Solved by verified expert :11. Irene swears that she was there the
night her best friend got into a fight with her ex-boyfriend. It takes several
of her friends to convince her that she was not. Which of the following likely
made Irene’s fake memory seem so real to her?
a. She had only heard the
story of the fight a few times.
b. The fight occurred only a year ago.
c. Her memory contained only a few key
details.
d. The fight was easy to imagine.
12. Confusion of an
event that happened to someone else with one that happened to you, or a belief
that you
remember
something when it never actually happened, is called ________.
a. confabulation
b. priming
c. flashbulb memory
d. repression
13. When six-year-old
Sven’s parents overhear him describing his third birthday party, they look at
each other in surprise. Sven appears to remember that the birthday cake his
father was baking burned and his aunt had to run out and buy one from a bakery,
even though Sven was not present when those events occurred. Sven’s memory
illustrates the concept of _________.
a. priming
b. implicit memory
c. confabulation
d. decay
.
14. Chad remembers the
feeling of excitement in his house when his mother stepped through the door
with his new baby sister. He can still picture the tiny little baby with a stocking
cap on her head! His parents can’t convince him that he actually stayed with
his grandparents for two weeks after his sister was born and that his memory
never happened! Chad’s memory is an example of:
a. anterograde amnesia.
b. confabulation.
c. psychogenic amnesia.
d. repression.
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15. Eyewitness testimonies by victims are
most likely to contain errors when the suspect:
a. is of a different gender than the victim.
b. is significantly older than the victim.
c. is significantly younger than the victim.
d. is of a different ethnic background than
the victim.
16. In
addressing the debate regarding children’s memories of sexual abuse, it has
become clear that:
a. children’s
memories cannot ever be trusted because children will always say whatever
adults expect.
b. it
is important to repeatedly question a child who denies sexual abuse, because
there is a good chance they have repressed the event.
c. preschoolers are more vulnerable to
suggestive questions than are school-aged children.
d. children do not lie about or misremember
traumatic experiences, such as sexual abuse.
17. Which
of the following examples is a question that would most likely reduce the
chance of false reporting by a child?
a. “Everyone
else saw it happen. You did too, right?”
b. “Where
were you when the teacher pushed him?”
c. “Can
you tell me the reason you came to talk to me today?”
d. “Let’s
‘pretend’ that he touched you. What would you say happened next?”
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18. Research suggests that the best way to
encourage truthful testimony by children is to:
a. reassure them that their friends have had
the same experiences.
b. reward them when they tell you that
something happened.
c. scold them if you believe that they are
lying.
d. try to avoid asking the child leading questions.
19. Which
of the following is a test for recall?
a. matching questions
b. true-false questions
c. multiple-choice questions
d. essay questions
20. Conscious, intentional recollection of
an event or of an item of information is called:
a. explicit memory.
b. implicit memory.
c. autobiographical memory.
d. procedural memory.
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