Exam 7: Memory

According to the serial position effect, to increase the chance that you will be remembered by your host when introduced at a crowded party, you should try to be introduced ________.

Your general knowledge of what you have learned so far in this course is called ________ memory.

________ is the process of grouping separate pieces of information into a single unit in order to store more information in ________ memory.

When taking an exam, students often do better with items taken from the first and last of the chapter covered by the exam.This demonstrates ________.

The process by which information is encoded, stored, and later retrieved is called ________.

When asked to recall the date of John Kennedy's assassination, Peter draws a blank; however, when asked whether it was October 24, 1962, November 22, 1963, or February 1, 1965, he correctly answers with the second of the choices.This example most clearly demonstrates the value of ________.

According to the three-stage memory model, information must first enter ________ memory and then transfer to ________ memory.Finally, it must be moved to ________ memory to be retained for a meaningful length of time.

Which of the following supports the principle of encoding specificity?

A progressive mental deterioration characterized by severe memory loss that occurs most commonly in the elderly is called ________.

________ theory suggests that we forget things because other information is obstructing its storage or retrieval.

Why do your teachers want you to distribute your study time evenly across the semester, rather than cram your learning into a few long, unbroken intervals just before exam days?

June-bug has Alzheimer's disease.Which of the following is she MOST likely to forget?

________ theory suggests that people block memories that could cause pain, threat, or embarrassment or provoke anxiety.

The process of translating information into a neural code or language that will be retained in memory is called ________.

A clue or prompt that helps stimulate recall of a stored piece of information from long-term memory is called a ________.

________ devices improve memory by encoding items in a special way.

________ interference occurs when old information interferes with the recall of new information.

Anterograde amnesia is the inability to ________ after an injury.

Kelsey suffers from ________ amnesia because he cannot remember the events that led up to the motorcycle accident that injured his brain.

Implicit/nondeclarative memory is learned ________.