When material that we have previously learned interferes with the recall of something newly learned, then the interference is:
A. Retroactive inhibition
B. Proactive inhibition
C. Semantic memory
D. None of the above
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The . . . . . . . . of rehearsal given to items is important in the transfer of information from short-term to long-term memory.
A. Process
B. Amount
C. Clarity
D. None of the above
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Who among the following was the first psychologist to develop a theory of motivated forgetting based on the observation of his patients?
A. Ebbinghaus
B. Freud
C. Wundt
D. Thichner
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Which of the following is a mechanical device for persenting items to be remembered at a constant rate of speed?
A. Memory scheme
B. Memory scale
C. Memory drum
D. Memory trumpet
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Repression' is the example of . . . . . . . .
A. Forgetting
B. Motivated forgetting
C. Retrieval problems
D. All of the above
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. . . . . . . . is an illness caused by long-term abuse of alcohol often, involving profound retrograde amnesia:
A. Alzheimer's Disease
B. Korsakoff's syndrome
C. Down's syndrome
D. Amnesia
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The recovery of childhood memories under hypnosis is an example pointing to the:
A. Permanent nature of memory
B. Retrieval of memory
C. Recall of memory
D. None of the above
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Information in long-term memory is episodic, as well as :
A. Semantic
B. Distinct
C. Subjective
D. None of the above
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Which of the following factors can improve memory?
A. Encoding and storing the information
B. Retaining it over a period of disuse
C. Retrieving it at the time of recall
D. All of the above
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"The forgetting in all cases is proved to be founded on a motive of displeasure", was said by :
A. Sigmund Freud
B. Ivan P. Pavlov
C. William James
D. None of the above
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According to which of the following theory, we forget the thing, we do not want to remember by pressing them in our unconscious mind?
A. The theory of interference
B. The repression theory
C. The trace decay theory
D. None of the above
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A view of cognitive activity stressing the input of information, its transformation, its storage and its eventual output is called . . . . . . . .
A. Information-processing theories
B. Information-processing theories of memory
C. Information-processing theories of intelligence
D. Information-processing theories of attention
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Elaboration in levels of processing theory refers to the:
A. Degree to which incoming information is processed so that it can be tied to existing memories
B. Quality to which incoming information is processed so that it can be tied to existing memories
C. Retrieval cues which are not explicitly present in learning
D. None of the above
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Without any known brain malfunction, amnesias result from major disturbances in the process of information encoding, storage and retrieval is known as . . . . . . . .
A. Psychological amnesia
B. Dream amnesia
C. Biological amnesia
D. Defensive amnesia
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Which of the following amnesias can be produced in the laboratory by using electroconvulsive shock (ECS)?
A. Childhood amnesia
B. Retrograde amnesia
C. Dream amnesia
D. Alcohol-induced amnesia
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Many experiments have been conducted on imagery and memory, by using the techniques called . . . . . . . .
A. Random technique
B. Paired-associate technique
C. Both A and B
D. None of these
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Flash Bulb memories are the memories of:
A. Events that are very arousing or surprising
B. Personal dislikes
C. Word-meaning association
D. Inter personal relationships
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No memories are reported pertaining to early childhood particularly during the first 4 to 5 years. This is called:
A. Neonate amnesia
B. Childhood amnesia
C. Infancy amnesia
D. Amnesia of the newborn
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The process through which information coming from senses is "transformed, reduced, elaborated, recovered, and used", is . . . . . . . .
A. Recognition
B. Recall
C. Cognition
D. Memory
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Partial or complete loss of memory is called:
A. Agnosia
B. Atasia
C. Amnesia
D. None of the above
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