Exam 7: Memory

The memory system that stores sensory information while it "decides" whether to send it on to LTM is called ________ memory in the traditional memory model.

PET scans of patients with Alzheimer's disease suggest they have a loss of function in the ________.

When you get to class today, you are shocked to find that there is a major unit exam taking place.It is also true that tests typically make you very anxious.Freud might suggest that his theory of ________ applies in this situation.

Encoding failure is likely due to ________.

The three storage systems included in the three-stage memory model are ________ memories.

Loss of memory as a result of brain injury or trauma is called ________.

If you erroneously recall the reading the word "sleep" on a list of words like "snooze, nap, rest, wake, doze," you are probably ________.

Which of the following are ways that people can improve their elaborative rehearsal skills?

According to Ebbinghaus's curve of forgetting, the loss of information from memory ________.

Research finds that sports-related brain injuries can lead to a devastating neurological condition called CTE, or ___.

Which of the following statements about culture and memory is ACCURATE?

Prior exposure to a stimulus that facilitates or inhibits the processing of new information even when there is no conscious memory of the exposure is called ________.

Ralph fell through the floor of his tree house and found himself in the hospital.He has no memory of his hospital stay, which suggests he has developed ________ amnesia.

Using analogies or metaphors to better understand and retain new information are all methods of ________ rehearsal.

The method of loci and acronyms are examples of ________.

Someone asks you to name the twenty-second president of the United States, but you can't remember.To aid your memory, the person then tells you that the president's name is the same as that of a large city on Lake Erie.Upon hearing the hint, you instantly realize that Grover Cleveland is the answer.In this situation, the hint acted as a(n)________.

The two major systems of long-term memory are ________.

James uses the ________ mnemonic device for remembering that the names of the Great Lakes start with the letters in HOMES.

You are likely to forget your old address once you have learned your new one because of ________ interference.

According to retrieval failure theory, memories stored in LTM are ________.