Exam 8: Memory

The conscious repetition of information to ensure its encoding is termed ________.

People sometimes remember having experienced events they really only imagined. Which of the following phenomena is most likely responsible for this effect?

Recent memory research suggests that flashbulb memories may not be as accurate as was once thought.

_________are pieces of information that remind us of the information that we are searching for in long term memory.

What term is used to describe the phenomenon in which repeated stimulation of neurons increases the likelihood that these neurons will respond strongly to future stimulation?

Sperling provided important insights into how working memory operates.

The capacity of long term memory is ______ that of working memory. Also, as compared to working memory, long-term memory is _______ variable from person to person.

Accounting for 2/3 of all cases, what is the most prevalent form of dementia?

Explain why performing another task while engaging in effortful processing will likely disrupt encoding whereas encoding of information during automatic processing is less likely to be affected? Provide an example.

From which of the three memory stages does information enter working memory?

In ________ interference, information learned earlier disrupts the recall of information learned more recently; in _________ interference, recently learned information disrupts the recall of information learned earlier.

Sydney was having difficulty learning Spanish in college because she kept remembering the French vocabulary she studied throughout high school. Which type of interference might account for this difficulty?

Clarice presses <Ctrl-S> on her keyboard to save a document she has been editing. A file is then created on her computer's hard drive. Clarice's action of pressing <Ctrl-S> is most nearly analogous to the memory activity of _________. The computer's hard drive is similar to _________ memory in the three-stage memory model.

Erika usually 'crams' for tests the night before they are given. Francisco generally studies each of his courses for about 45 minutes each night throughout the term. Erika relies on __________, whereas Francisco uses _________.

Mr. Boudreaux is experiencing memory deficits, along with impairments in language and higher-order reasoning. Mrs. Calhoun shows memory losses, but no other cognitive deficits. Finally, Mr. Damas displays major losses of important memories with no apparent physical basis. Which disorder is correctly matched with one of these individuals?

Dr. Young has one group of young adults and one group of older adults view video clips of positive events, as well as video clips of negative events. Several days later, she tests the participants' memory for the events. Based on your text's discussion, which pattern of results might Dr. Young expect?

Phonological is to semantic as ________ is to _______.

What types of information do older adults tend to rely on?

Fiona has developed several distinct subpersonalities. Gordie is a convenience store clerk in Boise, ID with no memory of his life as a waiter in Greensboro, NC several years ago. Heather has forgotten major portions of a period of her life in which she experienced serious trauma. Which individual's disorder is CORRECTLY identified below?

Tori wants to use the PQRST method when studying the memory chapter of her psychology textbook. She has previewed each chapter and outlined a list of questions to guide her note taking. After she reads, according to the PQRST method, what should Tori do next if she wants to effectively increase memory performance?