Exam 6: Memory

According to ________ theory, memories deteriorate because of the passage of time.

When you listen to a conversation or watch a television show, you are using ________ to hold onto and think about new information coming in from the sensory registers.

The computer-like model used to describe the way humans encode, store, and retrieve information is the ________ model.

Which of the following sensory registers have been studied more extensively than any others?

For more than 40 years, the most influential researcher into eyewitness memory has been ________.

Ella had a stroke and she suffered long-term damage to her brain. Ella has difficulty learning new procedures, and has difficulty with her balance at times. Ella's stroke was likely near her ________.

The first truly scientific memory experiments were conducted by ________, who used himself as a subject.

Recent research suggests that short-term memory can hold as much information as long-term memory.

An echo usually stays in the sensory registers for ________.

The finding that people tend to better remember information if they try to recall it while surrounded by the same physical cues (wall color, smells, sounds, desks, etc.) in which they learned it, is called ________ memory.

Short-term and long-term memories seem to involve ________.

The finding that people who learn material in a particular physiological condition tend to recall that material better if they return to the same condition they were in during learning is called ________ memory.

The cashier at McDonald's says, "That will be $3.17 please." What kind of code would most people use to remember "$3.17" while they are reaching for their money?

Retrograde amnesia is characterized by forgetting ________.

To Treisman's modified filter theory, information will draw our attention if it stands out because of its ________.

Compare and contrast the purpose, capacity, and functioning of short-term and long-term memory.

In one study, adults who had graduated from high school more than 40 years earlier were able to recognize about ________ percent of their classmates.

Our visual sensation of a house we pass in the car would be initially stored in ________.

Ebbinghaus found that ________.

If you want to remember something for a couple of minutes, the most effective device is ________.