Exam 6: Memory

In Sperling's experiments, people were able to remember about ________ of the 12 letters presented to them if he had them recall the letters immediately after presenting them.

The two primary tasks of short-term memory are to ________.

Which of the following sensory registers have been studied more extensively than any others?

Semantic memory concerns ________ while episodic memory concerns ________.

When people are asked to recall names of people, there is increased activity in a particular area of the ________ lobe.

Different domain specific memory systems ________.

Visual information fades more slowly than auditory information.

Information disappears most quickly from ________.

The chemical and structural changes that occur in neurons and neural connections when memories are formed are collectively known as ________.

An old joke tells of an elephant who walks into a bar and tells the bartender, "Boy, have I got a problem. Elephants are supposed to have good memories and I can't remember a thing." "That's too bad," says the bartender, "Maybe I can help you with your problem." "What problem?" asks the elephant. The elephant in the story is demonstrating a deficiency in ________.

Each of the following is recommended by your text for improving your memory except ________.

Elaborative rehearsal involves ________.

On a TV game show, Jeanette is asked to name the state capital of Vermont. This information is most likely stored in ________ memory.

Today, many psychologists view how memory operates as being similar to how a computer stores and retrieves data.

The fact that people recognize that M and M are the same letter faster than they recognize that M and m are the same letter is evidence that ________.

Compare and contrast the purpose, capacity, and functioning of short-term and long-term memory.

Images are stored in short-term memory ________.

Retaining information in short-term memory simply by repeating it over and over again is called ________.

The finding that people tend to better remember information if they try to recall it while surrounded by the same physical cues (wall color, smells, sounds, desks, etc.) in which they learned it, is called ________ memory.

The cashier at McDonald's says, "That will be $3.17 please." What kind of code would most people use to remember "$3.17" while they are reaching for their money?