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psy18g 7-1
Memory is defined as
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the capacity to feel and emote
the capacity to store and retrieve information
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the capacity to visualize
the capacity to perceive events
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psy18g 7-2
As you drive along in your car why do stores along the roadside seem familiar?
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Things that move us get permanently etched in our memory.
Memory enables us to have effortless continuity of experience from one day to another.
It is important to be aware of everything around us.
Memory enables us to remember the important events of our lives.
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psy18g 7-3
On their way to their 25th high-school reunion, a husband asks his wife if she can remember the name of the “class clown” the year that they graduated. This best illustrates
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procedural memory.
the savings method.
an explicit use of memory.
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the partial-report procedure.
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psy18g 7-4
The professor has become so good at reviewing students papers that spelling errors just seem to jump out at him. This best illustrates
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iconic memory.
an explicit use of memory.
the savings method.
an implicit use of memory.
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psy18g 7-5
After waking from a nap, a student rides his bike to the library, where he studies for his test and then talks with some friends. The activity that is most closely related to his procedural memory is
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talking with his friends.
riding his bike.
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studying for his test.
napping.
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psy18g 7-6
Which of the following errors is most likely to be the result of knowledge compilation?
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After taking a course in Chinese, you forget the rule for future perfect tense in Russian.
When asked for the capitol of California, you mistakenly say “San Francisco.”
You find it difficult to learn your lines in an off-Broadway play.
You need to stop at the post office, but you forget as you drive your normal route home from school.
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psy18g 7-7
Being able to use knowledge at some later time requires the operation of three mental processes. Which is NOT considered to be one of these processes?
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recoding
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retrieval
encoding
storage
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psy18g 7-8
Memory researchers are attempting to locate the brain structures that are responsible for the process of ________, which requires both short- and long-term changes in the structures of the brain.
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storage
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recoding
encoding
retrieval
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psy18g 7-9
A relative is showing his slides again. As you watch the screen, the images that you see are stored first for a very brief time in ________ memory.
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echoic
iconic
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short-term
procedural
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psy18g 7-10
While you are jogging in the park, the scene of a family enjoying a picnic catches your eye. After you turn away, the image of the family will