Exam 26: Forgetting, Memory Construction

People should avoid back-to-back study times for learning Spanish and French vocabulary in order to minimize

The finding that people who sleep after learning a list of nonsense syllables forget less than people who stay awake provides evidence that forgetting may involve

After reading a newspaper report suggesting that drunken driving might have contributed to a recent auto accident, several people who actually witnessed the accident began to remember the driver involved as traveling more recklessly than was actually the case. This provides an example of

Sigmund Freud emphasized that the forgetting of painful experiences is caused by a process that involves

Amnesia patients typically experience disruption of

Which of the following was not recommended as a strategy for improving memory?

Jenkins and Dallenbach found that memory was better in people who were

In the study led by Elizabeth Loftus, two groups of observers were asked how fast two cars had been going in a filmed traffic accident. Observers who heard the vividly descriptive word "smashed" in relation to the accident later recalled

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

An inability to retrieve information learned in the past is called

Research on memory construction indicates that

Incest survivors who lack conscious memories of their sexual abuse may be told they are repressing the memory. This explanation for their lack of abuse memories emphasizes

After Teresa was verbally threatened by someone in a passing car, she was asked whether she recognized the man who was driving the car. Several hours later, Teresa mistakenly recalled that the driver was a male rather than a female. Teresa's experience best illustrates

While taking the final exam in American history, Marie was surprised and frustrated by her momentary inability to remember the name of the current president of the United States. Her difficulty most clearly illustrates

Which of the following best describes the typical forgetting curve?

Amnesia victims typically have experienced damage to the ________ of the brain.

Although Ron typically smokes two packs of cigarettes a day, he recalls smoking little more than a pack a day. This poor memory best illustrates

Compulsive gamblers frequently recall losing less money than is actually the case. Their memory failure best illustrates

Researchers observed that people exposed to very convincing arguments about the value of frequent toothbrushing tended to

During her evening Spanish language exam, Janica so easily remembers the French vocabulary she studied that morning that she finds it difficult to recall the Spanish vocabulary she rehearsed that afternoon. Her difficulty best illustrates