Exam 6: Memory

The tendency to distort__________

Which of the following examples represents deep processing as described by Craik and Lockhart?

Define the decay theory of forgetting.

This memory system might be likened to a dictionary.

Hypnosis enhances the confidence people have in their memories, regardless of their accuracy or inaccuracy.

You are invited to take part in a study by a researcher trying to replicate the work of Hermann Ebbinghaus. What might this researcher ask you to do?

When newer information interferes with the retrieval of older information, this is called ______________.

Malcolm, aged 35, is severely depressed. Because of this he is given electroconvulsive shock therapy. After treatment, he is sent home and does much better. However, his TV-watching behavior is strange. Malcolm thinks that last year's episodes of his favorite series are new. Malcolm is showing signs of ______________.

Which model of memory proposes that the deeper a person processes information, the better it will be remembered?

Short-term memories appear to be localized in the __________

Recent research supports the hypothesis that __________ is especially important in episodic memories.

If memory were like the sea, we could say that ______ is long-term memory, ______ are the specific memories, and _______ are retrieval cues.

Russell was describing a concert that had occurred several years earlier. During the discussion, he asked Jamie for help remembering who else had gone to the concert. Both had clear memories of the concert, but after all those years, neither could come up with the name of the third person. This is an example of__________

You are learning a list of items for a test by relating the items to each other and to information that you already have stored in memory. Which type of rehearsal are you using?

_______ rehearsal results in a more lasting memory and promotes the transfer of information to long-term memory compared to _______ rehearsal.

The processes of encoding, storage, and retrieval are seen as part of the ____________ model of memory.

Shalissa has two exams today. One is in French and the other is in history. Last night she studied French before history. When she gets to her French test, all she can remember is history! Shalissa's memory is suffering from ____________.

Seventeen years later, Cedric still remembers the space shuttle Challenger disaster as if it had just happened. This is an example of__________

While watching a soap opera on television, Dan is struck with the notion that he knew one of the characters. As he continued watching, he came to realize that the woman playing the role was a person he had gone to high school with many years earlier. Which memory process is Dan using?

Bahrick found that after 35 years, people could recognize __________ of their high school classmates names and photographs from high school pictures.