Question 1

With the passage of time, repeated attempts to recall a story result in

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A)  magnification of leveling, sharpening and assimilation
B)  a plateau in leveling, sharpening and assimilation
C)  decreasing levels of leveling, sharpening and assimilation
D)  none of the aboveE) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 2

Schemas help us in

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A)  learning
B)  fabricating how past events most likely unfolded
C)  representing everything that we know
D)  all of the aboveE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 3

Explain three processes that contribute to the inaccuracy of eyewitness testimony.How does each process work to create false memories?

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Question 4

Which of the following is not an explanation for inaccuracies in eyewitness testimony?

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A)  selective encoding by the witness
B)  slanted questioning
C)  faulty courtroom schemas
D)  implanted memoriesE) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 5

In a word recall experiment, falsely recalling the target word occurs approximately _____ of the time.

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A)  25%
B)  50%
C)  68%
D)  74%E) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 6

Loftus found that leading questions following the witnessing of an auto accident resulted in higher judgment of speeds when the question contained the word ________.

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A)  smashed
B)  collided
C)  hit
D)  contactedE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 7

Schemas help _______ memories.

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A)  distort
B)  construct
C)  encode
D)  all of the aboveE) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 8

________ is a defense mechanism that prevents unpleasant memories from entering consciousness by anxiety.

Accepted Answer

A)  Repression
B)  Regression
C)  Leveling
D)  AmnesiaE) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 9

An illusion of memory in which an individual who strongly believes a bizarre event can occur experiences a memory of the event is called

Accepted Answer

A)  a flashbulb memory
B)  an implanted memory
C)  a delusional false memory
D)  a recovered memoryE) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 10

In order to recall where and how a memory is encoded one must use

Accepted Answer

A)  source monitoring
B)  personal reflection
C)  schematic recall
D)  reconstructive recallE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 11

Suppose I asked you what you were doing at 5 p.m.on February 11,1993.Suppose that you thought to yourself the following: "Well, I was in high school then, and I would have probably been heading home from swimming practice about that time." What does this illustrate?

Accepted Answer

A)  semantic encoding
B)  organization encoding
C)  reconstructive retrieval
D)  mnemonic retrievalE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 12

Explain an argument challenging the validity of trauma-induced amnesia.

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Question 13

Memory distortions can arise from

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A)  reconstructive retrieval
B)  flawed encoding
C)  failure to attribute mental experience to the proper source
D)  all of the aboveE) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 14

__________ can involve bizarre events that could not possibly be true, however the patient believes that the events happened.

Accepted Answer

A)  Selective retrieval
B)  Repressed memories
C)  Confabulation
D)  AssimilationE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 15

Providing a narrative account of an autobiographical event that never happened is

Accepted Answer

A)  false verbal memory
B)  confabulation
C)  post-distortion
D)  conjunction errorE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 16

To lose detail in the retelling of a story is

Accepted Answer

A)  leveling
B)  sharpening
C)  assimilation
D)  sub-encodingE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 17

The use of a previously acquired schema when recalling complex events often leads to factual errors.This is referred to as

Accepted Answer

A)  retroactive interference
B)  response competition
C)  reconstructive retrieval
D)  failure to storeE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 18

Selective encoding of information that fits prior knowledge is an encoding distortion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Remembering a time and place because of an extreme event is called

Accepted Answer

A)  a substitution memory
B)  a flashbulb memory
C)  assimilation
D)  integrationE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 20

To falsely remember a word after studying a list of words highly related to the target is

Accepted Answer

A)  false verbal memory
B)  confabulation
C)  post-distortion
D)  conjunction errorE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Exam 6: Memory Distortions

__________ can involve bizarre events that could not possibly be true, however the patient believes that the events happened.

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With the passage of time, repeated attempts to recall a story result in

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________ is a defense mechanism that prevents unpleasant memories from entering consciousness by anxiety.

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In order to recall where and how a memory is encoded one must use

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Remembering a time and place because of an extreme event is called

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An illusion of memory in which an individual who strongly believes a bizarre event can occur experiences a memory of the event is called

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The use of a previously acquired schema when recalling complex events often leads to factual errors.This is referred to as

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To falsely remember a word after studying a list of words highly related to the target is

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To lose detail in the retelling of a story is

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Selective encoding of information that fits prior knowledge is an encoding distortion.

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Suppose I asked you what you were doing at 5 p.m.on February 11,1993.Suppose that you thought to yourself the following: "Well, I was in high school then, and I would have probably been heading home from swimming practice about that time." What does this illustrate?

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Explain an argument challenging the validity of trauma-induced amnesia.

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Loftus found that leading questions following the witnessing of an auto accident resulted in higher judgment of speeds when the question contained the word ________.

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Providing a narrative account of an autobiographical event that never happened is

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Schemas help us in

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In a word recall experiment, falsely recalling the target word occurs approximately _____ of the time.

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Schemas help _______ memories.

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Memory distortions can arise from

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Which of the following is not an explanation for inaccuracies in eyewitness testimony?

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Explain three processes that contribute to the inaccuracy of eyewitness testimony.How does each process work to create false memories?

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