Exam 7: Memory

_____ is an implicit memory process that involves memory for skills.

_____ is the system of memory that holds information for time frames of a fraction of a second to several seconds.

Which of the following is true of working memory?

_____ is the conscious recollection of information,such as specific facts or events and,at least in humans,information that can be verbally communicated.

Differentiate between short-term memory and working memory.

Which of the following statements is true about autobiographical memory?

Jack doesn't need to look at his keyboard while typing.His fingers automatically move over the keys as he types information into the computer.In the context of memory storage,which part of Jack's brain is active in the memory required to perform these skills?

_____ memory refers to a combination of components that include short-term memory and attention that allow individuals to hold information temporarily as they perform cognitive tasks.

Ashley is in the habit of listening to music while studying.She usually puts her headphones on when she's reading through a textbook.In this scenario,Ashley is demonstrating _____.

Which of the following is true of brain structures and memory functions in long-term memory?

As Mitch walks through the conference hall before his conference,he greets approximately 50 new people.Based on his short-term association with these people,Mitch will most likely remember the names of _____ individuals.

Which of the following is true of the term "levels of processing" in memory?

Kyle was one of the eyewitnesses for a robbery that took place in a convenience store.When called in to the police headquarters to identify the suspect in a lineup,which of the following is most likely to elicit the most accurate response from Kyle?

Cathy,a fourteen-year-old girl,is one of the few survivors of a plane crash that killed 247 passengers.She survived with severe injuries that took almost six months to heal.Three years after the occurrence,Cathy remembers the details of the plane crash with alarming accuracy.This is most likely because her memory is _____.

Provide one example each of a flashbulb memory,an autobiographical memory,and a repressed memory.

Vince injured his cerebellum in a motorcycle accident.Consequently,Vince's implicit memory was affected.In the context of memory,which of the following is most likely to happen?

_____ is the ability to maintain attention to a selected stimulus for a prolonged period of time.

Every time Alice drives by the hospital where her grandmother died,she thinks of her late grandmother.She often gets emotional when she recollects how long her grandmother suffered after being diagnosed with a terminal disease.In the context of memory storage,which of the following brain structures is responsible for evoking such memories in Alice?

In the context of memory processes,which of the following scenarios best illustrates the process of retrieving information?

In the context of how memory is organized,which of the following is true of schemas?