Test Bank For Memory Foundations And Applications 2nd Edition By Bennett L. Schwartz

Test Bank For Memory Foundations And Applications 2nd Edition By Bennett L. Schwartz

Chapter 5

1. Semantic memory is

a) a working memory system.

*b) a long-term memory system for general world knowledge.

c) a long-term memory system for the words in our native languages.

d) a working memory system for visual information.

2. Lexical memory is

a) a working memory system.

b) a long-term memory system for general world knowledge.

*c) a long-term memory system for the words in our native languages.

d) a working memory system for visual information.

3. Which is an example of retrieval from lexical memory?

a) a person rehearses the digits that were just presented.

*b) a person uses a sentence with the word “onomatopoeia” in it.

c) a person remembers the sunset she saw on her vacation in Hawaii.

d) a person shoots a jumpshot in basketball.

4. An associative model means that

*a) we represent information in semantic memory in terms of connections among units of information.

b) we represent information in semantic memory directly in terms of how neurons fire.

c) we represent information in semantic memory in terms of its relation to episodic memory.

d) we represent information in semantic memory without regard to the behaviors involved in knowledge.

5. When someone says “Joe Biden” the node in memory for “Barack Obama” is also activated. This is called

a) reverse semantics.

b) node removal.

*c) spreading activation.

d) interference.

6. The term “spreading activation” means

a) the nodes that represent individual information.

b) the course through which a schema is retrieved.

c) the activation of a lemma when a lexeme has been remarked.

*d) the transfer of activation from one node to an associated node.

7. In a semantic priming task,

a) presenting one word interferes with identifying a related word in a lexical decision task.

*b) presenting one word makes it easier to identify a related word in a lexical decision task.

c) presenting one word makes it easier to identify an unrelated word in a lexical decision task.

d) presenting one word makes it more difficult to identify a unrelated word in a lexical decision task.

8. If a person sees a string of letters like “Xvvsvo”, the person should

a) respond “yes” as quickly as possible in a lexical decision task.

b) tell the experimenter something is wrong with the lexical decision task.

c) respond “yes” only after careful consideration in a lexical decision task.

*d) respond “no” as quickly as possible in a lexical decision task.

9. In a spreading activation network, a word like “lime” can prime “lemon,” and “lemon” can then prime “law.” If “lime” primes “law,” this is called

*a) mediated priming.

b) instigated priming.

c) transfer priming.

d) a tweetle-beetle battle.

10. In a sentence verification task, participants decide as quickly as possible

*a) if a sentence is true or false.

b) if they have seen the sentence before.

c) if they can retrieve the sentence later.

d) if they can pronounce the sentence in less than five seconds.