Exam 7: Memory

Which of the following groups have been used to provide existence proofs for the distinction between implicit and explicit memory?

As we age, our ability to recognize the strengths and limitations of our own memories improves. This is known as

Memory illusions, such as falsely recalling the word sleep in a list of words, are thought to result from our reliance on the __________ heuristic.

Unlike explicit memory, implicit memory

What does the result of research on primacy and recency effects suggest about human memory?

Which of the following is a form of explicit memory?

When Sheila thinks about her doctor's office, she can picture a waiting room with chairs, a fish tank, lots of magazines, and several framed pictures of landscapes and animals. She also can picture her doctor in a lab coat, even though her doctor never wears one to the office. Which of the following helps explain Sheila's memory error?

Another term for short-term memory is __________ memory, because it allows us to manipulate the information in our minds.

Jermaine sees a car accident and he initially estimates the offending driver to be travelling at 60 kilometres per hour. However, after hearing another witness's report of the cars "bumping" and answering a police officer's questions about the rate of speed when the cars "contacted," he subsequently revises his estimate to 45 kilometres per hour and his memory of the accident changes. This is an example of

Bits of information are combined into meaningful units so that more information can be held in short-term memory through the process of

Why do people generally find multiple choice questions easier to answer than fill-in-the-blank questions?

Leola has a comprehensive final for her organic chemistry class. For her to be able to retain the information from early in the semester, she should be advised to use __________ in her studying throughout the term.

Which of the following is an example of episodic memory?

The logical conclusion from years of searching for the engram is that

Darryl decides to start reviewing for his exam by studying 20 minutes a day for 10 days rather than just studying three to four hours the night before his exam. He is making use of

__________ is retention of memory for some period of time.

You ask your friend Drea what she had for dinner last night, and she responds that she can't remember because her "short-term memory isn't working." Based on the information you have learned in your psychology course, what might you say to Drea about her short-term memory?

It is easier to remember something when you're in a similar place or state as when you learned it in the first place. What concept is this?

According to the research on the primacy effect, if your father read you a list of 10 items to pick up at the hardware store, you would most easily recall those items

Maintenance rehearsal is defined as