Exam 7: Memory.

Regarding negative and positive transfer, which of the following is a FALSE statement?

Physical changes in nerve cells or brain activity that take place when memories are stored are referred to as

It is important to use retrieval practice right before the exam in order to cut down on the time during which you must remember details that may be important for the test.This retrieval practice is called

According to research, which of the following would improve attention and consolidation and produce more learning?

The ability to correctly identify previously learned information is known as __________ memory.

The formation of long-term memories in the brain is known as

Regarding the ways to improve memory, which of the following statements is FALSE?

On a TV game show, you are asked which way Lincoln's head faces on a penny.You are unable to answer correctly, and you lose a large prize.Your memory failure is most likely a result of

In using mnemonics, words are generally easier to remember than visual pictures or images.

Sherry suffered a concussion in a car accident.She remembers driving down the road, but she cannot remember how the accident happened.Sherry has been able to form new memories since the accident.Based on this information, Sherry appears to suffer from

To remember the Spanish word carta means "letter," you imagine a shopping cart filled with postal letters.By linking the new word carta to a familiar word, you have used

Patterns of blood flow within the brain show that the front of the brain cortex is related more to __________ memories.

Many Alzheimer's patients in the early stages of the disease are still able to play the piano or to make coffee as they always have.However, their ability to remember names or faces rapidly declines.Thus, the type of memory that is still functioning adequately in these Alzheimer's patients is __________ memory.

The experiment by Peterson and Peterson that required subjects to count backwards by threes after hearing a number demonstrates the

Lana was the witness to a robbery.In order to help her remember details of the crime, she is asked to remember the crime in a different order and from different viewpoints.Lana is undergoing

An experiment was conducted in which a person was talking to a young adult stranger when two workers carried a door between this person and the young man.Another young man was switched with the original stranger.Which of the following was one of the conclusions of this study?

When taking a test, a helpful strategy that can aid recall of information is to go through the alphabet, trying each letter as the first sound of a name or word you are seeking.

Instances have occurred in which witnesses described a criminal as black, tall, or young; then the lineup was held in which a suspect was the only African American among whites, the only tall suspect, or the only young person.Having situations like this would produce

A subject learns a list of words.The next day, she is given a long list of words and asked to underline the ones she learned the day before.This type of task illustrates

The type of memory that a person is aware of having and that is consciously retrieved is called __________ memory.