PSY 301, Introductory Psychology, 1999, Exam 3 :: UTEXAS Texas Psychology

Test 31. The process of getting breeding out of memory stor suppurate is calledA. priming.B. encoding.C. re acquirement.D. retrieval.E. rehearsal.2. Chess masters can disavow the exact places of most pieces after a brief glance at the game board. This dexterity is best explained in terms of NOTE This question dour out to be ambiguous. Everyone gets credit. The technical correct answer, however, is B.A. flashbulb memory.B. chunking.C. iconic memory.D. the resultant position effect.E. the method of loci.3. After her last drinking spree, Karen hid a half-empty hard drink bottle. She couldnt remember where she hid it until she started drinking again. Karens pattern of remembrance best illustratesA. the spacing effect.B. proactive interference.C. the serial position effect.D. motivated forgetting.E. state-dependent memory.4. The disruptive effect of prior learning on the recall of new information is calledA. state-dependent memory.B. retroactive interference.C. the serial position effect.D. the spacing effect.E. proactive interference.5. Research on the misinformation effect indicates thatA. events from the distant yesteryear are especially vulnerable to memory distortion.B. people can good distinguish among their own true and false memories.C. hypnotic soupcon is an effective technique for accurate memory retrieval.D. it is very difficult to running people to construct memories of events that never happened.E. a leader, such as Clinton or Reagan, can forget bad information faster than good information.6. With gaze to the controversy regarding reports of repressed memories of sexual abuse, statements by major psychological and psychiatrical associations suggest thatA. the accumulated experiences of our lives are all preserved somewhere in our minds.B. the more stressful an experience is, the more quickly it will be consciously forgotten.C. repression is the most common mechanism underlying the failure to recall early childhood abuse.D. professional th erapists can reliably distinguish between their clients true and false childhood memories.E. adult memories of experiences happening before age 3 are unreliable.7. Prototype is to category as ________ is to ________.A. rose outpouringB. rock luckC. man womanD. rope weaponE. mountain rope8. At some point during the babbling stage, infants begin toA. follow adult grammar.B. make speech sounds only if their hearing is unimpaired.C. speak in simple words that may be barely recognizable.D. lose their ability to discriminate sounds that they never hear.E. develop strong sexual urges oriented to the put forward of the opposite sex.9. Research on the language capabilities of apes clearly demonstrates that they have the electrical condenser toA. vocalize the most common vowel sounds.B. acquire language language as rapidly as most children.