Question 1

Aliens abducted Wally and destroyed his capacity to form any new episodic memories. In other words, they damaged Wally's __________, causing __________ amnesia.

Accepted Answer

The hippocampus is responsible for encoding new memories, so damage to this area would result in anterograde amnesia, which is the inability to form new memories.

Question 2

Which of the following is not one of the PQ4R suggestions for the most successful strategies for remembering textbook material?

Accepted Answer

The PQ4R method emphasizes understanding and processing information rather than rote memorization. Memorizing definitions is not part of the PQ4R strategy, which focuses on previewing, questioning, reading, reflecting, reciting, and reviewing.

Question 3

Brian is trying to remember the colors of the visible spectrum: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet. Brian decides to use the acronym ROYGBIV, which contains the first letter of each of the colors' names. Brian is using __________ to remember the colors.

Accepted Answer

Brian is using a mnemonic strategy, specifically an acronym, to remember the colors of the visible spectrum. Mnemonic strategies are memory aids that can help individuals remember information more easily.

Question 4

Shana cannot remember anything about the months prior to the plane crash she was in, nor can she remember anything about the accident itself. Shana is experiencing __________ amnesia.

Accepted Answer

Retrograde amnesia is the inability to remember events prior to a specific incident or trauma, in this case, the plane crash. Anterograde amnesia refers to the inability to form new memories after the incident, while hippocampal amnesia specifically involves damage to the hippocampus region of the brain. Psychogenic amnesia is typically caused by psychological trauma and is not related to physical brain damage.

Question 5

Jerry and Tommy both studied for exactly ten hours each to get ready for the psychology midterm exam. Jerry studied for the ten hours immediately preceding the midterm. Tommy studied for one hour per day on each of the ten days immediately preceding the midterm. Based on this information only, how should Jerry and Tommy do on the exam?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Jerry and Tommy both studied for exactly...

Question 6

Your friend Benjamin tells you that he's going to study for his upcoming exam by setting aside six hours one day to devote solely to the material. Having learned much from your psychology class, you explain to Benjamin that it's much more effective for him to utilize __________ to study because it will help him to spread out the material and learn it more deeply.

Accepted Answer

Distributed practice, also known as spaced practice, involves spreading out study sessions over time rather than cramming all the material into a single session (massed practice). Research has consistently shown that distributed practice leads to better retention and deeper learning of material. Therefore, it is a more effective way for Benjamin to study for his exam.

Question 7

Roderick fell off a ladder and sustained brain injuries. When asked about the events leading up to the accident, he said he could not remember. Roderick is most likely experiencing

Accepted Answer

Retrograde amnesia involves the loss of pre-existing memories, such as the inability to recall events leading up to an accident.

Question 8

Beatrice is hit on the head rather hard and suffers a concussion and retrograde amnesia. Which of the following statements is false ?

Accepted Answer

Retrograde amnesia affects the ability to recall past memories, not the formation of new ones. Beatrice would have difficulty remembering events before the trauma, but forming new episodic memories is typically not affected by retrograde amnesia.

Question 9

In a freak accident, Neeley damaged her frontal cortex and was unable to remember anything that took place months before the accident. Neeley is suffering from

Accepted Answer

Retrograde amnesia is the inability to recall memories that were formed before the onset of amnesia, which matches Neeley's condition of not remembering events prior to the accident.

Question 10

Crystal was involved in a serious snowmobile accident. Immediately after the accident, she could not remember the four days prior to the injury. As she recovered, she eventually remembered everything except the actual snowmobile ride that resulted in the injury. What did she suffer from?

Accepted Answer

Crystal suffered from retrograde amnesia, which is the inability to recall events that occurred before the onset of amnesia, such as the days leading up to her accident.

Question 11

Stan is trying to remember the name of the people in his new study group. He visualizes Stacey at the kitchen table, Lucy in the hallway, Monty at the microwave, and Mandy at the refrigerator. Stan is using a memory enhancing strategy known as

Accepted Answer

Stan is using the method of loci by associating each person with a specific location in his house. This strategy involves creating a mental map of a familiar place and associating each piece of information with a specific location within that map. It is a commonly used memory technique dating back to ancient Greece and Rome.

Question 12

Using the acronym OCEAN (openness, conscientiousness, extroversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism)to remember the factors of the five factor model of personality is an example of

Accepted Answer

A mnemonic strategy is a technique used to aid memory, and using the acronym OCEAN to remember the five factors is an example of such a strategy.

Question 13

Jerzy suffered brain damage when he fell off his bed. Now, whenever someone tells him something, Jerzy remembers it only briefly. He still believes he is eight, the age he was when he fell off the bed, even though years have passed. Jerzy's condition, anterograde amnesia, demonstrates that sometimes information can fail to be transferred from __________ memory to __________ memory.

Accepted Answer

Anterograde amnesia affects the ability to transfer new information from short-term memory to long-term memory, which is why Jerzy cannot form new long-term memories after his accident.

Question 14

The night before his economics exam, Rahesh spent eight consecutive hours studying for the test. This was necessary because he had not reviewed any of the material for the previous three weeks. Memory experts would refer to this as ________ practice.

Accepted Answer

Massed practice refers to studying intensively over a short period of time without breaks, which is what Rahesh did by studying for eight consecutive hours the night before the exam.

Question 15

Raquelle was in an accident that damaged her brain. Now she has lost her memory for all events occurring after her accident. Raquelle's accident has resulted in __________ amnesia.

Accepted Answer

Anterograde amnesia is the inability to form new memories after the event that caused the amnesia, which matches Raquelle's condition.

Question 16

Tanya and Brad are roommates studying for a psychology midterm exam. Tanya is careful to read her textbook at an even pace, but Brad keeps stopping and rereading when there is something he doesn't quite grasp. Which of the following is true?

Accepted Answer

Brad will remember more because adjusting his reading speed to the complexity of the text allows for better understanding and retention of the material.

Question 17

Trevor was in a car accident and received a fairly serious head injury. Although he can remember his name and can recognize his twelve cats, he is unable to remember anything that has happened since the accident. Trevor is experiencing __________ amnesia.

Accepted Answer

Trevor is experiencing anterograde amnesia, which is the inability to form new memories after the event that caused the amnesia, such as a head injury.

Question 18

Cicero, an imperial Roman orator, endorsed a mnemonic strategy called the method of loci more than 2,000 years ago; the technique is still one of the most powerful known today. The method of loci involves

Accepted Answer

The method of loci involves creating visual images associating list items with parts of a well-known place, which helps in memorizing information by mentally placing items in specific locations.

Question 19

Before he goes to the supermarket, Stanley imagines the items that he needs by thinking about them in their various locations in the store. That way he can get everything he needs in one area before moving on to the next. Stanley is using a mnemonic called

Accepted Answer

The method of loci is a mnemonic device that involves visualizing items to be remembered in specific locations, which is what Stanley is doing by imagining the items in their store locations.

Question 20

You decide that instead of writing down your grocery list, you want to try out one of the mnemonic strategies you read about in your textbook. To that end, you try to associate each item on the list with a different room in your house. Which mnemonic strategy is this?

Accepted Answer

The method of loci involves associating items you want to remember with specific locations, such as rooms in your house, to aid in recall.

Quiz 6: Memory

Aliens abducted Wally and destroyed his capacity to form any new episodic memories. In other words, they damaged Wally's , causing amnesia.