Exam 6: Memory

According to decay theory, we forget memories because we don't use them.

Regardless of whether it is visual or auditory, sensory memory registers a limited amount of information from the environment but holds that information for up to 20 seconds.

Richard can recall very specific and vivid details of the day his son was born. Richard's memory of this very emotional,personal event in his life is an example of what is called:

Psychologist James Lampinen had participants listen to astory about a guy named "Jack" who performed some everyday activities, like washing his car and taking his dog tothe veterinarian for shots. When tested for details, Lampinen found that participants were more likely to remember actions that were inconsistent with the activity rather than actions that were consistent with the activity.

The Focus on Neuroscience on mapping brain changes in Alzheimer's disease summarized a study that showed that brain regions that handle visual and sensory tasks were spared until the late stages of the disease.

Research on flashbulb memories has found that:

After years of research, neuroscientists have finally isolated the specific brain area called the parietal lobe that, when damaged, produces déjà vu experiences.

How can you increase the length of time that you can hold information in your short-term memory?

Tara is giving Patrick directions to her house so he can cometo the party being held there tonight. Patrick's ability to recall the directions in the proper order is an example of:

To help remember the key terms used to describe Pavlov's conditioning a dog to salivate to a bell, Joshua vividly imagined that he was an experimental subject in Pavlov's laboratory and that Dr. Pavlov was conditioning him to salivate. Joshua was using _____ to help encode theinformation into long-term memory.

A test that uses cued-recall or recognition is usually easier than a test that uses free recall to measure long-term memory for information.

From another room, Jenny called out to Leonard to ask where he had put the car keys. At first, Leonard thought he hadn'theard what Jenny had asked, but a few seconds later, the question registered in his mind and he answered, "On the coffee table." Which type of sensory memory can explain thisphenomenon?

During the short-answer essay part of the examination, Ethan was absolutely certain that he knew the definition of "long-term potentiation" but he could not think of it. Which of the following is the most likely explanation for Ethan's inability to retrieve the information from his long-term memory?

In the fMRI study described in the Focus on Neuroscience,"Assembling Memories," the participants who had memorized the label "dog" with the sound of a dog barking showed a highlevel of activation in the auditory cortex when they retrieved the memory.

The semantic network model suggests that:

Wynn has been studying for his chemistry exam by breaking up each chapter into manageable sections and then learningkey information one section at a time. According to thechapter's Enhancing Well-Being with Psychology section,Wynn is using which technique to enhance his memory?

Who is this man and for what is he famous?

Tip-of-the-tongue experiences underscore that:

This multiple-choice test question is a good example of using_____ to test long-term memory.

Characteristics of earliest autobiographical memories for Chinese and Taiwanese college students tended to reflect arelatively _____ relationship of the self to society.