Exam 7: Memory

In experiments on memorization of nonsense syllables,Hermann Ebbinghaus forgot most of each list within 24 hours,whereas most college students remember about 90% of a list 24 hours later.What accounts for this difference?

Based on research findings,psychologists have recommended to police that they use a sequential lineup procedure (the witness views one suspect at a time).

If you spent the next year or two practicing your ability to memorize numbers and recite them immediately,how would your short-term memory probably change?

On which task would the patient H.M.show the best memory?

Research in the 1950's suggested that the capacity of short-term memory is

Students are given a series of items to memorize.They can spend as much time on each one as they need to memorize it,but after going on,they cannot go back.Despite spending as much time with each item as they think they need,most get only about half the items correct at the end.What conclusion do these results support?

Ebbinghaus memorized several meaningless lists of 13 items each and then tested his memory after various delays.During which time period did he forget the most material?

The serial-order effect refers to the tendency to remember the ____________________ items on a list better than all others. first and last

The issue of whether patients can recover repressed memories of sexual abuse in childhood is an important one.A commission of therapists and researchers met to discuss the evidence,and the conclusion from this commission was that

Memorizing a list of locations and then using them to help yourself remember a list of names is an example of

Free recall,cued recall,recognition,and savings are all tests of explicit memory.

The vast majority of people who develop Alzheimer's disease have an onset that begins

Individuals with amnesia typically have problems with ____________________ memories while ____________________ memories remain intact. declarative,procedural

The patient H.M.suffered memory problems after damage to his

"The magical number seven,plus or minus two" refers to the capacity of

What causes Korsakoff's syndrome?

One of the components of working memory involves the manipulation of visual information,and is known as the

According to the information-processing model of memory,human memory is most analogous to

Two people in the background are discussing Tibet,but you are paying no attention.After they leave,someone asks you what they had been talking about,and you say you don't know.Nevertheless,a few minutes later you start discussing Tibet yourself.What kind of memory are you displaying?

People with prefrontal cortex damage,including patients with Korsakoff's syndrome,frequently display which of the following memory problems?