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Question 11 of 20 5.0 Points Encoding is the memory process primarily concerned with: A. getting information into memory. B. retaining information over time. C. taking information out of storage. D. registering information with our senses. Reset Selection Mark for Review What’s This? Question 12 of 20 5.0 Points In this memory process, the individual records information to prepare it to be entered into memory. A. Storage B. Encoding C. Retrieval D. Priming Reset Selection Mark for Review What’s This? Question 13 of 20 5.0 Points When a student took her psychology quiz, she did badly on the essay question. Earlier, she had written a good practice essay on this concept, but during the exam she could not think of the required information. The failure of which memory process led to her poor essay performance? A. Encoding B. Retrieval C. Repression D. Storage Reset Selection Mark for Review What’s This? Question 14 of 20 5.0 Points Material held in short term memory is typically lost after about __________ seconds unless it is shifted to long term memory. A. 1 to 5 B. 15 to 25 C. 45 to 55 D. 100 to 110 Reset Selection Mark for Review What’s This? Question 15 of 20 5.0 Points Dr. Doherty conducts research in which he asks his subjects to look at slides that contain arrays of objects, after which he tests the subjects’ memory of the objects on the slides. The subjects are allowed to view the slides for no more than two seconds. What type of memory is Dr. Doherty testing? A. Semantic memory B. Elaborative rehearsal C. Remote memory D. Sensory memory Reset Selection Mark for Review What’s This? Question 16 of 20 5.0 Points Which of the following statements about short-term memory is true? A. Short-term memory is a high capacity storage system that has complete representational capabilities. B. Short-term memory is a low capacity storage system that has complete representational capabilities. C. Short-term memory is a low capacity storage system that has incomplete representational capabilities. D. Short-term memory is a high capacity storage system that has incomplete representational capabilities. Reset Selection Mark for Review What’s This? Question 17 of 20 5.0 Points The process of rehearsal has what result? A. It helps to prolong information in short term memory but has no effect on the transfer of material into long term memory. B. It extends the duration of information in short term memory and also assists its transfer into long term memory. C. It facilitates neither short term memory nor long term memory. D. It has no effect on short term memory duration, yet it facilitates the transfer of material into long term memory. Reset Selection Mark for Review What’s This? Question 18 of 20 5.0 Points Repeatedly reciting a sequence of words: A. activates different brain areas than when the word sequence is spoken the first time. B. is a characteristic symptom of the disorder known as Korsakoff’s syndrome. C. minimizes the effects of proactive interference. D. prevents trace decay from occurring. Reset Selection Mark for Review What’s This? Question 19 of 20 5.0 Points Charlene flew to see her grandparents on a plane that was piloted by Janet Harris. When Charlene arrived they asked her how she enjoyed the flight. “It was a wonderful flight, and the pilot was very good. He was able to avoid turbulence.” Charlene’s inability to remember the pilot’s gender may have been influenced by: A. flashbulb tendencies. B. jetlag. C. schemas. D. retrieval cues. Reset Selection Mark for Review What’s This? Question 20 of 20 5.0 Points Justin’s new telephone number is 663-7589. He frequently tells people that it is 633-7589. He is puzzled as to why he keeps doing that until he realizes that the first three digits of his social security number are 633. Justin realizes that his problem is caused by: A. decay. B. interference. C. reconstruction. D. serial positioning. Reset Selection