Exam 8: Memory

__________ are memories of which a person is consciously aware.

If we don't pay attention to the information in our sensory registers,those data disappear within __________.

Dr.McCaffery tells his class,"I am going to shine a stimulus up on the screen,and I'm only going to give you three seconds to memorize them.Go!" He shines a slide that has the following letters - "HBOUSAIBMLOL" - on the screen.Which of the following represents the most effective use of chunking to remember these 12 letters?

Why does interference explain why we sometimes seem to forget information that is,in fact,still stored in our memories?

Which of the following brain structures does not play a role in the formation and storage of implicit long-term memories?

The way we interpret the meaning of a given stimulus is called semantic encoding.

With regard to the three-stage model of memory suggested by Atkinson and Shiffrin,what has recent research found?

"The more attention we pay to a stimulus,the more likely we are to effectively encode it in long-term memory." This statement,which is consistent with the Levels of Processing model of memory,might be uttered by which researchers?

__________ processing is a level of processing in which a word's sound or appearance is encoded.

Explicit memories are those memories that we choose to encode,while implicit memories are those that we encode unintentionally.

The lone sin of intrusion,according to Daniel Schacter,is bias.

__________ encoding is the process of encoding meaning.

According to research by Miller,what is the average number of pieces of information that people can hold in their working memory at any one time?

According to psychologist Daniel Schacter,how many "sins of memory" are there?

While lying on a beach getting some sun,you read your way through a long novel.When you are done,you flip back to the beginning and,just for fun,reread the first few chapters.You are amazed by the feeling that you've never read this before,even though you know you have.In this case,all of the information that you've encoded (new)since reading the first few chapters (old)has interfered with your memory.This is an example of __________ interference.

A(n)__________ memory is one that contains factual and conceptual information that is not directly tied to life events.

A multiple choice examination is an example of a __________ task.

Which observation of those with eidetic memory suggests that they are "seeing" their memories for longer than the usually duration of iconic memory?

__________ encoding occurs when you process a bit of information or sensation without deliberate thought or action.

The __________ effect is the ability to recall information given first when given a list of things to remember.