PSYCH 1X03 - Memory Test Questions and Answers Already Passed Latest Update 2025-2026
Which of the following is most likely to aid memory retrieval?
A)Kiana thinks about how the concepts she is studying relate to each other.
B)Joseph studies in a completely empty room with no other objects or people around.
C)Tracey breaks down the names of the capitals into pairs of letters so that retrieval involves
multiple, smaller pieces of information.
D)Mika reads her notes until they feel very familiar, thereby increasing her fluency with the
material. - Answers A
Fatima's parents requested that she run several errands for them. She quickly rushed out of the
house without writing a list of all her tasks. While on her drive, she realized she could only
remember the first two tasks and last two. Which of the following does NOT explain Fatima's
memory of her errands?
A)She did not experience any major distractions that would occupy her thoughts.
B)Primacy effect where earlier errands had more time to be rehearsed.
C)Recency effect where the last couple tasks are in short term memory.
D)Cueing effect where the previous errand acts as a stimulus to remember the following errand.
- Answers D
Jeff is walking to McMaster when he sees a man wearing a hard hat and a bright orange vest
walking towards him. For some reason, Jeff cannot look away. Which of the following
conclusions could Jeff draw that follows the attributional view of memory?
A)Jeff thinks that since the person is wearing a hard hat, an orange vest, and jeans, he must be
a construction worker.
B)Jeff thinks that he knows this man from somewhere, even though they have never actually
met before.
C)Jeff believes his attention was just caught by the bright orange vest.
D)Jeff thinks his orange vest must be difficult to process, and so he must look longer to figure
out if this man is a stranger. - Answers B.
Which of the following correctly describes sensory memory?
,A)Any physical or sensory characteristics of stimuli in the environment are encoded in sensory
memory, which has a large capacity to store information for a several minutes.
B)Sensory memory encompasses iconic and echoic memory. Information held in sensory
memory is then filtered into short-term memory based on the amount of decay.
C)The physical or sensory characteristics of stimuli are briefly stored in sensory memory, which
has a large capacity because it does not require attention.
D)The physical or sensory characteristics of attended stimuli are stored in sensory memory,
which has a large capacity to detect a large number of details of the sensory characteristics. -
Answers C. Physical or sensory characteristics are not encoded in sensory memory. Rather,
they are very briefly stored in sensory memory. Sensory memory has a large capacity because it
stores characteristics of all objects in the environment, and not because the information is
stored for a long duration.
Which of the following is true regarding levels of processing?
A)Copying notes word for word is an example of an acoustic level of processing, leading to poor
memory.
B)According to levels of processing, memory is typically better for physical rather than acoustic
level items.
C)The levels of processing model stresses the importance of effortful processing for better
memory performance while the multi-store model does not.
D)Increased memory for information encoded at a deeper level can be explained because it
requires less effort. - Answers C
What do false memories imply about human memory in general?
A)That we are unable to identify a fake experience from a real one, but only if they have the
same amount of detail
B)That we can always identify a fake experience from a real one if they have the same amount
of detail
C)That memory can be simplified to a storage and retrieval model, rather than a reconstructive
process
, D)That memory is a reconstructive process, rather than simple storage and retrieval - Answers
D.
Which of the following statements regarding levels of processing is correct?
A)The best note takers are able to listen and record everything "word for word".
B)Length of the word, rather than meaning, is critical to shallow level encoding.
C)Deep level encoding of physical properties results in better memory performance.
D)Identification of complex acoustic properties results in deep level encoding. - Answers B
Which of the following memory phenomena is correctly described?
A)Memories are not always exactly the same as the actual event, except when a story has been
rehearsed several times.
B)Actions need to be imagined several times for them to become false memories.
C)Encoding specificity allows for our memory to selectively encode only important surrounding
information along with a memory.
D)Misattributions can occur when we experience an unexplained fluency upon encountering a
stimulus. - Answers D
How are recognition tests used to assess memory?
A)By freely generating items from memory in response to presentation cues
B)By judging items as "new" or "old", in the absence of presentation cues
C)By freely generating items from memory, in the absence of presentation cues
D)By judging items as "new" or "old" in response to presentation cues - Answers D
Which of the following is true regarding false memories?
A)False memories can be implanted for recent events only, so we are not able to change events
from our past.
Which of the following is most likely to aid memory retrieval?
A)Kiana thinks about how the concepts she is studying relate to each other.
B)Joseph studies in a completely empty room with no other objects or people around.
C)Tracey breaks down the names of the capitals into pairs of letters so that retrieval involves
multiple, smaller pieces of information.
D)Mika reads her notes until they feel very familiar, thereby increasing her fluency with the
material. - Answers A
Fatima's parents requested that she run several errands for them. She quickly rushed out of the
house without writing a list of all her tasks. While on her drive, she realized she could only
remember the first two tasks and last two. Which of the following does NOT explain Fatima's
memory of her errands?
A)She did not experience any major distractions that would occupy her thoughts.
B)Primacy effect where earlier errands had more time to be rehearsed.
C)Recency effect where the last couple tasks are in short term memory.
D)Cueing effect where the previous errand acts as a stimulus to remember the following errand.
- Answers D
Jeff is walking to McMaster when he sees a man wearing a hard hat and a bright orange vest
walking towards him. For some reason, Jeff cannot look away. Which of the following
conclusions could Jeff draw that follows the attributional view of memory?
A)Jeff thinks that since the person is wearing a hard hat, an orange vest, and jeans, he must be
a construction worker.
B)Jeff thinks that he knows this man from somewhere, even though they have never actually
met before.
C)Jeff believes his attention was just caught by the bright orange vest.
D)Jeff thinks his orange vest must be difficult to process, and so he must look longer to figure
out if this man is a stranger. - Answers B.
Which of the following correctly describes sensory memory?
,A)Any physical or sensory characteristics of stimuli in the environment are encoded in sensory
memory, which has a large capacity to store information for a several minutes.
B)Sensory memory encompasses iconic and echoic memory. Information held in sensory
memory is then filtered into short-term memory based on the amount of decay.
C)The physical or sensory characteristics of stimuli are briefly stored in sensory memory, which
has a large capacity because it does not require attention.
D)The physical or sensory characteristics of attended stimuli are stored in sensory memory,
which has a large capacity to detect a large number of details of the sensory characteristics. -
Answers C. Physical or sensory characteristics are not encoded in sensory memory. Rather,
they are very briefly stored in sensory memory. Sensory memory has a large capacity because it
stores characteristics of all objects in the environment, and not because the information is
stored for a long duration.
Which of the following is true regarding levels of processing?
A)Copying notes word for word is an example of an acoustic level of processing, leading to poor
memory.
B)According to levels of processing, memory is typically better for physical rather than acoustic
level items.
C)The levels of processing model stresses the importance of effortful processing for better
memory performance while the multi-store model does not.
D)Increased memory for information encoded at a deeper level can be explained because it
requires less effort. - Answers C
What do false memories imply about human memory in general?
A)That we are unable to identify a fake experience from a real one, but only if they have the
same amount of detail
B)That we can always identify a fake experience from a real one if they have the same amount
of detail
C)That memory can be simplified to a storage and retrieval model, rather than a reconstructive
process
, D)That memory is a reconstructive process, rather than simple storage and retrieval - Answers
D.
Which of the following statements regarding levels of processing is correct?
A)The best note takers are able to listen and record everything "word for word".
B)Length of the word, rather than meaning, is critical to shallow level encoding.
C)Deep level encoding of physical properties results in better memory performance.
D)Identification of complex acoustic properties results in deep level encoding. - Answers B
Which of the following memory phenomena is correctly described?
A)Memories are not always exactly the same as the actual event, except when a story has been
rehearsed several times.
B)Actions need to be imagined several times for them to become false memories.
C)Encoding specificity allows for our memory to selectively encode only important surrounding
information along with a memory.
D)Misattributions can occur when we experience an unexplained fluency upon encountering a
stimulus. - Answers D
How are recognition tests used to assess memory?
A)By freely generating items from memory in response to presentation cues
B)By judging items as "new" or "old", in the absence of presentation cues
C)By freely generating items from memory, in the absence of presentation cues
D)By judging items as "new" or "old" in response to presentation cues - Answers D
Which of the following is true regarding false memories?
A)False memories can be implanted for recent events only, so we are not able to change events
from our past.
