Exam 6: Memory

Moishe can remember only the first two items and the last two items on the grocery list that his wife just read to him over the phone. The other five items in between are gone. His memory of things at the start of the list demonstrates the __________.

Which of the following is NOT true of schemas?

Korsakoff syndrome is caused by chronic alcohol abuse and damages the _______ in the brain.

Which technique is most widely used by therapists to help clients recover lost childhood memories?

Short-term memories appear to be localized in the ________.

In the partial report method of Sperling's study of sensory memory, the participants were to report _________.

Declarative memories are to _________ memories as nondeclarative memories are to _________ memories.

Which of the following is NOT an example of long-term memory?

_________ memory is constantly updated.

Forgetting in long-term memory is most likely due to _________.

For which famous memory researcher is memory a problem-solving activity in which the problem is to give a coherent account of some past event, and the memory is the solution to that problem?

The processes of encoding, storage, and retrieval are seen as part of _________ model of memory.

According to primacy and recency effects, when reading the chapters of the textbook, you are most likely to forget _________.

Moishe can remember only the first two items and the last two items on the grocery list that his wife just read to him over the phone. The other five items in between are gone. His memory of things at the end of the list demonstrates the __________.

Ebbinghaus found that information is forgotten _________.

You are introduced to someone at a party. While talking with the person, you realize that you have already forgotten the person's name. What amount of time does it typically take before such information is lost from short-term memory?

Suzy looks up from her lunch, realizing that Jacques has just said something to her. What was it? Oh, yes, he has just asked her if she wants to go to the movies. Suzy's ability to retrieve what Jacques said is due to her _________.

The state psychology association has invited teams from all the colleges in the state to compete in a Psych Bowl. The teams will answer questions such as "Who founded the first psychology laboratory?" Where is this information stored?

Information gets from sensory memory to short-term memory through the process of _________.

Elaborative rehearsal is defined as the rote repetition of material in order to maintain its availability in memory.