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H.M.could learn to read mirror-reversed text.This is an example of:


A) implicit memory.
B) explicit memory.
C) declarative memory.
D) metamemory.

E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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Maya showed up at a police station one day claiming she could not recall who she was.After being examined by a doctor,she was found to have no obvious injury or brain damage.What type of amnesia did Maya suffer from?


A) transient global amnesia (TGA)
B) dissociative fugue
C) dissociative amnesia
D) source amnesia

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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According to Tulving,animals cannot maintain episodic memories because animals:


A) are usually unable to remember where food is located.
B) cannot learn how to avoid electric shock.
C) do not have a sense of self.
D) have a keen sense of the passage of time.

E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

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What seems to be the role of the basal forebrain and diencephalon in episodic memory?

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In general,the research on false memory has shown that false memories can be created in:


A) the laboratory,but not in the real world.
B) the real world,but not in the laboratory.
C) both the real world and the laboratory.
D) neither the real world nor the laboratory.

E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

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A person who has anterograde amnesia has difficulty with:


A) recognizing common objects.
B) understanding the meaning of spoken words.
C) naming living things.
D) learning new information.

E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

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Many students consider multiple-choice exams to be easier than essay exams.This is because multiple-choice test items:


A) contain more memory cues than essay exams.
B) contain fewer memory cues than essay exams.
C) involve free recall rather than recognition.
D) involve free recall rather than cued recall.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

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Research suggests that transient global amnesia may be due to:


A) a traumatic event that occurred in a person's past.
B) the effects of prolonged retrograde amnesia.
C) permanent damage to the hippocampus.
D) temporary disruption of the hippocampus.

E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

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The basal forebrain appears to be involved in:


A) determining whether something is old or new.
B) directly storing new episodic memories.
C) remembering source information.
D) determining what the hippocampus stores.

E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

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How do free recall,cued recall,and recognition differ in terms of the number of memory cues available?

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The finding that scrub jays can remember what type of food they stored in different locations as well as how long ago it was stored demonstrates that scrub jays may have:


A) episodic memory.
B) semantic memory.
C) a conscious sense of self.
D) the ability to communicate their memories flexibly.

E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

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Which of the following is an example of source amnesia?


A) having difficulty remembering information for your history class because you are also trying to study for your English class
B) remembering burning your hand on a hot stove as a child,when this never actually happened
C) your old phone number interfering with you remembering your new one
D) thinking you remember playing in a particular park as a young child,but actually only remembering the pictures your parents took of you playing in that park

E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

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Godden and Baddeley (1975) found that,the divers who remembered the most were the ones who:


A) learned and were tested in different environments.
B) learned and were tested in the same environment.
C) learned underwater.
D) were tested underwater.

E) None of the above
F) All of the above

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Tulving proposed that:


A) episodic memory grows out of semantic memory.
B) semantic memory grows out of episodic memory.
C) episodic and semantic memories arise at the same time.
D) whether episodic or semantic memory comes first depends on the age at which the memory is acquired.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

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Which of the following states that retrieval is MORE likely if the cues available at recall are similar to those that were available at encoding?


A) Consolidation
B) depth of processing
C) transfer-appropriate processing
D) proactive interference

E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

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Knowing that the speed limit on the highway is 65 mph is an example of a(n) :


A) nondeclarative memory.
B) implicit memory.
C) semantic memory.
D) episodic memory.

E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

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In a 1972 study,Bransford and Johnson read an abstract passage aloud to participants,who then had to recall as much information as possible.Some participants were also shown a picture that was described by the passage,either before or after they heard the passage read.Which group remembered the MOST information?


A) people who saw the picture after hearing the passage
B) people who saw the picture before hearing the passage
C) people who did not see any picture
D) people who drew their own picture while the passage was being read

E) None of the above
F) B) and D)

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One difference between episodic and semantic memory is that episodic memory ______,while semantic memory _______.


A) is part of declarative memory;is part of nondeclarative memory
B) does not have autobiographical content;has autobiographical content
C) is acquired in a single exposure;usually requires several exposures
D) is part of explicit memory;is part of implicit memory

E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

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Remembering that you received a B on your last math test is an example of a(n) :


A) nondeclarative memory.
B) implicit memory.
C) semantic memory.
D) episodic memory.

E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

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Functional amnesia may be associated with:


A) an underdeveloped hippocampus and frontal cortex.
B) abuse of alcohol and tranquilizers.
C) a severe head injury.
D) abnormalities in the medial temporal lobe and diencephalon.

E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

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