Cognitive Psychology Questions

explicit memory is the conscious recollection of information and it sometimes also referred to as _________ memory a. sensoryb. declarativec. workingd. episodic

angel hasn't ridden a bicycle for five years; yet, when he hops on, he finds he can still ride. this illustrates ________ memory a. episodicb. procedural c. explicitd. semantic

select all that apply. which two of the following concepts explain how long-term memory is organized?a. connectionist networksb. serial position effectc. schemas d. levels of processing

if a researcher activates information in participants' minds, and the activation helps participants remember new information more efficiently later, we would say that the researcher used _______, a type of implicit memory, to improve participant performancea. primingb. semantic memory c. classical conditioningd. episodic memory

all three subsystems of implicit memory involve memories that a. you are wired with at birthb. you have made a conscious effort to rememberc. you are not aware of but that influence your behaviord. you actively seek in order to gain knowledge of the world

which of the following describes implicit memory?a. the unconscious recollection of how to do something b. the conscious recollection of specific facts about an event or situation c. the encoding failure with specific memoriesd. the storage of all memories

the activation of information that people already have in storage to help them remember new information better and faster is referred to as _________

minh knows that Mount Everest is the world's tallest peak. this is an example of _______ memory a. short-termb. episodicc. semanticd. procedural

select all that apply. which of the following are characteristics of semantic memory?a. memories of facts, ideas, conceptsb. education relevantc. admissible in courtd. emotion importante. emotion less important

memory is defined as thea. ability to concentrate on more than one activity at a timeb. process of getting information out of storagec. process of getting information into storaged. retention of information or experience over time

two subtypes of explicit memory are episodic memory and ________ memory

hazel vividly remembers her first week in college. this is an example of _______ memorya. semanticb. sensory c. procedural d. episodic

select all that apply. which of the following are subtypes of explicit memory?a. classical conditioningb. episodic memoryc. procedural memoryd. semantic memorye. working memory

you know how to tie your shoes, and when you do, the procedure can be carried out non-consciously. this illustrates ________ memory a. implicitb. explicitc. semanticd. episodic

select all that apply. which of the following statements are true regarding explicit memory?a. it is sometimes referred to as declarative memoryb. it is a memory in which behavior is affected by prior experience without a conscious recollection of that experiencec. it is memory for how to perform skills and tasksd. it is the conscious recollection of specific facts and events that can be verbally communicated

what is one criticism of the distinction that is made between episodic and semantic memories?a. most people do not have episodic memoriesb. many memories are neither purely episodic nor purely semanticc. most people do not have semantic memories

sandeep has a lot of general knowledge, not tied to a particular time or place, about international affairs. this is an example of _________ memory

according to Baddeley's conceptualization of working memory, there are three components: the phonological loop, the visuo-spatial sketchpad, and the central executive (T/F)

explicit memory has to do with remembering who, what, where, when, and why (T/F)

due to the neurosurgery that treated his severe form of epilepsy, H.M's _________ memory was impaired, but his _________ memory was less affected a. explicit; implicitb. implicit; explicitc. iconic; echoicd. echoic; iconic