____ interference occurs when the interfering material was learned before, rather than after, learning of the to-be-remembered material.
a. Retroactive
b. Proactive
c. Decay
d. Reconstructive
Ques. 2Sandra has just come from studying with some classmates to whom she has just been introduced. She then runs into a good friend who introduces her to David. As Sandra walks away, she realizes that she can't remember David's name. This description illustrates ____.
a. decay
b. repression
c. retroactive interference
d. proactive interference
Ques. 3At a party, Hoshiko was introduced to Steve just as she arrived. Hoshiko then went off to speak with a different group and was introduced to each of them as well. After hearing the new names, Hoshiko could not remember Steve's name. This description best illustrates ____.
a. retroactive interference
b. proactive interference
c. decay
d. repression
Ques. 4Retroactive interference is caused by new learning occurring ____ we learned the target information and ____ we are asked to recall the target information.
a. after; after
b. after; before
c. after; while
d. before; after
Ques. 5____ interference occurs when newly acquired knowledge impedes the recall of older material.
a. Decay
b. Proactive
c. Retroactive
d. Reconstructive
Ques. 6In memory studies, the retention interval refers to the time ____.
a. the participant needs to encode sensory input into the short-term store
b. the participant needs to retain new information in the long-term store
c. between the presentation of the last stimulus and the start of the recall phase
d. between the presentation of the first and last stimuli within a trial
Ques. 7_____ of a stimulus and before recall of the stimulus is an example of a task designed to prevent participants from rehearsing.
a. Counting backwards immediately after the last presentation
b. Counting forwards during the presentation
c. Counting backwards after waiting for a minute after the last presentation
d. Repeating stimulus list aloud in backwards order after the last presentation
Ques. 8Seth participated in a memory experiment. He has been instructed to count backwards between the last presentation of a stimulus and recall of the stimulus. This procedure was probably designed to ____.
a. prevent participants from rehearsing
b. disorient participants about the experiment' purpose
c. allow some decay to occur
d. increase depth of processing
Ques. 9Stephanie has been studying for two exams scheduled on the same day, one for her Spanish class and the other for French. While taking the Spanish exam, she remembers more French than Spanish. Stephanie is most likely to be experiencing ____.
a. decay
b. interference
c. reconstruction
d. biasing
Ques. 10According to the ____ theory of forgetting, forgetting occurs because new information ultimately displaces old information in the short-term store.
a. decay
b. availability
c. accessibility
d. interference
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