Exam 10: Memory

Critics of repression as a mechanism of forgetting argue that:

Which of the following activities involving memory would require recognition?

________ plays a critical role in the formation of long-term declarative memories.

________ is an especially vivid memory of an emotional event.

Which of the following is a test for recall?

The inability to remember events and experiences that occurred during the first two or three years of life is termed ________.

Declarative memories include ________ memories and ________ memories.

Maintenance rehearsal involves:

________ is defined as forgetting that occurs when previously stored material interferes with the ability to remember similar, more recently stored material.

Declarative memories come in two varieties. Name each type and give an example of each from your own declarative memory.

________ is thought to be a biological mechanism of long-term memory.

Under most circumstances, when you are intentionally trying to remember an item of information, ________ is an easier task than ________.

Most researchers agree that the memories people say they have of their first three years of life are based on:

Mr. Musselman is the head coach of the high school football team. He notices that, after learning the names of the players on the team this year, he has trouble remembering the names of the players from the previous year. In fact, he sometimes says the name of a current player when he is referring to a player from the previous year. This is an example of:

Megan overhears a women speaking in a restaurant about her earliest memory. She tells her friend that she can clearly remember arguing with her cousin over whose turn it was to do a favourite jigsaw puzzle and her father suggesting that they take turns adding pieces. What country did the woman most likely grow up in?

Which memory system has a limited capacity and stores items for about 30 seconds?

Telo convinces a woman he finds attractive to give him her telephone number. Unfortunately, the number is ten digits long with the area code, and Telo cannot find a place to write it down. As he looks for a pen and paper, what can Telo do to help himself remember the number?

________ is thought to be a biological mechanism of long-term memory.

________ could be called "knowing how to do something" memories.

Memory is critical to our lives because: