Exam 6: Memory

False positives occur when a person incorrectly “matches” a stimulus that is merely similar to a real memory to that memory. One major problem with eyewitness testimony is that _________.

Recall is a type of memory retrieval in which the information to be retrieved must be "pulled" out of memory with few or no cues.

A patient's chart indicates he just had surgery to remove his hippocampus as a result of a tumor. What change do you anticipate in the patient after the operation?

Scott remembers all of the details of his wedding seven years ago. This information is most likely stored in _______ memory.

Which memory system provides us with a very brief representation of all the stimuli present at a particular moment?

Which of the following might be the most appropriate analogy for eidetic imagery?

You are very upset to learn that your grandmother has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. She has been given a prescription for medication that will help to boost production of the neurotransmitter __________ in her brain, in the hopes that this will help prevent any further memory loss.

Which theorist is associated with the idea that information moves from sensory memory to short-term memory through the processes of selective attention?

Tim is studying for a test. After seven consecutive hours of studying, he finds he can remember what he just finished studying, but he can no longer remember what he studied five or six hours ago. Tim's memory problems are BEST explained by __________.

In this view, memories are literally "built" from the pieces stored away at encoding. This view is called _________.

The semantic network model of memory suggests that the ______ nodes you must pass through to access information, the longer it will take for you to recall information.

It's Thanksgiving and the whole family has gotten together. You start to reminisce about your childhood and get into an argument with your brother. Both of you claim that you were the innocent victim of the other. This is an example of __________.

Recalling the definition of long-term memory is an example of _________.

Which of the following is an example of semantic memory?

Iconic and echoic memory are types of _______ memory.

Someone asks you to name the twenty-second president of the United States, but you can't remember. To aid your memory, the person then tells you that the president's name is the same as that of a large city on Lake Erie. Upon hearing the hint, you instantly realize that Grover Cleveland is the answer. In this situation, the hint acted as a(n) _________.

Henry Gustav Molaison, known as H.M., was unable to form new declarative memories. He suffered from what psychologists call

A visual image held in the sensory register is _____________.

Which memory system provides us with a very brief image of all the stimuli present at a particular moment?

In the game show Jeopardy! contestants are tested on general information. The type of memory used to answer these kinds of questions is _________.