Exam 7: Memory

When you get to class, you choose a seat, put your backpack on the floor, get out your notebook, and chat with your classmate until the lecture begins. This routine is part of your _________ for being a student.

Compared to

Tiffany is involved in a memory study and is given the following list of letters to remember: CARBEDDOGCATEATPIE. The researcher notices that she can remember the whole series of letters, contrary to the standard seven pieces of information expected. Which of the following processes most likely explains Tiffany's ability to remember all the letters?

Sensory memory has a larger _________ than short-term memory, but a smaller _________.

The levels of processing concept of Craik and Lockhart would suggest that which of the following questions would lead to better memory of the word frog?

A display of 12 letters is flashed briefly on a screen in front of you, followed by a tone. You attempt to recall a portion of the display based on the specific tone you heard. What aspect of your memory is this experiment designed to assess?

Research on the biology of memory has indicated that the __________ is more involved in the factual components of memories and the __________ is more involved in the emotional components of memories.

If the capacity of short-term memory is so limited, how is it that we are able to remember as much information as we do and transfer information into long-term memory?

Mnemonics will be most helpful as encoding devices if we

Studying new terms by linking them to thinks that you already know is an example of __________ rehearsal.

When someone attempts to recreate a retrieval environment that is as similar as possible to the initial learning environment as possible, they are making use of the principle of

Robert took a psychology course 20 years ago and, although he doesn't remember everything about the course, there are many concepts that he still remembers very well. The information that Robert can still remember today is likely

Describe two lifestyle factors that are associated with a reduced risk of Alzheimer's disease in older people.

In answering this, and all other questions for this exam, you are using which memory process?

Personal facts and memories of your own personal personal history are parts of

Shannon is trying to take notes in and is able to write down what the professor has just said due to her

The memory system that briefly stores perceptual information is called __________ memory.

During new student orientation, you wish to make a good impression by being able to recall the name of everyone in your group. Research on attention and encoding would suggest that you are most likely to forget the name of

How do mistakes in long-term memory differ from mistakes in short-term memory?

Describe how the three methods of measuring memory (i.e., recall, recognition, relearning) differ, and provide an example of each.