Exam 8: Memory

Sylvia has been learning about animals in kindergarten.The class does a worksheet in which the students must put different animals into categories like zoo animals and pets.If Sylvia is able to do this,it is because she has created a mental framework about animals called a/an

Betsy went to a restaurant last night with friends.Though she had never been to this particular restaurant,she knew how to be seated,order,eat,and pay the bill.Betsy has a/an ______________ for going to restaurants.

Nolen is buying discount DVDs,but he doesn't want to spend more than $50.He quickly adds up the prices of the DVDs he's holding,using his _______________ memory.

When Saffron says "frog prince," Annalise thinks "princess," "castle," and "forest." Saffron's words activated concepts already in Annalise's mind,a process referred to as

Rosa is trying to memorize her school ID number.She is having trouble,because the number is 12 digits long.What would best help Rosa learn the number?

People with retrograde amnesia have problems with __________________ of information,while people with anterograde amnesia have problems with ______________ of information.

Cailean has always wished that she had a "photographic memory." She sits on the steps of one of the academic buildings and watches the people.Sometimes she closes her eyes and tries to recall everything about what she was seeing.Each time,though,the memory quickly seems to dissolve.In what kind of memory is the visual information stored while it lasts?

Jen's dad sends her to the grocery store for a few last-minute dinner items.Jen repeats the list of ten items as she walks to the store but can remember only the first and last three items when she gets there-she is unable to remember the four in the middle.Why did she forget the four items in the middle of the list?

Yuriko is testifying in a court case.After she finishes recounting what she saw to the jury,the attorney asks her how certain she is that her testimony is accurate.She says that she is 99 percent sure.Haroun is also testifying,and when he has told his version of the story,the attorney asks him how sure he is that his memory is accurate.He says that he is 75 percent sure.Based solely on this information,the jury chooses to believe Yariko and not Haroun.Are they correct to do so?

Most people remember where they were,what they were doing,and who they were with when they learned of the September 11,2001,terrorist attacks.This type of vivid,emotionally charged memory is called a _______________ memory.

If I say the words ghost,toast,and roast,then ask you to name a word that begins with M,you would probably say most.This is an example of a

Toby and Karen just met their new neighbour,Justine.Toby repeats Justine's name over and over to remember it.Meanwhile,Karen notes that Justine is leaving "just in time" to get dinner on the table.The following day,who is more likely to recall the neighbour's name and why?

Mnemonists are people who display extraordinary memory skills.Xhosa would like to learn to remember things better,so she buys a book on improving her memory.Assuming that the book was written by a legitimate memory expert,what can Xhosa expect?

If we compare the three-stage model of memory to a computer's processes,we can say that the RAM in a computer,that is,the "mental workspace," is like our

As Yvonne learns her spelling words,she creates a visual image of the object each word represents.According to _____________________,she will be better able to remember the words than if she had just read them to herself.

Amadi remembers learning to ride a bike,including his feeling of pride when he was finally able to stay upright without any help.For Amadi,this is a/an ______________ memory.

Because long-term memory's capacity is so large,we must organize the concepts or "files" we keep there.Our mental network or filing system of associated ideas and concepts is called

Sandy has a friend named Judy.She meets a woman at a party named Julie.To her embarrassment,now every time she sees Julie,she calls her Judy.Sandy is experiencing

When asked to explain how a bill becomes a law in history class,Eric must rely on

Peter is studying for the college entrance exam in a quiet corner of the library at a desk with good overhead lighting.Winona studies for the entrance exam lying on her bed with music and the television on.If Peter and Winona are of comparable intelligence and have studied for the same amount of time,who will probably do better on the exam?