Exam 6: Memory

Our memories of general knowledge items such as the meanings of words or the dates of famous historical events are stored in ________ memory.

When two memory tasks are presented in different sensory modalities (for instance visual and auditory) ________.

The process of selectively looking, listening, smelling, tasting, and feeling is called ________.

Briefly describe how decay theory explains forgetting.

In the famous case of H. M., after having part of his brain removed, he could ________.

An untreatable neurological disorder involving severe, progressive memory loss is called ________.

The meaning of the word "civilization" would be stored in ________.

Rote rehearsal is ________.

Which of the following statements about short-term memory is not true?

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 ________.

Eyewitness testimony is generally very accurate and reliable.

The type of memory that is most like an encyclopedia or a dictionary is ________ memory.

Each of the following is a recommended strategy for improving your memory abilities except ________.

The selection of some incoming information for further processing is called ________.

Our recollection of the events that have occurred in our life and when those events took place is called ________ memory.

Which of the following pairs of letters would most likely be confused in an experiment on short-term memory?

Memories concerning events that are highly significant and are vividly remembered are called ________.

Many years ago, telephone numbers had only four or five digits. Even now, no more than seven digits (not counting area code) are used for phone numbers. The most reasonable psychological explanation for this is that there is a(n) ________.

Tim is studying for a test. After seven consecutive hours of studying, he finds he can remember what he studied five or six hours ago, but he cannot remember what he studied just ten minutes ago. Tim's memory problems are best explained by ________.

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