Exam 7: Memory

Juanita is one of the finalists in a televised game show.Juanita is able to remember the names of the contestants she met on the first day of the show but cannot remember the names of the contestants she met after that day.In the context of memory retrieval,Juanita's ability to recall only the names of the contestants she met on the first day exemplifies _____.

Moments before his exam,Daniel glances through a chapter on bioreactors in his textbook-a chapter that he has not looked at before.When he starts the exam,he is surprised to find a question on bioreactors.All Daniel can remember is the physical appearance of bioreactors and how they were labeled in the textbook.Which of the following is most likely the highest level of processing that Daniel has engaged in while encoding the information on bioreactors?

In the context of Alan Baddeley's model of working memory,which of the following is specialized to briefly store speech-based information about the sounds of language?

Ryan,a high-school football player,received a head injury during a game.Following recovery,Ryan was unable to remember anything that happened before the injury.However,he was able to form new relationships and new memories.In the context of forgetting,Ryan's condition best exemplifies _____.

Parallel distributed processing is the theory that memory is stored throughout the brain in connections among neurons.

In the context of the processes involved in memory,storage refers to the process of _____ information.

Which element of sensory memory would be most useful to Stan,who is quickly scanning a map of the United States to learn where each state fits?

Donna prides herself on being able to remember a face after seeing it just once.However,she is not good with remembering the names that match the faces.In the context of memory retrieval,it can be said that:

Schemas from prior encounters with the environment influence the way people handle information-how they encode it,the inferences they make about it,and how they retrieve it.

_____ refers to a situation in which material that was learned later disrupts the retrieval of information that was learned earlier.

David's little brother Jeremy asks him about the Cold War.David recollects what he studied in history and recounts the events of the Cold War to Jeremy in detail.What type of long-term memory has primarily helped David to recount his knowledge of the Cold War?

Differentiate between short-term memory and working memory.

In the context of memory encoding,describe the concept of elaboration.

Jillian,a flight attendant,is fluent in Spanish.Ever since she has learnt French,however,Jillian finds it difficult to remember Spanish words and phrases.In this scenario,Jillian's failure to retrieve Spanish words and phrases is most likely caused by _____.

It is not useful for a person to test himself or herself while rehearsing information.

Motivated forgetting is usually associated with _____ memories.

A person is most likely to store a seven digit phone number in his or her _____ memory.

Which of the following is true of flashbulb memories?

Robert is a server in a restaurant and is expected to take orders from customers and remember them without writing anything down.List the different phases of memory and explain how each of these phases of memory is crucial to Robert's job.

Jeremiah,an eight-year-old boy,did not learn to tie his shoelaces until he was six years old.Now,he ties them expertly while talking to others and without looking at his feet.Such skills are associated with _____ memory.