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Human Memory 4th Edition
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by Gabriel A. Radvansky
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,TEST BANK Human Memory 4th Edition by Gabriel Radvansky
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
,8. An engram is to memory as
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a) a keyboard is to a computer
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b) a mouse is to a computer
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c) a file is to a computer *
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d) a central processing unit is to a computer
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9. Why are there so many metaphors for memory?
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a) because memory cannot be studied objectively #hb #hb #hb #hb #hb
b) to demonstrate that all of our memories are different
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c) because we cannot observe memory directly * #hb #hb #hb #hb #hb #hb
d) because people’s attitudes and opinions change so much over time
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10. Metaphors for memory (like a recorder or organized storage) are used because
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.
a) the uncomplicated nature of memory makes metaphors easy to find
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b) memory must be observed indirectly, so metaphors are useful tools for
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understanding its complexities *
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c) you can exercise your memory like a muscle, so creating new metaphors makes
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your memory more efficient
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d) using language as a mental representation prevents memory loss
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11. Which metaphor captures the idea that there is an organization to memory?
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a) cow’s stomach #hb
b) lock and key #hb #hb
c) video camera #hb
d) network * #hb
12. Which metaphor captures the idea that information in memory can be forgotten?
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a) leaky bucket * #hb #hb
b) computer
c) junk drawer #hb
d) library
13. Which metaphor of memory conveys the idea that memories are discrete collections
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of information?
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a) hidden observer #hb
b) computer
c) literacy * #hb
d) aviary
14. One contribution of Plato’s philosophy to work on memory was the idea that
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.
a) different impressions vary in quality * #hb #hb #hb #hb #hb
b) memory is tied exclusively to experience #hb #hb #hb #hb #hb
c) no man is an island #hb #hb #hb #hb
d) memories are stored in a collective subconscious #hb #hb #hb #hb #hb #hb
, 15. Aristotle’s laws of association include all of the following EXCEPT
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a) similarity
b) contiguity
c) contrast
d) idealized abstractions * # h b # h b
16. Aristotle’s laws of association include all of the following EXCEPT
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a) similarity
b) regularity * # h b
c) contrast
d) contiguity
17. Who was the seventeenth-century scientist/philosopher who developed a sophisticated
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theory of memory but never followed up on it, leaving it to fall into obscurity,
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further delaying the onset of a scientific study of memory?
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a) Isaac Newton #hb
b) Robert Hooke * #hb #hb
c) Charles Darwin #hb
d) Benjamin Franklin # h b
18. What influence did Darwin have on theories of memory?
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a) the idea that memory develops in a person through a selection process
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b) the concept that memory is dependent on a complex brain
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c) the idea that memory has developed over the generations to adapt to the
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demands of the environment *
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d) none
19. Memory development in a person is guided by his or her DNA.
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a) true
b) false
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d) true, except for cases of brain damage #hb #hb #hb #hb #hb #hb
20. An important concept that is heavily used in theories of memory that developed out of
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the empiricist tradition is
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a) the association * #hb # h b
b) adaptation to changes in the environment #hb #hb #hb #hb #hb
c) the engram #hb
d) separation of mind and body #hb #hb #hb #hb
21. Empiricists such as Aristotle believed that memory operates as
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a) associations between experiences or stimuli * #hb #hb #hb #hb #hb
b) a bridge between perceptions and rational abstractions (since empirical
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observations are often distorted)
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c) an abstract, perfect realm without need for additional inquiry
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d) the rational link between the mind and the body
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Human Memory 4th Edition
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#hb
by Gabriel A. Radvansky
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FULL TEST BANK!!!
#hb #hb
,TEST BANK Human Memory 4th Edition by Gabriel Radvansky
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
,8. An engram is to memory as
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a) a keyboard is to a computer
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b) a mouse is to a computer
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c) a file is to a computer *
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d) a central processing unit is to a computer
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9. Why are there so many metaphors for memory?
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a) because memory cannot be studied objectively #hb #hb #hb #hb #hb
b) to demonstrate that all of our memories are different
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c) because we cannot observe memory directly * #hb #hb #hb #hb #hb #hb
d) because people’s attitudes and opinions change so much over time
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10. Metaphors for memory (like a recorder or organized storage) are used because
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.
a) the uncomplicated nature of memory makes metaphors easy to find
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b) memory must be observed indirectly, so metaphors are useful tools for
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understanding its complexities *
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c) you can exercise your memory like a muscle, so creating new metaphors makes
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your memory more efficient
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d) using language as a mental representation prevents memory loss
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11. Which metaphor captures the idea that there is an organization to memory?
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a) cow’s stomach #hb
b) lock and key #hb #hb
c) video camera #hb
d) network * #hb
12. Which metaphor captures the idea that information in memory can be forgotten?
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a) leaky bucket * #hb #hb
b) computer
c) junk drawer #hb
d) library
13. Which metaphor of memory conveys the idea that memories are discrete collections
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of information?
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a) hidden observer #hb
b) computer
c) literacy * #hb
d) aviary
14. One contribution of Plato’s philosophy to work on memory was the idea that
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.
a) different impressions vary in quality * #hb #hb #hb #hb #hb
b) memory is tied exclusively to experience #hb #hb #hb #hb #hb
c) no man is an island #hb #hb #hb #hb
d) memories are stored in a collective subconscious #hb #hb #hb #hb #hb #hb
, 15. Aristotle’s laws of association include all of the following EXCEPT
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.
a) similarity
b) contiguity
c) contrast
d) idealized abstractions * # h b # h b
16. Aristotle’s laws of association include all of the following EXCEPT
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.
a) similarity
b) regularity * # h b
c) contrast
d) contiguity
17. Who was the seventeenth-century scientist/philosopher who developed a sophisticated
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theory of memory but never followed up on it, leaving it to fall into obscurity,
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further delaying the onset of a scientific study of memory?
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a) Isaac Newton #hb
b) Robert Hooke * #hb #hb
c) Charles Darwin #hb
d) Benjamin Franklin # h b
18. What influence did Darwin have on theories of memory?
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a) the idea that memory develops in a person through a selection process
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b) the concept that memory is dependent on a complex brain
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c) the idea that memory has developed over the generations to adapt to the
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demands of the environment *
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d) none
19. Memory development in a person is guided by his or her DNA.
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a) true
b) false
c) partially true* #hb
d) true, except for cases of brain damage #hb #hb #hb #hb #hb #hb
20. An important concept that is heavily used in theories of memory that developed out of
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the empiricist tradition is
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a) the association * #hb # h b
b) adaptation to changes in the environment #hb #hb #hb #hb #hb
c) the engram #hb
d) separation of mind and body #hb #hb #hb #hb
21. Empiricists such as Aristotle believed that memory operates as
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a) associations between experiences or stimuli * #hb #hb #hb #hb #hb
b) a bridge between perceptions and rational abstractions (since empirical
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observations are often distorted)
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c) an abstract, perfect realm without need for additional inquiry
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d) the rational link between the mind and the body
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