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81.
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81.
During a conversation, Jerry told his friend that their favorite rock band was going to perform in their city. However, he could not remember the medium through which he got the information about the show. Jerry was experiencing:
A.
anterograde amnesia.
B.
retrograde amnesia.
C.
dissociative amnesia.
D.
source amnesia.
82.
_____ is a process in which memories are influenced by the meaning we give to events.
A.
Non-declarative process
B.
Consolidation
C.
Constructive process
D.
Long-term potentiation
83.
The first psychologist to emphasize the importance of constructive processes in memory was:
A.
Frederic Bartlett.
B.
Hermann Ebbinghaus.
C.
George Miller.
D.
George Sperling.
84.
A schema is:
A.
a conceptual framework for interpreting a situation.
B.
a form of proactive interference.
C.
an important result of decay.
D.
an item that has been forgotten.
85.
How does use of a schema improve memory?
A.
A schema improves memory for details.
B.
A schema provides a framework to use in interpreting a situation.
C.
A schema helps avoid making errors in remembering the details of a situation.
D.
A schema prevents the erosion of implicit memories.
86.
Dr. Tranh has given so many lectures that he gives little thought to what he expects might happen. He assumes students will assemble, take notes, and occasionally ask a question. That Dr. Tranh finds the process so routine reflects the development of:
A.
a semantic association.
B.
explicit memory.
C.
a retrieval path.
D.
a schema.
87.
Loftus and Palmer (1974) conducted an experiment in which participants estimated the speed of a car described as either contacting or smashing into another. To which of the following conclusions regarding eyewitness memory is this study most relevant?
A.
The presence of a weapon attracts witnesses’ attention, impairing their memory.
B.
Eyewitnesses’ confidence is only weakly related to eyewitness memory.
C.
Eyewitness memory can be heavily influenced by leading questions.
D.
Child eyewitnesses are especially suggestible.
88.
The unconscious process whereby disturbing memories are prevented from entering awareness is called:
A.
repression.
B.
denial.
C.
projection.
D.
suppression.
89.
The idea that disturbing memories may be repressed derives from:
A.
Freud’s psychoanalytic theory.
B.
Bartlett’s constructive memory approach.
C.
Loftus’s notion of false memories.
D.
the three-stage model of memory.
90.
Which of the following alternatives best expresses psychologist Elizabeth Loftus’ position on the validity of repressed memories?
A.
Repressed memories are often false. They reflect confusion regarding the source of a memory.
B.
Repressed memories are often false. They reflect an impairment of implicit memory mechanisms.
C.
Repressed memories are often false. They reflect a failure of maintenance rehearsal.
D.
Repressed memories are often true. They reflect the operation of defense mechanisms protecting us from unpleasant or disturbing thoughts.