Exam 8: Memory

Ron receives some stock tips when he is slightly 'buzzed' at an office party. Based on the notion of state-dependent memory, what might you predict regarding the likelihood that Ron will recall the tips the following week?

__________ disorders involve major memory losses with no immediate physical cause.

During an exam, Joe found that he could look at questions and know the meaning of acronyms such as PET, MRI, fMRI, PET, and ERP. Although he found it difficult to encode the spelling of each word because that surpassed his 7+/-2 working memory capacity, he knew the meaning of each letter. This example illustrates what method used to expand working memory capacity?

Describe how inaccurate eyewitness testimony may lead to wrongful conviction?

Long-term potentiation is associated with the neurotransmitter _________, common in the brain's ________ synapses.

According to your text, in which of the three memory stages does storage occur?

Amelia remarks that she needs to learn her text's section on the structures of the brain for an upcoming test. Brian responds that he couldn't remember the function of the hippocampus on a test the preceding day. With respect to the three activities of memory described in your text, Amelia is making reference to _________. Brian is referring to ______.

When new information disrupts previously learned information, _________interference has occurred.

How did George Miller describe working memory capacity?

What has been the fate of decay theory in the psychology of memory?

Cole knows that the capital of Vermont is Montpelier. This is an example of a(n) _______ memory.

Using the computer metaphor described in the text, identify the component that is analogous to the hard drive and its characteristics.

Provide an example that illustrates how priming can be unconscious.

You attend a party where you meet someone new. You think this person is cute so you employ_____ processing by applying careful attention when he/she tells you his/her name.

What neuroanatomical structure connects the hippocampus with the mammilary bodies in a memory circuit used ti store newly learned information?

According to your text, Alzheimer's disease is associated with a _____ % reduction in the size of the _______, a structure in the brain's limbic system.

Older women are more likely to suffer from dementia than older men.

Owen has trouble remembering a friend's new phone number; he keeps recalling the old number instead. Completing a rental application, Pippa finds she can't recall one of her previous addresses, as she's had several addresses since. Owen is experiencing __________ interference; Pippa is experiencing _________.

The 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center in 2001. Princess Diana's 1997 death. The 1986 Challenger explosion. People's memories for the moment in which they learned of these events are termed ________ memories.

The unconscious process whereby disturbing memories are prevented from entering awareness is called _________.