Exam 6: Memory

Who invented the nonsense syllable, conceived the relearning method for testing retention, and plotted the curve of forgetting?

Jonathan studied for the exam the night before. When he went to answer the questions, he found that most of what he had read was no longer in his memory. According to Ebbinghaus, when did the majority of the forgetting occur?

Which of the following would not be stored in semantic memory?

When people feel grief over the death of someone close to them, they may be reminded of other times of great loss. This type of memory is known as

Episodic memory would most closely resemble

H.M.'s damaged hippocampus apparently did not affect his ability to form new non-declarative memories.

The capacity of the long-term memory system is best described as

Recall is a more sensitive method of measuring retention than the relearning method.

A loss of consciousness from a grand mal seizure, a blow to the head, or a car accident is likely to lead to

Memory loss of the experiences that occurred shortly before the loss of consciousness is called ________ amnesia

The longevity of sensory memory is best described as

Short-term memory has the smallest capacity of the memory systems.

Remembering the order of the eight planets (and Pluto) by using the sentence "Mary's Violet Eyes Make John Stay Up Nights Pondering" is an example of memory improvement through the

H.M. retained some abilities to form new

Often we fill in details when recalling natural events. We seem to add material to what we actually experienced. This phenomenon is referred to as

All of the following are study habits that aid in memorizing new material, except

The female sex hormone estrogen is involved in memory because

Long-term potentiation is believed to underlie the formation of memories.

Rhymes, jingles and coded letters are used in constructing

When we encounter new information or have a new experience related to an existing schema, we generally try to alter the schema to match the new experience.