Exam 26: A: Forgetting, Memory Construction

Two people learned nonsense syllables and then tried to recall them after up to eight hours had elapsed. Jenkins and Dallenbach observed that forgetting occurred least rapidly when the individuals spent their time

Knowledge of Latin can help people to learn French. This illustrates

When we fall in love, we tend to overestimate how much we liked our partner when we first began dating. This best illustrates the dynamics of

Austin can't remember Jack Smith's name because he wasn't paying attention when Jack was formally introduced. Austin's poor memory is best explained in terms of

Research participants who were exposed to very convincing arguments about the desirability of frequent toothbrushing misrecalled how frequently they had brushed their teeth in the preceding two weeks. This best illustrates

Jackie frequently experiences intrusive memories of an emotionally traumatic experience, which she has been trying to forget. Her intrusive memories provide evidence of unsuccessful

Psychologists on both sides of the controversy regarding reports of repressed and recovered memories of childhood sexual abuse agree that

After hearing stories of things they both had and had not actually experienced with "Mr. Science," preschool children spontaneously recalled him doing things that were only mentioned in the stories. This best illustrates

Mrs. Ramos claims to remember being sexually abused by her father when she was less than a year old. Her memory is not likely to be reliable because of

Nancy was daydreaming about her college plans during a boring lecture on the history of computers. She doesn't remember that ENIAC was the first functioning digital computer because she wasn't paying attention. Nancy's poor memory is best explained in terms of

Adults who have trouble remembering incidents of childhood sexual abuse have been led by therapists to believe that their memory difficulties result from

Professor Maslova has so many memories of former students that she has difficulty remembering the names of new students. The professor's difficulty best illustrates

The disruptive effect of prior learning on the recall of new information is called

When Jake applied for a driver's license, he was embarrassed by a momentary inability to remember his address. Jake's memory difficulty most likely resulted from a(n) ________ failure.

As we retrieve memories from our memory bank, we often alter them based on past experiences and our current expectations. This best illustrates

Researchers asked university students to imagine certain childhood events, including a false event such as breaking a window with their hand. They discovered that

The eerie sense of having previously experienced a current situation is known as

The inability to remember whose face appears on a five-dollar bill is most likely due to a failure in

Answering practice test questions about text material you have studied is a useful strategy for

Compared with adults, children are more susceptible to