People's experience of the world is highly subjective. - ANSWER D
You look up the phone number of the new Pizza Hut and repeat the number silently in
your head until you find a pad of paper to write it down. The process of actively
repeating the number is called
A. chunking.
B. encoding.
C. retrieval.
D. rehearsal. - ANSWER D
According to Sigmund Freud, the process that is at work when distressing thoughts and
feelings remain buried in the unconscious is
A. retrograde amnesia.
B. repression.
C. Korsakoff's syndrome.
D. retroactive interference. - ANSWER B
If your psychology professor boasts that she has a good memory because she can
