Exam 7: Memory

An experimenter has subjects listen to some information then begin counting backward by threes.After 20 seconds the subject is most likely to remember the material if it was

After the neurological patient H.M.suffered damage to his hippocampus,he experienced a severe loss in his __________,but continued to be almost normal in his __________.

Working memory allows a person to do two auditory tasks (or two visuospatial tasks)at the same time without interference.

After the patient H.M.suffered damage to his hippocampus,he suffered severe __________ and moderate __________.

While taking a tranquilizing drug as a treatment for a muscle spasm,you witnessed an automobile accident.Later,your memory of the incident was rather fuzzy,but when you began taking tranquilizers again for test anxiety,some of the memories returned.This would be an example of

According to the levels-of-processing principle,certain memories are easy to recall because we

One possible explanation for infant amnesia related to encoding specificity is that

Which of the following is an example of a semantic memory?

An experimenter reads a series of letters,such as TGWNR,and asks college students to recall it 20 seconds later.They are likely to forget the letters if they

"Once you learn to ride a bicycle,you never forget" is a statement regarding __________ memory.

Because the concept of "short-term memory" seems to some to be incomplete and misleading,current researchers often substitute the term ____________________ memory. working

Ebbinghaus memorized several lists of 13 nonsense syllables and then tested his memory after various delays.How long did it take him to forget half of what he had memorized?

What have psychologists learned about memory from their studies of the patient H.M.?

The method of loci is one example of

The term "working memory" has been adopted by many researchers to replace the more traditional term

Increased recall at the beginning and end of a list of information suggests ____________________ and ____________________ effects,respectively. primacy,recency

Infant amnesia occurs because

You are supposed to memorize a list of 20 words.To improve your memory,you group them into a group of 10 birds,5 mammals,and 5 fish.You have improved your memory by

Free recall,cued recall,recognition,and savings are tests of ____________________ memory. explicit or direct

Ebbinghaus forgot materials very rapidly,but most college students forget the same materials much more slowly.Why?