Question 1

Prospective memory limits the cognitive resources available for other tasks because it

Accepted Answer

Prospective memory is the ability to remember to do something in the future, and it requires cognitive resources to maintain the intention in mind while performing other tasks. This limits the available resources for other tasks, such as reducing the number of items we can maintain in short-term storage.

Question 2

If someone asks you to describe your first day of school,you would most likely retrieve a(n)________ memory.

Accepted Answer

Episodic memory refers to the memory of specific events, experiences or episodes that have a particular time and place associated with them. The first day of school is a specific event that is likely to be remembered and recalled in the form of an episodic memory. Procedural memory refers to memory of skills and how to perform certain tasks, while implicit memory refers to unconscious memories, both of which are unlikely to be relevant in describing the first day of school. Semantic memory refers to memory of general knowledge, concepts and facts, which can be relevant in describing the first day of school, but episodic memory is likely to be more salient in this case.

Question 3

A person who has experienced the loss of past memories may be experiencing

Accepted Answer

Retrograde amnesia is the loss of past memories, often due to brain injury or trauma. Proactive interference refers to when old memories interfere with the ability to remember new information, while retroactive interference is when new information interferes with the ability to remember old information. Anterograde amnesia is the inability to form new memories after the onset of the condition.

Question 4

If the Wicked Witch of the West flew down and struck you with retrograde amnesia,you would be ________ to remember anything from before the incident and ________ to form new memories.

Accepted Answer

Retrograde amnesia is the loss of memory for events that occurred before the incident that caused the amnesia. Therefore, the person would be unable to remember anything from before the incident (unable). However, anterograde amnesia is the inability to form new memories after the incident. Since the question specifies retrograde amnesia only, the person would still be able to form new memories (able).

Question 5

If you can remember exactly what you did yesterday but have trouble remembering the names of all 50 states,then you have excellent ________ memory but may have poor ________ memory.

Accepted Answer

Episodic memory refers to the memory of personal experiences and events, while semantic memory refers to the memory of facts and knowledge. Remembering what you did yesterday is a clear example of episodic memory, while recalling the names of all 50 states falls under semantic memory. Therefore, having excellent episodic memory but poor semantic memory fits the description of option A.

Question 6

Yolanda has a brain tumor.As the tumor gets bigger,Yolanda can no longer form new memories in long-term storage.Yolanda most likely has ________ amnesia.

Accepted Answer

Anterograde amnesia is the inability to form new memories in long-term storage after a brain injury or disease. This is consistent with Yolanda's symptoms of not being able to form new memories as her brain tumor gets bigger. Retrograde amnesia, on the other hand, is the loss of memories that occurred before the brain injury or disease. Proactive and retroactive amnesia are not types of amnesia.

Question 7

If someone asks you to describe what a school is,you would most likely retrieve a(n)________ memory.

Accepted Answer

Describing what a school is requires a semantic memory, which is a type of long-term memory that stores general knowledge and concepts about the world, including facts, meanings, and categories. This knowledge is not linked to a specific personal experience (episodic memory) or a motor skill (procedural memory), but rather is abstract and can be retrieved consciously.

Question 8

Sue and Mary are talking about knitting.Sue is trying to remember the first thing she ever knitted.Mary is trying to remember what the word knitting means.Sue is trying to recall a(n)________ memory and Mary is going to recall a(n)________ memory.

Accepted Answer

Sue is trying to recall an episodic memory, which involves personal experiences and specific events. Mary is trying to recall a semantic memory, which involves general knowledge and facts, such as the meaning of words.

Question 9

Igor has not been skiing in 10 years.However,when he gets on his skis,his body remembers exactly how to ski.The kind of memory that makes it possible for him to remember how to ski is

Accepted Answer

Procedural memory refers to the type of memory which is responsible for acquiring skills and knowledge through repetition and practice, such as riding a bike or playing a musical instrument. In this scenario, Igor's ability to remember how to ski despite not doing so in 10 years is due to his procedural memory. Explicit memory refers to conscious recollection of information, episodic memory refers to memory of personal experiences, and semantic memory refers to memory of general knowledge and concepts.

Question 10

On his way to work,Jon's wife reminds him that he needs to pick up milk on his way home from work.To remember to pick up milk on his way home,Jon should use his ________ memory.

Accepted Answer

Prospective memory refers to remembering to perform an action in the future, such as remembering to pick up milk on the way home from work.

Question 11

After falling off your horse,you seem to have lost all memory of the past three years of your life.Based on this symptom,the doctor will most likely diagnose you with

Accepted Answer

Retrograde amnesia is the loss of memory for events that occurred before an injury or traumatic event. In this case, the person has lost memory of the past three years, which indicates retrograde amnesia. Anterograde amnesia, on the other hand, is the loss of ability to create new memories after an injury or traumatic event. Proactive and retroactive interference are both related to memory recall, but do not involve a loss of memory like amnesia does.

Question 12

Scientists have created a drug that leaves your existing memory intact but eliminates your ability to form any new memories.This drug seems to create

Accepted Answer

Anterograde amnesia is characterized by an inability to form new memories after the point of onset, while leaving previous memories intact. Therefore, the drug described in the question seems to create anterograde amnesia.

Question 13

Remembering how to ice skate is most likely an example of ________ memory.

Accepted Answer

Procedural memory involves learning how to do a specific task or skill, such as ice skating. This type of memory is often automatic and difficult to put into words or explain to someone else. Therefore, remembering how to ice skate would fall under procedural memory.

Question 14

People find it very easy to put on a button-down shirt but much harder to write down the steps involved in putting on a button-down shirt.This difference suggests that ________ memory is typically an ________ memory.

Accepted Answer

The ability to put on a button-down shirt involves procedural memory, which is typically an implicit memory that is automatic and unconscious. In contrast, writing down the steps requires the use of explicit memory, which involves conscious awareness and intentional retrieval of information. Therefore, the fact that people find it easier to perform the task than to explain it suggests that procedural memory is involved and that it is an implicit memory.

Question 15

Which of the following is a type of explicit memory?

Accepted Answer

Episodic memory is a type of explicit memory that involves the ability to recall specific events, experiences, and personal facts. Procedural memory, motor skills, and classical conditioning are all types of implicit memory.

Question 16

Patient H.M.had part of his medial temporal lobes,including the hippocampus,removed to eliminate seizures.After his surgery,H.M.could no longer

Accepted Answer

Patient H.M. was unable to form new explicit memories after his surgery, but he retained his old implicit memories and was able to learn new procedural skills. However, he could not consciously recall the information or events that he had learned.

Question 17

Which of the following is a type of implicit memory?

Accepted Answer

Procedural memory is a type of implicit memory that involves the skills and abilities required to perform tasks, such as riding a bike or typing on a keyboard, without conscious awareness or attention. Episodic, facts, and semantic memory are all types of explicit memory that involve conscious recollection of specific events, knowledge, or concepts.

Question 18

Jonathan was in a motorcycle accident and sustained an injury to his hippocampus.He now has anterograde amnesia,which means that he has difficulty

Accepted Answer

Anterograde amnesia specifically affects the ability to form new memories. Therefore, Jonathan would have difficulty creating new memories after the injury to his hippocampus.

Question 19

Hogan remembers the general information about a movie he saw a long time ago.He cannot remember the actors or the details of the movie but knows that it was a romantic comedy.Hogan's memory of this movie is

Accepted Answer

Hogan's memory of the movie as a romantic comedy is a general knowledge or category, which falls under semantic memory - the memory for general knowledge or facts. It is not an implicit memory (unconscious memory of skills or habits), procedural memory (memory for how to do things), or held in sensory storage (memory for brief sensory impressions).

Question 20

Which of the following actions is an example of prospective memory?

Accepted Answer

Prospective memory involves remembering to do something in the future. Planning to pick up a library book on your way home tomorrow involves remembering to do something in the future, making it an example of prospective memory. Learning historical dates for an exam tomorrow is an example of regular memory. Daydreaming about a date next Friday and remembering what you did last weekend have to do with past or future events, but they are not specifically about remembering to do something in the future, so they are not examples of prospective memory.

Quiz 7: Memory

Prospective memory limits the cognitive resources available for other tasks because it

If someone asks you to describe your first day of school,you would most likely retrieve a(n) ________ memory.

A person who has experienced the loss of past memories may be experiencing

If the Wicked Witch of the West flew down and struck you with retrograde amnesia,you would be to remember anything from before the incident and to form new memories.

If you can remember exactly what you did yesterday but have trouble remembering the names of all 50 states,then you have excellent memory but may have poor memory.

Yolanda has a brain tumor.As the tumor gets bigger,Yolanda can no longer form new memories in long-term storage.Yolanda most likely has ________ amnesia.

If someone asks you to describe what a school is,you would most likely retrieve a(n) ________ memory.

Sue and Mary are talking about knitting.Sue is trying to remember the first thing she ever knitted.Mary is trying to remember what the word knitting means.Sue is trying to recall a(n) memory and Mary is going to recall a(n) memory.

Igor has not been skiing in 10 years.However,when he gets on his skis,his body remembers exactly how to ski.The kind of memory that makes it possible for him to remember how to ski is

On his way to work,Jon's wife reminds him that he needs to pick up milk on his way home from work.To remember to pick up milk on his way home,Jon should use his ________ memory.

After falling off your horse,you seem to have lost all memory of the past three years of your life.Based on this symptom,the doctor will most likely diagnose you with

Scientists have created a drug that leaves your existing memory intact but eliminates your ability to form any new memories.This drug seems to create

Remembering how to ice skate is most likely an example of ________ memory.

People find it very easy to put on a button-down shirt but much harder to write down the steps involved in putting on a button-down shirt.This difference suggests that memory is typically an memory.

Which of the following is a type of explicit memory?

Patient H.M.had part of his medial temporal lobes,including the hippocampus,removed to eliminate seizures.After his surgery,H.M.could no longer

Which of the following is a type of implicit memory?

Jonathan was in a motorcycle accident and sustained an injury to his hippocampus.He now has anterograde amnesia,which means that he has difficulty

Hogan remembers the general information about a movie he saw a long time ago.He cannot remember the actors or the details of the movie but knows that it was a romantic comedy.Hogan's memory of this movie is

Which of the following actions is an example of prospective memory?

Quiz 7: Memory

Prospective memory limits the cognitive resources available for other tasks because it

If someone asks you to describe your first day of school,you would most likely retrieve a(n) ________ memory.

A person who has experienced the loss of past memories may be experiencing

If the Wicked Witch of the West flew down and struck you with retrograde amnesia,you would be ________ to remember anything from before the incident and ________ to form new memories.

If you can remember exactly what you did yesterday but have trouble remembering the names of all 50 states,then you have excellent ________ memory but may have poor ________ memory.

Yolanda has a brain tumor.As the tumor gets bigger,Yolanda can no longer form new memories in long-term storage.Yolanda most likely has ________ amnesia.

If someone asks you to describe what a school is,you would most likely retrieve a(n) ________ memory.

Sue and Mary are talking about knitting.Sue is trying to remember the first thing she ever knitted.Mary is trying to remember what the word knitting means.Sue is trying to recall a(n) ________ memory and Mary is going to recall a(n) ________ memory.

Igor has not been skiing in 10 years.However,when he gets on his skis,his body remembers exactly how to ski.The kind of memory that makes it possible for him to remember how to ski is

On his way to work,Jon's wife reminds him that he needs to pick up milk on his way home from work.To remember to pick up milk on his way home,Jon should use his ________ memory.

After falling off your horse,you seem to have lost all memory of the past three years of your life.Based on this symptom,the doctor will most likely diagnose you with

Scientists have created a drug that leaves your existing memory intact but eliminates your ability to form any new memories.This drug seems to create

Remembering how to ice skate is most likely an example of ________ memory.

People find it very easy to put on a button-down shirt but much harder to write down the steps involved in putting on a button-down shirt.This difference suggests that ________ memory is typically an ________ memory.

Which of the following is a type of explicit memory?

Patient H.M.had part of his medial temporal lobes,including the hippocampus,removed to eliminate seizures.After his surgery,H.M.could no longer

Which of the following is a type of implicit memory?

Jonathan was in a motorcycle accident and sustained an injury to his hippocampus.He now has anterograde amnesia,which means that he has difficulty

Hogan remembers the general information about a movie he saw a long time ago.He cannot remember the actors or the details of the movie but knows that it was a romantic comedy.Hogan's memory of this movie is

Which of the following actions is an example of prospective memory?

If the Wicked Witch of the West flew down and struck you with retrograde amnesia,you would be to remember anything from before the incident and to form new memories.

If you can remember exactly what you did yesterday but have trouble remembering the names of all 50 states,then you have excellent memory but may have poor memory.

Sue and Mary are talking about knitting.Sue is trying to remember the first thing she ever knitted.Mary is trying to remember what the word knitting means.Sue is trying to recall a(n) memory and Mary is going to recall a(n) memory.

People find it very easy to put on a button-down shirt but much harder to write down the steps involved in putting on a button-down shirt.This difference suggests that memory is typically an memory.