Question 1

Your text discusses how episodic and semantic memories are interconnected.This discussion revealed that when we experience events,

Accepted Answer

The text states that "semantic memory is heavily dependent on episodic memory for its initial formation" which suggests that the knowledge that forms semantic memories is first attained through personal experiences stored in episodic memory. None of the other answer choices are supported in the text.

Question 2

"I remember being really excited last year,when my college team won the national championship in basketball." This statement is an example ofmemory.

Accepted Answer

This statement refers to a specific event that the person personally experienced, making it an example of episodic memory.

Question 3

Lucille is teaching Kendra how to play racquetball.She teaches her how to hold the racquet,where to stand,and how to make effective shots.These learned skills that Lucille has acquired are an example ofmemory.

Accepted Answer

Procedural memory is responsible for learning and remembering how to perform physical activities or skills. Lucille teaching Kendra how to hold the racquet, where to stand, and how to make effective shots are all physical skills that fall under procedural memory.

Question 4

Which task below would most likely be used to test for implicit memory?

Accepted Answer

Completing a word for which the first and last letter have been supplied is a task commonly used to test implicit memory. This task assesses the ability to complete a word fragment that has been presented previously, which relies on implicit memory processes.

Question 5

Which of the following is an example of a semantic memory?

Accepted Answer

Semantic memory refers to general world knowledge, facts, and concepts. Option C refers to a general fact about the location of active volcanoes, and therefore is an example of semantic memory. Options A and B are specific memories of events, while option D is a memory of a single word and does not represent general knowledge or concepts.

Question 6

A patient with impaired episodic memory would most likely have the greatest difficulty in

Accepted Answer

Impaired episodic memory is the inability to remember personal experiences and events that occurred in a specific time and place. Remembering graduating from college is an example of an episodic memory, so someone with impaired episodic memory would have difficulty with this task. Recognizing famous people requires semantic memory, recalling where to find eating utensils in the kitchen requires procedural memory, and remembering the meaning of some words requires semantic or lexical memory. These types of memory would not be primarily affected in someone with impaired episodic memory.

Question 7

In the movie Groundhog Day,Bill Murray's character grows frustrated as he experiences the same day in his life over and over again.With each "passing" day,he is able to respond to people's actions more and more quickly because of

Accepted Answer

Repetition priming refers to the phenomenon in which exposure to a stimulus (or situation) makes it easier and quicker to process in the future. In the case of Bill Murray's character in Groundhog Day, he is repeatedly experiencing the same situations and interactions with people, which allows his brain to become more efficient at processing and responding to them over time.

Question 8

One of the defining characteristics of implicit memory is that

Accepted Answer

Implicit memory refers to the unconscious use of previously learned information, without conscious awareness.

Question 9

The following statement represents what kind of memory? "The Beatles stopped making music together as a group in the early 1970s."

Accepted Answer

This statement represents semantic memory, which is the general knowledge and factual information about the world that we have acquired throughout our lives.

Question 10

K.C. ,who was injured in a motorcycle accident,remembers facts like the difference between a strike and a spare in bowling,but he is unaware of experiencing things like hearing about the circumstances of his brother's death,which occurred two years before the accident.His memory behavior suggests

Accepted Answer

K.C.'s ability to remember facts like the difference between a strike and a spare in bowling suggests that his semantic memory is intact. However, his inability to recall specific events like hearing about his brother's death suggests a defect in his episodic memory. Therefore, the best choice is A, intact semantic memory but defective episodic memory.

Question 11

Your text describes an "Italian woman" who,after an attack of encephalitis,had difficulty remembering people or facts she knew before.She could,however,remember her life events and daily tasks.Her memory behavior reflects

Accepted Answer

The text states that the woman had difficulty remembering "people or facts" she knew before, which suggests a problem with semantic memory. However, she was able to remember her "life events" and "daily tasks," which indicate intact episodic memory. There is no information to suggest a problem with procedural memory. Therefore, the most accurate description of her memory behavior is intact episodic memory but defective semantic memory.

Question 12

Which of the following is NOT an example of an implicit memory?

Accepted Answer

Semantic memory is a type of explicit memory, as it involves the conscious recall of facts and knowledge. The other choices, classical conditioning, repetition priming, and procedural memory, all involve automatic and unconscious memory processing, making them examples of implicit memory.

Question 13

Which of the following statements is the most accurate with regard to autobiographical memories?

Accepted Answer

Autobiographical memories can include both episodic and semantic content. Episodic memory is the ability to recall specific events from personal experience, while semantic memory refers to general knowledge about the world. Autobiographical memories can involve a combination of these two types of memory, and the content of the memory can vary in accuracy depending on various factors.

Question 14

According to Tulving,the defining properties of the experience of episodic memory is that

Accepted Answer

Tulving proposed that the defining property of episodic memory is the ability to mentally travel back in time to relive past events.

Answer: B  
 Tulving also emphasized that episodic memory is based on remembering specific personal experiences from our past, so it is not simply a recall of general knowledge about the world.

Answer: C and D are incorrect choices based on Tulving's original definition of episodic memory.

Question 15

Which of the following is NOT an example of semantic memory?

Accepted Answer

Semantic memory refers to general world knowledge, such as facts and concepts, rather than specific personal experiences. Option C is a personal memory, whereas options A and B are examples of general knowledge about a topic. Therefore, A and B are both considered examples of semantic memory, while C is not.

Question 16

memories are to experiences asmemories are to facts.

Accepted Answer

Episodic memories are autobiographical memories of personal experiences, while semantic memories are memories of general knowledge and facts about the world.

Question 17

Imagine that the students described below are all taking a multiple choice test.Which student's behavior best describes an example of implicit memory?

Accepted Answer

This student's behavior suggests that they are relying on a sense of familiarity, which is a hallmark of implicit memory, to choose the answer. They may not consciously remember the specific details, but the familiarity of choice b triggers a feeling that it must be right.

Question 18

Ming is taking a memory test.She is more likely to recall the name of a popular singer if she had

Accepted Answer

The answer of Ming is taking a memory test.She is...

Question 19

Explicit memory is toas implicit memory is to.

Accepted Answer

Explicit memory refers to conscious or intentional memory retrieval, while implicit memory involves unconscious or unintentional memory retrieval. The relationship between them can be described as aware versus unaware. Therefore, option A is the correct answer. Option B is incorrect because self and others are unrelated to the definition of explicit and implicit memory. Option C refers to the order of memory items in a list and is not relevant to this question. Option D describes the difference between episodic memory (memory of personal experiences) and semantic memory (memory of general knowledge), which may be related but not identical to the difference between explicit and implicit memory.

Question 20

Phoebe steps up to the golf ball and hits it down the fairway.She sees that the ball is heading towards someone,so she yells "Fore!" After her two partners hit their balls,they pick up their bags and start walking to the next hole.But Phoebe says,"Wait a minute,I haven't teed off yet." This behavior shows that Phoebe has a problem with memory.

Accepted Answer

Episodic memory involves the ability to remember specific events or experiences. In this scenario, Phoebe is not able to remember that she has already hit her ball, indicating a problem with her ability to recall personal experiences.

Quiz 6: Long term Memory: Structure