Exam 6: Memory

In recalling Canadian prime ministers,Channing can list the first four prime ministers and the last four prime ministers but cannot remember many of the prime ministers in between.This BEST illustrates the _____ effect.

Episodic memory allows us to think about past events but is not involved in our ability to envision the future.

Hippocampal amnesiacs have difficulty imagining new experiences.

Angelika hears a story.The next day,she is asked to answer questions about the story.Which brain structures are MOST responsible for her accurate recall?

Severe cases of name blocking usually result from damage to the:

Taj recently changed the password to his e-mail account;now he cannot remember his old password,illustrating the effects of proactive interference.

University students typically recall more good grades than bad grades when they look back at their high school experiences.This memory phenomenon is known as:

People with damage to their _____ lobe are MOST prone to memory misattribution.

The first few and last few items in a series are more likely to be recalled than are the items in the middle,a phenomenon termed the _____ effect.

With respect to retrieving memories,search is to find as the _____ is to the _____.

Maria was certain she recognized the waiter at the restaurant,but in fact she had never seen him before.This type of memory misattribution is known as:

_____ memory refers to the gradual acquisition of skills as the result of practice,or "knowing how" to do things.

Failures of prospective memory usually are due to blocking.

Long-term storage is to short-term storage as:

Transience increases the efficiency of human memory.

Memory for motor skills (e.g. ,how to play a guitar)that you clearly know,even if you cannot describe them,is known as _____ memory.

When attention is divided,what happens in the brain?

Retrieval of a memory may promote forgetting a related memory.

The memory sin of _____ often results in an increase in our overall sense of contentment.

The process of keeping information in short-term memory by mentally repeating it is called: