Exam 7: Memory

Most people cannot store the following list of letters in short-term memory: G O T O Y O U R B E D R O O M. However, if the letters are grouped meaningfully into words, they fit short-term's memory span: Go to your bedroom. This illustrates _________.

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 him remember the number?

Chunking aids:

Mimi is recovering from serious back surgery and has been taking pain medication for the last several days. She has received multiple phone calls from friends and family. Later that week, off her medication, she can't seem to remember the names of anyone who called her. Which of the following provides the best explanation for her memory failure?

Flashbulb memories ______________.

Hermann Ebbinghaus found that memory is best immediately after we learn information, and we gradually forget more as time passes. What name is given to this observation?

Following a car accident, Jane and Joan both suffer head injuries with resulting amnesia. Joan cannot remember events that occurred before the accident, while Jane cannot remember events that occurred after the accident. Joan suffers from __________ amnesia and Jane from __________ amnesia.

Which fact does NOT support the idea that the amount of information that can be stored in short-term memory (STM) is determined by the number of chunks?

Margeaux is introduced to the following people when she arrives at the party: Derek, Kayla, Calvin, Debbie, Rose, Melanie, Garrett, Tom, Francis, Jane, and Vincent. According to the serial-position effect, it will be most DIFFICULT to remember the names of

Visual images remain in sensory memory for about

Damage to the hippocampus would most likely result in which disorder?

Proactive interference of long-term memory means ______.

A __________ is an organized cluster of memories that constitutes one's knowledge about events, objects, and ideas .

When details from an event fit our ______________ for the situation, they tend to be easier to recall, although it may be more difficult to recognize or report the specifics.

Damage to the hippocampus is most likely to lead to the loss of:

Little Tammy is talking to her grandfather. She loves to listen to him tell stories about when he was a child. He has very vivid recollections of his youth and enjoys telling people about his fond memories. Unfortunately, grandpa has a difficult time remembering what happened within the last few days or weeks. If there are no physiological problems, grandpa's memory problems are best explained by ______.

______________is the process of converting short-term memories into long-term memories in the brain.

Which type of memory is concerned with remembering the day your parents bought you a car?

Psychologists who study false memories have engaged in a debate over the validity of recovered memories. Why are they skeptical about claims of recovered memories?

Alice was distracted when her friend asked her a question. She started to ask her friend to repeat the question, when she suddenly realized what her friend had been asking her. This is likely because the question was still stored in her