Memory and Forgetting MCQ Questions and Answers Page-2 section-1

11.
A type of amnesia which is usually considered to be a way of protecting oneself from the guilt of anxiety that can result from intense, intolerable life situations and conflicts, is . . . . . . . .

A. Dream Amnesia

B. Childhood Amnesia

C. Defensive Amesia

D. Only A and B

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12.
We forget because learning new things interferes with our memory of what we learned earlier, is example of . . . . . . . .

A. Retrieval

B. Decay

C. Interference

D. Motivation

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13.
What we remember of a text is not a copy of the to-be-remembered material but the material is elaborated, simplified and changed in many ways at the time of input-these are called :

A. Reconstructive process

B. Constructive process

C. Destructive process

D. None of the above

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14.
Visual sensory register holds information for upto about . . . . . . . .

A. 4 seconds

B. 3 seconds

C. 2 seconds

D. 1 second

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15.
Memories which can last for days, months, years or even a life time are stored in . . . . . . . .

A. Short-term memory

B. Long-term memory

C. Semantic memory

D. Episodic memory

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16.
Forgetting caused by the prior learning of other material is called . . . . . . . .

A. Interference

B. Retroactive interference

C. Proactive interference

D. All of the above

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17.
Who has shown that proactive inhibition plays an important role when experienced subjects are used in an experiment?

A. William James

B. Underwood

C. Sigmund Freud

D. None of the above

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18.
STM can hold

A. 7 units of information

B. 7 units of information plus or minus two

C. 7 units of information plus two

D. 5 units of information plus or minus two

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19.
Which of the following is a symptom of senile dementia, a disease of brain?

A. Personality changes

B. Delusions

C. General disorientation

D. All of the above

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20.
The models of memory that describe parallel processing of information by numerous neural modules in the brain are called:

A. Parallel Network Models

B. Memory Network Models

C. Neural Network Models

D. Tha Atkinson and Shiffrin Model

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Memory and Forgetting MCQ Questions and Answers

11. A type of amnesia which is usually considered to be a way of protecting oneself from the guilt of anxiety that can result from intense, intolerable life situations and conflicts, is . . . . . . . .

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12. We forget because learning new things interferes with our memory of what we learned earlier, is example of . . . . . . . .

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13. What we remember of a text is not a copy of the to-be-remembered material but the material is elaborated, simplified and changed in many ways at the time of input-these are called :

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14. Visual sensory register holds information for upto about . . . . . . . .

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15. Memories which can last for days, months, years or even a life time are stored in . . . . . . . .

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16. Forgetting caused by the prior learning of other material is called . . . . . . . .

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17. Who has shown that proactive inhibition plays an important role when experienced subjects are used in an experiment?

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18. STM can hold

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19. Which of the following is a symptom of senile dementia, a disease of brain?

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20. The models of memory that describe parallel processing of information by numerous neural modules in the brain are called:

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11.
A type of amnesia which is usually considered to be a way of protecting oneself from the guilt of anxiety that can result from intense, intolerable life situations and conflicts, is . . . . . . . .

12.
We forget because learning new things interferes with our memory of what we learned earlier, is example of . . . . . . . .

13.
What we remember of a text is not a copy of the to-be-remembered material but the material is elaborated, simplified and changed in many ways at the time of input-these are called :

14.
Visual sensory register holds information for upto about . . . . . . . .

15.
Memories which can last for days, months, years or even a life time are stored in . . . . . . . .

16.
Forgetting caused by the prior learning of other material is called . . . . . . . .

17.
Who has shown that proactive inhibition plays an important role when experienced subjects are used in an experiment?

18.
STM can hold

19.
Which of the following is a symptom of senile dementia, a disease of brain?

20.
The models of memory that describe parallel processing of information by numerous neural modules in the brain are called: