Exam 23: A: Studying and Building Memories

Encoding a word on the basis of its meaning produces a better memory of the word than encoding a word on the basis of its sound. This best illustrates the value of

Deep processing of verbal information involves encoding the ________ of words.

Short-term memory capacity can be increased through

Students often remember more information from a one-semester course than from an intensive three-week course. This best illustrates the importance of

Memory acquisition is to memory retention as ________ is to ________.

One reason adults typically recall little of their first three years of life is that during infancy they were unable to verbally label their experiences. This best illustrates that the formation of long-term memories often requires

Wei Dong was asked to memorize a long list of words that included "ship, effort, professor, and inquire." He later recalled these words as "boat, work, teacher, and question." This best illustrates the impact of

The letters Y, M, O, M, R, E are presented. Jill remembers them by rearranging them to spell the word "MEMORY." This provides an illustration of

While reading highly familiar words at a very rapid speed, Megan effortlessly understands almost every word. This ability highlights the importance of

Memories for well-learned automatic skills such as how to tie your shoes are called ________ memories.

Deep and shallow processing refer to different types of

Enhanced memory after retrieving rather than simply reading information is demonstrated by

Which of the following questions about the word pen would best prepare you to correctly remember tomorrow that you had seen that word in today's test?

Memory aids that involve the use of vivid imagery and clever ways of organizing material are called

Rephrasing text material in your own words is an effective way of facilitating

The self-reference effect best illustrates the value of

Sounds and words that are not immediately attended to can still be recalled a couple of seconds later because of our ________ memory.

Most people misrecall the sentence, "The angry rioter threw the rock at the window" as "The angry rioter threw the rock through the window." This best illustrates the importance of

Forming conscious mental images of the location of your bedroom door requires

To remember a list of the school supplies she needs, Marcy mentally visualizes each item at a certain location in her house. Marcy's tactic best illustrates use of