iClicker Questions for

Chapter 7: Memory

Psychology in Everyday Life 3e by David G. Myers & Nathan DeWall

Melissa Terlecki, Cabrini College

1. According to the Atkinson and Shiffron model, what is the order of memory processing?

a. long-termshort-termsensoryb. short-termsensorylong-termc. sensoryshort-termlong-termd. short-termlong-termsensory

1. According to the Atkinson and Shiffron model, what is the order of memory processing? (Answer)a. long-termshort-termsensoryb. short-termsensorylong-termc. sensoryshort-termlong-termd. short-termlong-termsensory

2. Working memory is also the name for which stage of processing?

a. long-termb. short-termc. sensoryd. implicit

2. Working memory is also the name for which stage of processing? (Answer)a. long-termb. short-termc. sensoryd. implicit

3. Which of the following is NOT automatically processed in memory?

a. timeb. spacec. rehearsald. frequency

3. Which of the following is NOT automatically processed in memory? (Answer)a. timeb. spacec. rehearsald. frequency

4. The tendency for distributed study or practice to yield better long-term retention is called:

a. chunking.b. mnemonics.c. the testing effect.d. the spacing effect.

4. The tendency for distributed study or practice to yield better long-term retention is called: (Answer)a. chunking.b. mnemonics.c. the testing effect.d. the spacing effect.

5. Which part of the brain is involved in emotion-related memory formation?

a. cerebellumb. hippocampusc. basal gangliad. amygdala

5. Which part of the brain is involved in emotion-related memory formation? (Answer)a. cerebellumb. hippocampusc. basal gangliad. amygdala

6. Which is NOT an indicator that something has been learned and retained?

a. effortb. recallc. recognitiond. relearning

6. Which is NOT an indicator that something has been learned and retained? (Answer)a. effortb. recallc. recognitiond. relearning

7. Multiple choice questioning is usually a test of:

a. priming.b. relearning.c. recognition.d. recall.

7. Multiple choice questioning is usually a test of: (Answer)

a. priming.b. relearning.c. recognition.d. recall.

8. Which type of forgetting involves no effort or attention to the item to be remembered?

a. storage decayb. encoding failurec. retrieval failured. amnesia

8. Which type of forgetting involves no effort or attention to the item to be remembered? (Answer)a. storage decayb. encoding failurec. retrieval failured. amnesia

9. If learning something new interferes with the recall of old information, it is called:

a. proactive interference.b. source amnesia.c. retroactive interference.d. repression.

9. If learning something new interferes with the recall of old information, it is called: (Answer)a. proactive interference.b. source amnesia.c. retroactive interference.d. repression.

10. Research on repressed memories shows that:

a. memories before three years of age are reliable.b. recovered memories are rare.c. memories recovered under hypnosis are reliable.d. both real and false memories can be upsetting.

10. Research on repressed memories shows that: (Answer)

a. memories before three years of age are reliable.b. recovered memories are rare.c. memories recovered under hypnosis are reliable.d. both real and false memories can be

upsetting.

Critical Thinking Questions

11. John needs to remember a phone number he has just heard. He is also trying to remember the person’s face whom he wants to call. Which part of memory processing is at work?

a. central executiveb. automatic processingc. implicit memoryd. sensory memory

11. John needs to remember a phone number he has just heard. He is also trying to remember the person’s face whom he wants to call. Which part of memory processing is at work? (Answer)a. central executiveb. automatic processingc. implicit memoryd. sensory memory

12. A person runs by our visual field and we have a flash of that image in our “mind’s eye” for a second and then it is gone. Which part of memory are we likely using?a. iconic memoryb. echoic memoryc. working memoryd. long-term memory

12. A person runs by our visual field and we have a flash of that image in our “mind’s eye” for a second and then it is gone. Which part of memory are we likely using? (Answer)a. iconic memoryb. echoic memoryc. working memoryd. long-term memory

13. Remembering the word “pizza” instead of five separate, individual letters, is an example of:

a. the peg-word system.b. mnemonics.c. the spacing effect.d. chunking.

13. Remembering the word “pizza” instead of five separate, individual letters, is an example of: (Answer)

a. the peg-word system.b. mnemonics.c. the spacing effect.d. chunking.

14. Rebecca can vividly recall the first day she got her driver’s license. She remembers what the weather was like, where she first drove, and what was on the radio. This is an example of what type of memory?a. implicitb. flashbulbc. workingd. sensory

14. Rebecca can vividly recall the first day she got her driver’s license. She remembers what the weather was like, where she first drove, and what was on the radio. This is an example of what type of memory? (Answer)a. implicitb. flashbulbc. workingd. sensory

15. According to the idea of context effects, if you learned your psychology material in this classroom, where would you remember the material best when tested?a. in another similar classroomb. at homec. in the gymnasiumd. in this classroom

15. According to the idea of context effects, if you learned your psychology material in this classroom, where would you remember the material best when tested? (Answer)a. in another similar classroomb. at homec. in the gymnasiumd. in this classroom