Exam 6: Memory

The term "photographic memory" refers to the phenomenon of ________.

Randy is recovering from an automobile accident in which he injured his head. The only noticeable psychological symptom of his injury is that he cannot remember what happened immediately prior to the accident. Randy's symptoms are typical of ________.

Which of the following statements is true?

Explain what reconstructive memory is and how it can sometimes cause difficulties in our ability to accurately remember past events.

Each of the following is true of eyewitness testimony except it ________.

Memory for information that was intentionally retrieved from memory is called ________ memory.

Grouping and organizing information so that it fits into meaningful units is called chunking.

An old joke tells of an elephant that walks into a bar and tells the bartender, "Boy, have I got a problem. Elephants are supposed to have good memories and I can't remember a thing." "That's too bad," says the bartender, "Maybe I can help you with your problem." "What problem?" asks the elephant. The elephant in the story is demonstrating a deficiency in ________.

A psychologist flashes a sequence of five letters (such as STWLG) on a screen in front of you and then asks you immediately to count backward from 1000 by 7s. After a few seconds, she asks you to recall the five letters. This psychologist is most likely studying the ________.

The process of selectively looking, listening, smelling, tasting, and feeling is called ________.

Michael is studying for a test in biology. After seven consecutive hours of studying, he finds he can remember what he just finished studying, but he can no longer remember what he studied five or six hours ago. Michael's memory problems are best explained by ________.

The best way to transfer information from short-term memory to permanent memory is rote rehearsal.

No single part of the brain is solely responsible for memory.

Christine has always had an unusually effective memory. She credits this to the fact that after seeing something just once, she can visualize the object in great detail, as if she was looking at a photograph of it. Christine's ability is an example of ________.

Becoming instantly enraged at the sight of a Nazi swastika is an example of a(n) ________ memory.

The finding that when asked to recall a list of unrelated items memory is better for the items at the beginning and at the end of the list is known as the ________.

Alzheimer's disease may involve low levels of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine.

Our recollection of the events that have occurred in our life and when those events took place is called ________ memory.

The famous Russian mnemonist, Shereshevski ("S"), could easily repeat lists of up to ________ words after having heard or seen them only once.

Leslie is shown the word "tour." Later, she is shown a list of word fragments, such as "___ou___," and asked to fill in the blanks. She is more likely to complete the word as "tour," than are other people who had not been previously shown the word "tour." This is an example of ________.