Remembering Complex Events

Directions:
Select the BEST response alternative for each of the questions below.

1. Highly superior autobiographical recall is known as:

A) hyper amnesia.

B) reverse amnesia.

C) hyperthymesia.

D) anterograde amnesia.

2. An intrusion error occurs when:

A) other knowledge that could have been part of an experienced event, but wasn't, is remembered as if it were part of that remembered event.

B) people access irrelevant memories when trying to recall something (e.g., remembering you need to wash the dishes when trying to think about an exam question).

C) a person is distracted (e.g., by a loud noise) when trying to recite something from memory.

D) All of the above.

3. The DRM procedure is named:

A) after the words, "Don't Remember Much."

B) with three random letters to make it easier to remember.

C) after "DR McMitchall" who invented the procedure.

D) in honor of Deese, Roediger, and McDermott who developed the task.

4. The organized bodies of knowledge we store in memory are called:

A) memory nodes.

B) schemata.

C) neural networks.

D) All of the above.

5. According to most analyses, eyewitness testimonies account for approximately ________ of false convictions.

A) 75 percent

B) 50 percent

C) 25 percent

D) 5 percent

6. The tendency for post-event information to interfere with the memory of the original event is called:

A) the misinformation effect.

B) associational bias.

C) proactive interference.

D) the memory illusion.

7. A theory for why people forget things is:

A) decay theory.

B) interference theory.

C) retrieval failure.

D) All of the above.

8. Studies that have examined the use of hypnotism as an aid to memory have found that:

A) hypnotized participants tend to recall more information more accurately than non-hypnotized participants.

B) although hypnotized participants give less detailed reports of a memory, they remember more details correctly/accurately than non-hypnotized participants.

C) although hypnotized participants give very detailed reports of a memory, it is not because they remember more but rather that they are willing to say more.

D) None of the above.

9. During a cognitive interview, an interviewer should use ________ which are steps that put witnesses back into the mindset they were in at the time of the crime.

A) hypnotism

B) context reinstatement

C) memory reinforcement

D) mindset realignment

10. Research has shown that flashbulb memories:

A) are more accurate than everyday memories.

B) tend to be less accurate than everyday memories.

C) are as accurate as everyday memories, but feel much more vivid and emotional.

D) only provide good memories if the person has a good imagination.

End of Quiz!

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The correct answers are marked by a "C" in the box before each question. The incorrect questions are marked by an "X".

1.	Highly superior autobiographical recall is known as:
	A)	hyper amnesia.
	B)	reverse amnesia.
	C)	hyperthymesia.
	D)	anterograde amnesia.
2.	An intrusion error occurs when:
	A)	other knowledge that could have been part of an experienced event, but wasn't, is remembered as if it were part of that remembered event.
	B)	people access irrelevant memories when trying to recall something (e.g., remembering you need to wash the dishes when trying to think about an exam question).
	C)	a person is distracted (e.g., by a loud noise) when trying to recite something from memory.
	D)	All of the above.
3.	The DRM procedure is named:
	A)	after the words, "Don't Remember Much."
	B)	with three random letters to make it easier to remember.
	C)	after "DR McMitchall" who invented the procedure.
	D)	in honor of Deese, Roediger, and McDermott who developed the task.
4.	The organized bodies of knowledge we store in memory are called:
	A)	memory nodes.
	B)	schemata.
	C)	neural networks.
	D)	All of the above.
5.	According to most analyses, eyewitness testimonies account for approximately ________ of false convictions.
	A)	75 percent
	B)	50 percent
	C)	25 percent
	D)	5 percent
6.	The tendency for post-event information to interfere with the memory of the original event is called:
	A)	the misinformation effect.
	B)	associational bias.
	C)	proactive interference.
	D)	the memory illusion.
7.	A theory for why people forget things is:
	A)	decay theory.
	B)	interference theory.
	C)	retrieval failure.
	D)	All of the above.
8.	Studies that have examined the use of hypnotism as an aid to memory have found that:
	A)	hypnotized participants tend to recall more information more accurately than non-hypnotized participants.
	B)	although hypnotized participants give less detailed reports of a memory, they remember more details correctly/accurately than non-hypnotized participants.
	C)	although hypnotized participants give very detailed reports of a memory, it is not because they remember more but rather that they are willing to say more.
	D)	None of the above.
9.	During a cognitive interview, an interviewer should use ________ which are steps that put witnesses back into the mindset they were in at the time of the crime.
	A)	hypnotism
	B)	context reinstatement
	C)	memory reinforcement
	D)	mindset realignment
10.	Research has shown that flashbulb memories:
	A)	are more accurate than everyday memories.
	B)	tend to be less accurate than everyday memories.
	C)	are as accurate as everyday memories, but feel much more vivid and emotional.
	D)	only provide good memories if the person has a good imagination.