PSY test #4 example #30535

20 October 2022
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Our inability to remember information presented in the secinds just before alseep is most likely due to
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Encoding failure
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An inability to access information in long term memory is known as
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Retrieval failure
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Proactive interface refers to the
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Disruptive effect of prior learning on r recall of new information
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The retention of encoded information over time refers to
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Storage
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Your activated but limited capacity memory is called
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Short term memory
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A conscious memory of the name of the first president of the united states is a
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Explicit memory
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A momentary memory of visual stimuli is called
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Iconic
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For a moment after hearing his dogs hi-pitched bark, Mr.Silvers has a vivid auditory impression of the dogs yelp. His experience most clearly illustrates
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Echoic memory
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George miller proposed that about seven information bits constituted
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Short term memory
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Which measure of memory retention assesses the ability to draw information out of storage and into conscious awareness
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Recall
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When eyewitnesses to an auto accident is asked to describe what happened, which measure is being used?
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Recall
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Damage to the hippocampus would most likely interfere with a persons ability to learn
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The names of newly introduced people
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To remember the information presented in her psychology textbook, Susan often relates it to her own life experiences. Susan's energy is an effective memory Aide because it facilitates
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Semantic encoding
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Instead of simply repeating a series of numbers he wants to remember, David ,entails associates the numbers with meaningful dates such as his friends birthdays. This best illustrates
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Semantic encoding
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Word, images, and other bits of information used to access a stored memory are called
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Retrieval codes
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Recall of what you have learned is often improved when your physical surroundings at the time of retrieval and encoding are the same. This best illustrates
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Context-based dependent memory
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The recall of sad experiences is often primed by feelings of sadness. This most clearly illustrates Thismocleclearly illustrates
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Mood congruent memory
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When Tony is in a bad mood, he interprets his parents comments as criticisms. When he's in a good mood, he interprets the same types of parental comments as helpful suggestions. This best illustrates that our emotional state influence the process of
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Encoding
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The tendency to recall the first and last items in a list better than the middle items is known as the
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Serial positioning
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A loss of an encoded memory as a result of gradual fading of the physical memory trace best illustrates
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Storage Decay theory
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Jeniffer is taking French in school. She gets better test grades when she studies 15 min every day for 8 days than if she crams for 2 hours the night before
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The spacing effect
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Retroactive interference involves the disruption of
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Memory retrieval
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People should try to avoid back to back study times for learning Spanish and French to minimize
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Interference
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Joshua vividly recalls his feelings and what he was doing at the time he heard of his grandfathers unexpected death this best illustrates
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Flashbulb memory