Exam 8: Learning

The smell of freshly baked bread awakened in Mr. Hutz vivid memories of his early childhood. The aroma apparently acted as a powerful

Stressful life experiences such as being raped are not likely to be

Which part of the brain plays a key role in forming and storing the implicit memories created by classical conditioning?

Our immediate short-term memory for new material is limited to roughly ________ bits of information.

Lars was feeling depressed at the time of his high school graduation. Lars is especially likely to recall his high school graduation when he is

Visual sensory memory is referred to as

To help resolve the controversy over reports of repressed memories of sexual abuse, the major psychological and psychiatric associations suggest that

Reading a romantic novel caused Consuela to recall some old experiences with a high school boyfriend. The effect of the novel on Consuela's memory retrieval is an illustration of

Which of the following techniques used by professional therapists is(are) likely to promote false memories in patients?

Professor Maslova has so many memories of former students that she has difficulty remembering the names of new students. The professor's difficulty best illustrates

Repression most clearly involves a failure in

High intelligence and an ability to maintain one's focus of attention is most closely associated with a high level of

Which of the following is most likely to be stored as an implicit memory?

Remembering how to solve a puzzle without any conscious recollection that you can do so best illustrates ________ memory.

The temporary release of serotonin has been found to ________ memory formation, and the temporary release of stress hormones has been found to ________ memory formation.

Retroactive interference involves the disruption of

Two people learned nonsense syllables and then tried to recall them after up to eight hours had elapsed. Jenkins and Dallenbach observed that forgetting occurred least rapidly when the individuals spent their time

Although Maria can encode and consciously recall new information, she is unable to consciously recall events that happened prior to the brain damage that she suffered as an adolescent. Maria's memory difficulty most clearly illustrates

Recalling an old password and holding it in working memory would be most likely to activate the

Which of the following is NOT a measure of retention?