Exam 6: Memory

Unique, different, or unusual events are easier to retrieve from memory because they are characterized by a high degree of distinctiveness.

Forward-acting memory interference is called retroactive interference.

The encoding specificity principle refers to the recall of very specific images or details surrounding a vivid, rare, or significant personal event, such as the day you graduated from high school.

The amygdala is involved in encoding the emotional qualities of memories.

Which stage of memory can be thought of as the "workshop"of consciousness?

You are conducting a study on the organization of informationin long-term memory. In the study, participants are told to say the first word that comes to their mind in response to the stimulus words "day," "woods," and "time." Many participants responded "night," "trees," and "clock." In your write-up of the study, you note that the participants' responses seem to support:

Research with the sea snail Aplysia has demonstrated that:

David looks up a phone number and then continues to repeat the number until he has dialed it. This is an example of maintenance rehearsal.

This psychologist is _____ and he is famous for _____.

Virtually all information stored in long-term memory naturally decays over time.

The _____ is especially prominent when you have to engage ina serial recall task, such as remembering a list of items in their original order.

Non-REM sleep facilitates consolidation of _____ memories.

Jake has always driven a car with a standard transmission.His new car has an automatic transmission but Jake still pushes his left foot down in search of a clutch. In this example,previously learned behavior is interfering with learning a new behavior, a process called proactive interference.

Which model or theory describes the way that information is organized in long-term memory?

For her anatomy and physiology class, Chelsea has to learn alist of the twelve cranial nerves in correct order. Spending extra time rehearsing _____ would help her counteract the serial position effect.

Working memory provides temporary storage for information that is currently being used in some conscious mental activity.

In a study by psychologist Elizabeth Loftus, subjects first watched a film of an automobile accident, and then answered questions about the details of what they had seen. Loftus found that most of the participants' memories for the details ofthe accident were influenced by how the questions were worded.

Another name for explicit memory is _____ memory.

-The leader lines point to some of the key brain structures involved in memory. Identify the letter that corresponds to the brain structure that was surgically removed in H.M.'s brain.

Kyle is determined to do well on his final exams, and decides to apply what he has learned about elaborative rehearsal to his own studying strategies. Which of the following suggestions is NOT an effective way to engage in elaborative rehearsal?