Exam 8: Remembering Complex Events

If given a list of the words "white," "winter," "cold," and "flake," which word will people be most likely to erroneously report on a later memory test?

Under hypnosis, Beth provided a detailed account of an emotional event she witnessed. Should the details of her memory be trusted? Why or why not?

Which of the following facts about memories for the Amsterdam plane crash is FALSE?

Julie can remember what she wore, what she did, and what the weather was like on any day from 1999. She likely has

In the process of memory consolidation, memories are

The memory that contains the full recollection of our lives is referred to as ________ memory.

Which of the following is LEAST likely to be included within a kitchen schema?

You should be skeptical of "recovered" memories that were repressed because

Repeated exposure to a person or situation will cause memory for specific instances to fade, making it difficult to recall details of any one episode. This can be problematic, but it can also be seen as a good thing. In what way does this process benefit us?

Which of the following would be considered the most significant "cost" of memory errors?

Which of the following refers to the hypothesis that memories fade or erode with the passage of time?

Memory schemas, or schemata, serve as representations of our ________ knowledge.

In a study by Brewer and Treyens (1981), participants waited in an experimenter's office for the experiment to begin. After they left the room, they learned that the study was about their memory of that office. This study demonstrated that

Misleading questions asked after participants have witnessed an event influence their

Flashbulb memories are extremely detailed, vivid memories usually associated with highly emotional events. The accuracy of these memories seems

Participants viewed a series of slides depicting an automobile accident. Immediately afterward, half of the participants were asked, "How fast were the cars going when they hit each other?" The other participants were asked, "How fast were the cars going when they smashed into each other?" One week later, all participants were asked more questions about the slides, including whether they had seen any broken glass in the slides. A comparison of the two groups of participants is likely to show that

The misinformation effect is an example of

By using leading questions and misinformation, researchers have been able to

This chapter argues that the way the details of complex episodes are held together actually leads to errors. Which component of the connections leads to both the successes and errors of memory?

The effect that time has on forgetting is not monotonic. Forgetting is ________ over the first few minutes and hours and then ________ over subsequent decades.