Question 1

According to the Modal Model of memory, which sequence correctly represents the flow of information?

Accepted Answer

Sensory Stores \rightarrow Short-Term Memory \rightarrow Long-Term Memory

Question 2

The Serial Position Curve demonstrates two effects in memory recall. What are they?

Accepted Answer

Primacy Effect and Recency Effect

Question 3

Which theory of forgetting suggests that information in long-term memory fades simply as a function of time?

Accepted Answer

Decay Theory

Question 4

In Jenkins & Dallenbach's experiment, participants who slept after learning scored significantly better than those who stayed awake. What does this finding suggest?

Accepted Answer

Interference, not decay, is a major cause of forgetting

Question 5

Which type of interference occurs when new learning disrupts the recall of previously learned information?

Accepted Answer

Retroactive Interference

Question 6

A patient with anterograde amnesia is most likely to:

Accepted Answer

Fail to learn new information but retain old long-term memories

Question 7

Which of the following best describes the difference between explicit and implicit memory?

Accepted Answer

Explicit memory involves conscious recall, while implicit memory does not

Question 8

Elizabeth Loftus's (1975) study on memory construction showed that:

Accepted Answer

The framing of questions can alter participants' memories of an event

Question 9

Which equation best represents the Decay Theory of forgetting?

Accepted Answer

$$M(t) = M_0$ e$$^{-\lambda t}$$

Question 10

Which type of long-term memory would be most involved in remembering how to ride a bicycle?

Accepted Answer

Implicit (Procedural) Memory

Question 11

A person who can recall facts about cheese but cannot remember eating cheese yesterday is demonstrating a dissociation between which types of memory?

Accepted Answer

Semantic and Episodic Memory

Question 12

Which of the following statements about memory construction is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

Memory is a constructive process, not a simple playback of events

Question 13

If a person is unable to recall events that occurred before a brain injury, but can form new memories, what type of amnesia do they have?

Accepted Answer

Retrograde Amnesia

Question 14

Which scenario best illustrates proactive interference?

Accepted Answer

Remembering your old phone number makes it harder to recall your new one

Question 15

Which memory technique is most likely to be affected by schemas?

Accepted Answer

Constructive recall

Question 16

Which of the following is a key takeaway about memory from the lecture?

Accepted Answer

Encoding affects retrieval

Question 17

Which clinical case would most likely show intact priming but impaired explicit memory?

Accepted Answer

Anterograde amnesia

Question 18

Which of the following best describes the relationship between memory and perception?

Accepted Answer

Both are constructive processes influenced by schemas

Question 19

Which of the following is NOT a type of explicit (declarative) memory?

Accepted Answer

Procedural memory

Question 20

Which real-world scenario best illustrates the constructive nature of memory?

Accepted Answer

A witness recalls seeing a barn after being asked about it, even though there was no barn

8. Memory: Models, Forgetting, and Constructive Processes

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