Exam 7: Memory Errors

Bundles of protein that develop in the space between neurons are called ______.

What is the difference between a schema and a script?

Sir Frederick C. Bartlett found that participants in his study tended to reconstruct memories based on ______ biases.

Bartlett's studies on the reconstructive nature of memory found that people tend to rely on their own experiences to supplement their memories of events in a story.

The researcher who described "seven sins of memory" was ______.

A lack of attention during encoding or retrieval results in poor memory.

You are attending a conference and want to remember as much of it as possible. Based on what you have read about blocking, which details should you give the most effort because they will likely be the hardest to remember?

What criticism have some experts made of the DRM procedure?

______ amnesia is to the events before the damage as ______ amnesia is to events after the damage.

After breaking up with your partner, you are grateful to be out of a negative relationship. However, your next relationship turns out to be similarly negative, and you find yourself missing the "old days" of being happy with your ex. This is an example of ______.

Which of the following is an example of a condition associated with memory failure?

Normal forgetting over time is known as absentmindedness.

Which of the following is a way to decrease potential false eyewitness testimony?

You participate in a study where you must read a list of words (frigid, chilly, winter, freeze, shiver, frost, air, and wet) and write down all the words you remember. You include "snow" in the list of words you remember, even though "snow" wasn't on the list. Which memory error have you made?

The only people susceptible to memory errors are elderly people with varying diagnoses of dementia.