Exam 8: Memory

Incoming visual or auditory information that is stored just long enough to be recognized is stored in:

Memory is better when the conditions present during encoding match those that are present during retrieval.This is in accordance with _____________.

The memory process in which information is retained over time is referred to as:

When you enter a restaurant,you typically expect that you will be seated by someone that he/she will give you a menu before you order,and that he/she will bring you a bill at the conclusion of the meal.These thoughts together are best considered to be an example of:

The phenomenon of _____________ refers to people's tendency to remember a scene as being more expansive than it actually is.

Intentional processing that requires conscious attention is best defined as:

A study conducted by Chase and Simon demonstrated that experts had superior recall than novices for the placement of chess pieces when the pieces were placed meaningfully on the board.However,this difference disappeared when the pieces were placed randomly.The researchers used the concepts of ____________ to explain these results.

If I were to ask you whether the word "FORCE" rhymed with the word "COURSE," to make this distinction you would have to use a method of processing that is considered to be less deep than semantic encoding called __________ encoding.

Regarding eyewitness identifications of possible perpetrators:

Semantic encoding is considered to involve "deeper" processing than phonological processing does.

All of the following were mentioned as suggestions to improve memory EXCEPT:

Another name for the auditory sensory register is the ________________.

If you have a great deal of information to study prior to a test,your recall for the information will be better if you use ___________ practice rather than massed practice.

Discuss the functions of the following brain regions with regard to human memory: the hippocampus,the cerebral cortex,the amygdala,and the cerebellum.

Sir Fredrick Bartlett's experiment showing how people misremembered various elements of a unique Pacific Northwest Indian story was discussed to demonstrate the concept of:

Leichtman and Ceci investigated how misleading information can impact children's recall of information.Their results revealed that:

The term boundary extension refers to our tendency to remember scenes as being more expansive than they actually are.It is thought that this occurs because of _______________.

Semantic memory is best defined as:

Troy knows how to tie his own shoes and can do it almost without thinking about it as he ties them.Troy remembers the first time he learned to tie his shoes by himself.For Troy,the memory of that first time is a(n)______________.

Recognition tests and recall tests were both discussed as ways of measuring __________ memory.