Question 1

Compared to younger adults,older adults are ___________ susceptible to false memories (for example,remembering a specific word was on the list of words they studied when really it was not there) .

Accepted Answer

A)  more
B)  less
C)  equallyD) A) and B)
E) None of the above

Question 2

The short-term memory store _____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  holds information for up to 30 seconds
B)  can hold approximately 7 unchunked units of information
C)  will displace items when new ones enter the store
D)  All of the aboveE) A) and D)
F) B) and C) D

Question 3

What is meant by the term reminiscence bump?

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This refers to a phenomenon noted whereb...

Question 4

What is implicit memory and how does it differ from explicit memory? What age-related differences are found for each?

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Implicit memory is memory without any de...

Question 5

Items of information in the long-term memory store _____________.

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A)  are only held there for several days
B)  are not always in our conscious awareness
C)  cannot be retrieved
D)  are remembered best when they are encoded rotelyE) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 6

Primary memory is a type of ______ and it shows_______________.

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A)  sensory memory; a great deal of decline with increasing age
B)  short-term memory; very little or no decline with increasing age
C)  short-term memory; a great deal of decline with increasing age
D)  long-term memory; very little decline with increasing ageE) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 7

Knowing that broccoli is a kind of vegetable is an example of _____.

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A)  working memory
B)  procedural memory
C)  episodic memory
D)  semantic memoryE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 8

Older adults often claim that their memory is not as good as it used to be.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Jean has difficulty remembering whether she actually turned off the stove or whether she only thought about doing it.This is a type of ______ on which there is ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  activity memory; evidence for age-related decline
B)  semantic memory; no evidence for age-related decline
C)  working memory; evidence for age-related decline
D)  remote memory; no evidence for age-related declineE) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 10

In which of the following age intervals would the reminiscence bump be most likely to occur?

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A)  Ages 5 to 10
B)  Ages 10 to 30
C)  Ages 40 to 60
D)  Ages 60 to 80E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 11

What is the role of elaboration in encoding? What is the relationship between encoding elaboration and production deficiency?

Accepted Answer

In order to prepare items of information...

Question 12

Which memory store is difficult to study because of its fleeting nature?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sensory store
B)  Short-term store
C)  Primary store
D)  Remote storeE) C) and D)
F) A) and B) A

Question 13

Remembering when,or in which order,things actually occurred _________.

Accepted Answer

A)  is a noncontent attribute of episodic memory
B)  is especially difficult when there is damage to the frontal lobe area of the brain
C)  shows age-related deficit when individuals must reconstruct an order exactly
D)  All of the aboveE) C) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 14

Remote memory ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  is not difficult to study
B)  has only been studied with regard to factual information
C)  is something that older adults claim holds up very well
D)  has only been studied with regard to personal informationE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 15

Older adults who do poorly on tests of explicit memory often __________ on tests of implicit memory.

Accepted Answer

A)  do better
B)  do about the same
C)  do worseD) All of the above
E) B) and C)

Question 16

What attributions do people make when a young versus an older adult experiences an everyday memory failure?

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Older adults' memory failures are attrib...

Question 17

Memory that occurs without a person's awareness that something has been learned or remembered is __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  working memory
B)  short-term memory
C)  faulty memory
D)  implicit memoryE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 18

When a young woman forgets where she put her keys,her forgetting is attributed to _____; when an older woman forgets where she put her keys,her forgetting is attributed to _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  bad luck; lack of attention
B)  lack of effort; poor memory ability
C)  lack of attention; lack of effort
D)  mental difficulty; lack of attentionE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 19

Recognition tests ___________.

Accepted Answer

A)  are more difficult than cued recall tests
B)  provide more retrieval support than recall tests do
C)  are only used to test memory for noncontent attributes
D)  have never been used in memory studies on older adultsE) A) and B)
F) A) and C) B

Question 20

John has difficulty remembering names when he is introduced to people,so he tries to associate a person's name with some aspect of the person's facial features.This is an example of a(n) ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  internal mnemonic technique
B)  external mnemonic technique
C)  classical conditioning technique
D)  implicit memory techniqueE) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Exam 5: Memory

Compared to younger adults,older adults are ___________ susceptible to false memories (for example,remembering a specific word was on the list of words they studied when really it was not there) .

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The short-term memory store _____________.

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What is meant by the term reminiscence bump?

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What is implicit memory and how does it differ from explicit memory? What age-related differences are found for each?

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Items of information in the long-term memory store _____________.

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Primary memory is a type of ______ and it shows_______________.

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Knowing that broccoli is a kind of vegetable is an example of _____.

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Older adults often claim that their memory is not as good as it used to be.

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Jean has difficulty remembering whether she actually turned off the stove or whether she only thought about doing it.This is a type of ______ on which there is ______.

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In which of the following age intervals would the reminiscence bump be most likely to occur?

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What is the role of elaboration in encoding? What is the relationship between encoding elaboration and production deficiency?

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Which memory store is difficult to study because of its fleeting nature?

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Remembering when,or in which order,things actually occurred _________.

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Remote memory ____________.

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Older adults who do poorly on tests of explicit memory often __________ on tests of implicit memory.

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What attributions do people make when a young versus an older adult experiences an everyday memory failure?

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Memory that occurs without a person's awareness that something has been learned or remembered is __________.

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When a young woman forgets where she put her keys,her forgetting is attributed to _____; when an older woman forgets where she put her keys,her forgetting is attributed to _______.

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Recognition tests ___________.

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