The defining characteristic of implicit memory is that it is enhanced by the self-reference…

The defining characteristic of implicit memory is that
it is enhanced by the self-reference effect.
it always leads to episodic memory for events.
we are not conscious we are using it.
people use it strategically to enhance memory for events.
2 points
QUESTION 2
Which of the following is an example of a semantic memory?
I remember the big island of Hawaii has many active volcanoes.
I remember seeing a volcano erupt in Hawaii last summer.
I remember my earth science teacher telling me how volcanoes erupt.
I remember “volcano” was the first word on the list Juan read to me.
2 points
QUESTION 3
A patient with impaired episodic memory would most likely have the greatest difficulty in
remembering where a best friend had moved.
recognizing famous people.
remembering the meaning of some words.
recalling where to find eating utensils in the kitchen.
2 points
QUESTION 4
The effective duration of short-term memory, when rehearsal is prevented, is
15-20 seconds.
a fraction of a second.
5-7 minutes.
1-3 minutes.
2 points
QUESTION 5
According to the typicality effect,
we remember typical objects better than non-typical objects.
objects that are not typical stand out and so are more easily remembered.
items that are high in prototypicality are judged more rapidly as being in a group.
objects in a category have a family resemblance to one another.
2 points
QUESTION 6
If you say that “a Labrador retriever is my idea of a typical dog,” you would be using the _____ approach to categorization.
definitional
family resemblance
prototype
exemplar
2 points
QUESTION 7
The medial temporal lobe (MTL), involved in memory consolidation, includes all of the following structures EXCEPT the
amygdala.
parahippocampal cortex.
perirhinal cortex.
entorhinal cortex.
2 points
QUESTION 8
The process of back propagation is most closely associated with
spreading activation.
reasoning about categories.
connectionist networks.
semantic networks.
2 points
QUESTION 9
Work with brain-injured patients reveals that ____ memory does not depend on conscious memory.
declarative and non-declarative
semantic and episodic
implicit and procedural
personal semantic and remote
2 points
QUESTION 10
How would you describe the relationship between elaborative rehearsal and maintenance rehearsal in terms of establishing long-term memories?
Maintenance is more effective than elaborative.
Each one is sometimes more effective, depending on the learning circumstances.
Elaborative is more effective than maintenance.
Both are equally effective in all learning circumstances.