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Question 1:

Paivio’s dual-coding theory states that there are two ways of representing events. What are they?
a) Spatial and non-spatial
b) Egocentric and allocentric
c) Verbal and non-verbal
d) Words and non-words

Question 2:

According to the left and right hemispheres theory, the left brain hemisphere would be better suited for which of the following tasks?
a) Mental rotation
b) Finding a face in an old yearbook
c) Recognizing the bark of your dog amongst a number of other dogs
d) Reading a book

Question 3:

According to the von Restorff effect, which member of the following list would you recall most easily: lemon, orange, carrot, or apple?
a) Lemon
b) Orange
c) Carrot
d) Apple

Question 4:

According to research, which of the following is one potential way to improve visual imagery skills?
a) Playing non-action video games
b) Playing action video games
c) Gardening
d) These skills are innate and cannot be improved.

Question 5:

Which of the following terms is given to the new properties that can appear when constructing a mental image?
a) Subjective properties
b) Basic properties
c) Objective properties
d) Emergent properties

Question 6:

The method of loci is a memory technique that has proven to be so successful that someone has even been able to recite a list of 2,000 names after only one exposure.
a) True
b) False

Question 7:

The special places strategy is a very good approach when selecting a place to store something of value.
a) True
b) False

Question 8:

Eidetic imagery is the same as photographic memory.
a) True
b) False

Question 9:

Synesthesia has been associated with improved memory.
a) True
b) False

Question 10:

Mental rotation is purely a right-hemisphere process.
a) True
b) False

Higher Education

Cognition, Fifth Edition: Chapter 7