Exam 9: Memory

The original Atkinson-Schiffrin three-stage information-processing model introduced distinctions among

After recovering from a stroke,Farina was able to learn how to hit a tennis ball.She is unable,however,to learn and remember the name of the rehabilitation therapist who has been working with her each day to develop her tennis swing.Farina is most likely to have suffered damage to her

Psychologist Karl Lashley found that rats retained at least a partial memory of how to navigate a maze after he

Imagine seeing a letter of the alphabet,then a simple question,then another letter,followed by another question,and so on.People who can consciously process and recall the most letters,despite such interruptions,are demonstrating effective

The inability to recall which numbers on a telephone keypad are not accompanied by alphabetically sequenced letters is most likely due to

We encode implicit memories by means of

Recalling an old password and holding it in working memory would be most likely to activate the

The effortful processing of information

Long-term potentiation refers to

Memory reconsolidation involves the modification of stored memories following the process of

Using different neural networks to simultaneously encode the voice quality,lyrics,and musical accompaniment of a memorable vocal performance best illustrates

The cerebellum and basal ganglia play an important role in the processing of ________ memories.

Compulsive gamblers frequently recall losing less money than is actually the case.Their memory failure best illustrates

As compared with long-term memory,short-term memory is ________ permanent and ________ limited in storage capacity.

A conscious memory of the name of the first president of the United States is a(n)________ memory.

The hippocampus and brain cortex display simultaneous activity rhythms during sleep.This appears to be an indication of

Retroactive interference involves the disruption of

Following a brain injury from a brutal knife attack,Mike is unable to consciously recall or recognize what a knife is.But he still shows a conditioned fear response to the sight of a knife.His conditioned reaction best indicates that he retains a(n)________ memory.

The encoding of many aspects of a remembered event simultaneously best illustrates our brain's capacity for

A year and a half after directly experiencing a San Francisco earthquake,people had very accurate recall of where they had been and what they were doing at the time of the earthquake.Their recall best illustrates ________ memory.