Exam 7: Episodic and Semantic Memory: Memory for Events and for Facts

Suppose a person buys a new remote control for the television, and the person is having a hard time remembering where the buttons are because they are arranged differently than they were on the old remote control. This is an example of:

Jenny suffered a heart attack, after which she experienced memory loss that lasted about 24 hours. From what type of amnesia did Jenny suffer?

Patients such as H.M. and E.P.:

Mere exposure to visual details on coins:

If one has recently attended several parties, one may have a hard time remembering the details of the events that occurred at any one particular party. That person's difficulty demonstrates that a(n) _____ memory can be _____ by exposure to similar information.

In the directed forgetting task, participants can typically:

In a 1972 study, Bransford and Johnson read an abstract passage aloud to participants who then had to recall as much information as possible. Some participants were also shown a picture that was described by the passage either before or after they heard the passage read. The results of this study demonstrated that memory is better when the information:

Give an example of retroactive interference occurring in everyday life.

When one remembers information but cannot remember where one learned it, this is known as:

The basal forebrain appears to be involved in:

Tulving proposed that:

When one remembers information but is mistaken about the specific episode that is the source, this is known as:

In several studies, participants were given a list of related words to learn, such as DREAM, AWAKE, REST, and TIRED. When later asked if they recognized the "theme" word (e.g., SLEEP), which had never been presented, it was found that they:

In a 1972 study, Bransford and Johnson read an abstract passage aloud to participants who then had to recall as much information as possible. Some participants were also shown a picture that was described by the passage either before or after they heard the passage read. Which group remembered the MOST information?

When one hears the word "piano," which part of one's brain helps to link the word with a visual image of a piano, the sound of a piano, and other knowledge one has about pianos?

Which item is an example of source amnesia?

Remembering an event that never actually happened is known as:

Providing highly detailed yet false memories is known as:

Maya showed up at a police station one day claiming she could not recall who she was. After being examined by a doctor she was found to have no obvious injury or brain damage. From what type of amnesia did Maya suffer?

The process whereby each time an old memory is recalled or reactivated may become vulnerable to modification is known as: