Exam 7: Memory.

If you can link information in short-term memory to knowledge already stored in long-term memory, the information will

Which of the following is an aid to memory that uses a familiar word or image to link two items?

Discuss the recovered memory/false memory debate, including why hidden memories are recovered and how people come to develop false memories of sexual abuse.

A witness identifies an innocent person seen somewhere else as the perpetrator of a crime.The main reason for this mistake in memory occurring is that

The occurrence of false memories results most often from

Although George Miller theorized that short-term memory can usually only handle seven "bits" of information, other psychologists believe that, without some chunking occurring, short-term memory may only hold __________ items.

Anthony suffered a stroke that severely damaged his hippocampus.Although he remembers his life before the stroke in detail, Anthony is unable to form new long-term memories.Anthony suffers from __________ amnesia.

The basic idea of which of the following involves imposing an artificial organization on material if none is naturally present?

Justin plays drums for a local hard rock band.When a country and western band asks Justin to fill in for their drummer, Justin initially has some difficulty adjusting to this new band's tempo since he is so used to the timing of his own band's "beat." This initial difficulty in adjusting to the new "beat" is best explained by

If the hippocampus is damaged, patients usually show a striking inability to consolidate new memories, a condition known as

Most of our basic factual knowledge about the world is almost totally immune to forgetting and includes the names of objects, the days of the week, simple math skills, and the seasons of the year.This type of declarative memory is called __________memory.

If you study a poem until you can recite it without looking at it, you are exhibiting the measure of memory known as relearning.

Which of the following would be the most important factor to use in deciding whether to use whole learning or part learning in memorizing a poem or a selection of music?

People tend to review emotionally charged events over and over in their minds, telling others of the events, and also seeing many of these events over and over again in the news.For these reasons, many people place great confidence in their _________ memories.

You are having trouble remembering history.Which of the following would NOT help you to remember history?

As you read this Chapter in psychology, you frequently ask yourself "why" questions, such as "Why would that be true?" as well as relating this new information with your own experiences involving your own "memory." You are using which of the following to help you remember the information in this Chapter ?

Ricky is taking a multiple choice test in which the distractors for every item are very dissimilar to the correct answers for these items.Ricky will most likely experience

Drugs that increase long-term potentiation tend to

Brian grew up in California and became an expert surfer and skateboarder.His job transferred him to New Hampshire, where he took up snowboarding with relative ease.This ease in developing this new hobby illustrates

People prone to repression tend to