Exam 7: Memory.

Iconic memory involves fleeting visual images that persist for about __________ second(s).

Helen has a six-month "gap" in her memories of grade school.Her "gap" corresponds to the period immediately after her father's death.Helen's memory loss is most likely accounted for by

Regarding the forgetting of information, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Regarding flashbulb memories, which of the following statements is FALSE?

When trying to remember an association of several concepts in order, it is best to

Although Jordan practiced the poem several times, when he performed in front of his English class, he remembered the beginning and the end but forgot the middle.This pattern of forgetting illustrates the __________ effect.

The major problem with using hypnosis in police work is

If you are attempting to learn a list of terms with no meaningful relationship among these terms, you should remember that mnemonic techniques

You are being introduced to a stranger, and you want to remember his or her name.Which of the following statements regarding this situation is FALSE?

A novice sailor who is having trouble telling port from starboard may remember that port and left both have four letters or may remind him or herself that "I left port." This illustrates the use of

Because hyphens divide the numbers on your social security card into three segments, it is easier for you to remember this nine-digit number, which illustrates the process known as __________.

On a trivia computer game, you are asked to name the seven dwarfs from the movie Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs with no hints or clues.Your memory is being tested through

When learning an ordered list of words, which items are neither held in short-term memory nor moved to long-term memory, so they are often lost?

"Taking a mental walk" involves associating topics with the images of objects found along the walk.This mnemonic technique was first used by

Eidetic memory is more common in childhood and becomes rare by adulthood.

You have found that it is easier for you to remember cell phone numbers and code them into your cell phone if you divide the number into two-and three-digit numbers, such as "48" or "865" rather than single digits that you often reverse.Thus, you have aided your short-term memory through

Lasting images that are frozen in memory at times of personal tragedy, accident, or other significant events are called __________ memories.

To help police detectives, R.Edward Geiselman and Ron Fisher created a technique to improve the memory of eyewitnesses that involves the witnesses revisiting the crime scene in their imaginations or in person.This technique is called the __________.

The first stage of memory, which holds an exact record of incoming information for a few seconds or less is called __________ memory.

As you pay attention to the psychology definitions you are reading, you become consciously aware of these definitions when they are encoded in __________ memory.