Which of the following illustrates the serial position effect? a. The only name Kensie remembers from the people she met at the party is Spencer, because she thought he was particularly good looking b. Kimia has trouble remembering information from the book 's first unit when she reviews for semester finals. c. It's easy for Brittney to remember that carbon's atomic number is 6 because her birthday is on December 6. d. Kyle was not able to remember the names of all of his new co-workers after one week on the job, but he could remember them after two weeks. e. Alp is unable to remember the middle of a list of vocabulary words as well as he remembers the first or last words on the list.

Research on the role of the amygdala in memory has found that a. the amygdala help process memories of happy experiences. b. the amygdala support Freud's ideas about memory because they allow us to repress memories of trauma. c. the amygdala produce long-term potentiation the brain. d. the amygdala help make sure we remember events that trigger strong emotional responses. e. the amygdala are achieve when the retrieval of a long-term memory is primed.

Which of the following describes long-term potentiation (LTP)? a. When attempting to retrieve information, it is easier to recognize than to recall. b. Constructed memories have the potential to be either accurate or inaccurate. c. Changes in synapses allow for more efficient transfer of information. d. Implicit memories are processed by the cerebellum instead of by the hippocampus. e. Information is transferred from working memory to long-term memory.

You are more likely to remember happy memories when you are presently happy than when you are sad due to a. mood congruence. b. context effects. c. state-dependency. d. proactive interference. e. retroactive interference.

Which of the following is an example of a flashbulb memory? a. Barry remembers an especially bright sunrise because he was by the ocean and the sunlight reflected off the water. b. Robert remembers that correlation does not prove a cause-effect relationship because his teacher emphasized this fact over and over again. c. Anna remembers when her father returned from an overseas military deployment because the day was very emotional for her. d. Kris has stronger memories of her second grade teacher than she does of her third grade teacher because her second grade teacher has the same name as her neighbor. e. Anton remembers a moment from his last homecoming dance because a strobe light seemed to freeze the scene in his imagination.

By waiting until the last minute to study for an exam, you are using an unrecommended strategy called a. imagery. b. semantic memory. c. distributed practice. d. chunking. e. massed practice.

Which of the following abilities is an example of implicit memory? a. Riding a bicycle while talking to your friend about something that happened in class. b. Retrieving from memory the details of an assignment that is due tomorrow. c. Vividly recalling significant events like the 9/11 attacks on New York City and Washington, D.C. d. Remembering the details of your last birthday party. e. Recognizing names and pictures of your classmates many years after they have graduated.

Miller's magical number seven, plus or minus two" refers to a. the ideal number of times to rehearse information in the first encoding session. b. the number of seconds information stays in short-term memory with out rehearsal. c. the capacity of short-term memory. d. the number of seconds information stays in echoic storage. e. the number of years most long-term memories last.

Long-term potentiation (LTP) is best described as follows: a. It's easier to recognize than to recall information. b. Constructed memories have the potential to be either accurate or inaccurate. c. These synaptic changes allow for more efficient transfer of information. d. Implicit memories are processed by the cerebellum instead of by the hippo campus. e. Information is transferred from working memory to long-term memory.

Which of the following is an example of an implicit memory? a. What time you had lunch yesterday. b. The details of an assignment that is due tomorrow. c. Vividly recalling significant events, such us the death of a famous person. d. The names of all U.S. state capitals. e. Recognizing names and pictures of your classmates many years after they have graduated.

Benjamin Lee Whorf's linguistic determinism hypothesis relates to what aspect of the power of language? a. How thinking determines language b. How language determines thinking c. The role of the language acquisition device d. The importance of critical periods in language development e. The development of language m nonhuman animals.

Which of the following is not one of Robert Sternberg's components of creativity? a. A venturesome personality. b. Imaginative thinking skills. c. A creative environment. d. Incubation. e. Intrinsic motivation.

Carl damaged his cerebellum in a car accident. As a result, he would have the most trouble remembering a. his new physician's name. b. the time of his next doctor appointment. c. how to ride his therapy bike. d. his new license plate number. e. the things his wife has asked him to get at the grocery store.

What does Hermann Ebbinghaus’ forgetting curve show about the nature of storage decay? a. The rate of forgetting increases as time goes on. b. The rate of forgetting decreases as time goes on. c. The rate of forgetting does not change as time goes on. d. The rate of forgetting varies according to the motivation of the learner. e. The rate of forgetting varies according to the emotional state of the learner.