Exam 7: Memory

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In an experiment,you are asked to memorize a list of 30 words shown on a screen.At first, this seems like a challenging task.Then you realize that you can hold more words in Short-term storage if you

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If the Wicked Witch of the West flew down and struck you with retrograde amnesia,you would be ________ to remember anything from before the incident and ________ to form New memories.

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Explain the relationship between short-term storage and working memory.How does working memory influence the duration and capacity of short-term storage?

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You remember how to get to a specific store in your local shopping mall by mentally picturing each store that you pass as you get to that store.You are employing which of the Following?

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Morgan is currently taking a course on public speaking.Next year,she will most likely remember only general facts from the course,because semantic information is maintained in

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Working memories are stored in the part of the brain called the

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Yesterday,you caused an argument by insulting another person.Today,you remember the argument as being the other person's fault.You do not remember that you were actually to Blame for the argument because of

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For the past two weeks,Manuel has been studying for an upcoming psychology exam.Even though he read the textbook carefully every day while studying,during the exam,he could not Recall the material regarding how psychologists studied the mental processes of memory. Manuel most likely experienced a problem in the ________ process of memory.

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Hogan remembers the general information about a movie he saw a long time ago.He cannot remember the actors or the details from the movie but knows that it was a romantic Comedy.Hogan's memory of this movie is a(n) ________ memory.

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Joseph has amnesia and cannot remember anything about his past,but he still remembers how to play piano and tie his shoes.Joseph most likely has ________ amnesia,while his ________ memory remains intact.

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What is a mnemonic? Explain how you could use the method of loci mnemonic to learn a long list of items.

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While you are driving home,the car in front of you starts driving dangerously,so you concentrate on watching it.When you arrive home,you realize that you cannot remember Anything from your drive home other than that car.Which of the following statements best Illustrates the reason your memory is created this way?

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Sleep disturbances interfere with the ________ of memories.

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If you study in the same room in which you take an exam,you will probably do better on the exam than if you had studied elsewhere.This outcome occurs because of ________ memory.

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You are working on a crossword puzzle.Even though you know the answer to a question,you cannot remember the actual word.You remember the shape of the word,the first letter of the Word,and other related words and ideas,but you cannot remember the word itself.You are Experiencing

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Long-term storage

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Liora is reading her textbook.As her eyes scan the page,each visual image is retained for less than a second in her

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Your roommate asks you which section of chemistry you are taking next semester.Even though you have just registered for the class,you cannot confidently tell her the section.You Are astonished to realize that you suddenly cannot remember the section for which you Registered.Your memory lapse is an example of

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Memory is an imperfect record of everything we see and experience primarily because our

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Which of the following is NOT an example of prospective memory?

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