Issues with Remembrance and Forgetting

Question 1

In Harry Bahrick’s study, he found participants to be really good at recognizing the __________ of old high school classmates.A.homesB.agesC.facesD.names

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C

Question 2

The theory that states that memories fade due to passage of time is __________.A.retrieval failureB.motivated forgettingC.echonic forgettingD.decay theory

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D

Question 3

According to the study on memory interference conducted by McGeoch and McDonald (1931), as interference __________, retention __________.A.changes . . . stays the sameB.increases . . . improvesC.decreases . . . declinesD.decreases . . . improves

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D

Question 4

Flashbulb memories are believed to be __________ and __________ memories of a significant event.

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vivid . . . detailed

Question 5

Explain the three measures of retrieval and forgetting that Herman Ebbinghaus studied using nonsense syllables.

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Responses may vary but should include some or all of the following information: There are three measures of retrieval and forgetting: recall, a measure in which an individual brings learned information back to conscious awareness; recognition, a measure in which a person identifies previously learned information; and relearning, a measure in which a person is asked to learn information a second time. Responses may vary but should include some or all of the following information: There are three measures of retrieval and forgetting: recall, a measure in which an individual brings learned information back to conscious awareness, recognition, a measure in which a person identifies previously learned information, and relearning, a measure in which a person is asked to learn information a second time.

Question 6

Karen has been having a difficult time remembering the verbs in her new French class because she keeps mixing them up with the verbs she learned in her old Spanish class. This is an example of __________.A.retroactive interferenceB.retrograde amnesiaC.proactive interferenceD.anterograde amnesia

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C

Question 7

In studies measuring retrieval, information retrieved can be measured as the amount of information lost, which is called __________, or the amount of information retained, which is called __________.A.retrieval . . . storageB.forgetting . . . remembranceC.storage . . . retrievalD.remembrance . . . forgetting

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B

Question 8

The idea that one cannot forget something they’ve never learned is called __________. A.pseudoforgettingB.repressionC.amnesiaD.dementia

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A

Question 9

Explain the difference between retrograde amnesia and anterograde amnesia.

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Responses may vary but should include some or all of the following information: Retrograde amnesia is the memory loss that occurs to information learned before the onset of amnesia, and anterograde amnesia is the memory loss that occurs to information learned after the onset of amnesia Responses may vary but should include some or all of the following information: Retrograde amnesia is the loss of memory for information learned before the onset of amnesia, and anterograde amnesia is the loss of memory for information learned after the onset of amnesia.

Question 10

Explain the difference between proactive interference and retroactive interference.

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Responses may vary but should include some or all of the following information: Proactive interference is when previously learned information interferes with new information, and retroactive interference is when new information interferes with previously learned information.

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