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1
Rememba Nuttin knows she knows the name of that person who is staring at her. However, no matter how hard she tries to recall it, the name cannot be recalled. This is an example of
A)the serial position effect.
B)the primacy effect.
C)the recency effect.
D)the tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon.
2
A retrieval cue is a stimulus that allows us to recall more easily information that is located in long-term memory by triggering associations. It may be
A)a feeling of grief.
B)the smell of roses.
C)the sound of the ocean.
D)all of these.
3
As you are taking this test, you realize that your instructor has selected the least difficult method of testing information retrieval. That method is
A)cued recall.
B)recall.
C)cued retrieval.
D)recognition.
4
According to the levels-of-processing theory, the degree to which material is analyzed and considered in its initial processing determines how likely we are to remember it. We will best remember material that we
A)repeat several times out loud.
B)skim through.
C)pay close attention to.
D)read while we are watching TV.
5
Which of the following is most likely to become a flashbulb memory?
A)what you had for breakfast yesterday
B)taking your driver's test for the first time
C)a sunny day
D)a tune you heard on the radio





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