Exam 8: Memory

Domoic acid was identified as the toxin responsible for an outbreak of human poisoning that occurred in Canada in 1987 following consumption of contaminated blue mussels. The poisoning was characterized by a constellation of clinical symptoms and signs. Among the most prominent features described was memory impairment, which led to the name Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning [ASP]. From what you have learned, which brain areas are most likely damaged?

When you try to remember your 10^th birthday party, you always picture a younger version of yourself sitting around a cake with friends. However, you've recently come across some old photos of that day which reminded you that (because of a last minute change with the day the party took place) there actually was no cake that year. You remember that one of your friends has frequently told a story about that day, which involved the (in actuality, non-existent) birthday cake. They were clearly mistaken themselves, though how could this have also affected your own memory?

Most sensory memory is rapidly lost, unless it enters the ______________ memory.

If you go to a movie, you know that the movie isn't going to start as long as the lights are on. Once the movie starts, you also know that it is considered impolite to talk during the movie and that if you need to leave, it is best to try not to disturb others. This collection of thoughts is best considered to be an example of

Primacy is to recency as

According to the neural network model of memory, if a small portion of your brain is removed for medical reasons, your memory might

A patient of yours seems to have lost her short-term memory due to an accident. She is not able to retain new information for more than a minute or two. Which of the following brain structures might you expect top be damaged?

When attempting to memorize the position of chess pieces on a board, research on expert chess players suggests that they group pieces together that serve the same function using ________________.

George Sperling attempted to assess the duration of iconic memory by

When two students chat about how bright the sun is during the day time then these students are using their procedural memory?

The neural network approach to memory assumes that nodes in a network are physical in nature and do not contain individual units of information.

The serial position effect refers to how

You are watching the TV game show "Jeopardy." Contestants are asked to answer a number of factual statements with a question. To play the game, contestants must access

Jen's dad sends her to the grocery store for a few last-minute dinner items. Jen repeats the list of ten items as she walks to the store but can remember only the first and last three items when she gets there-she is unable to remember the four in the middle. This U-shaped pattern of recall is

Semantic encoding is considered to involve "deeper" processing than phonological encoding does.

Describe what research has found about the accuracy of children's memories.

As you think back to what you did on the evening of Dec. 31, 2016 you are accessing your

When a horticulture student reflects on how they used to grow vegetables with their grandparents, they are using which type of memory?

Martha learns her math formulas for the weekly quizzes that she has in math class. Although she consistently earns perfect scores on the weekly quizzes, the day after any given quiz, Martha would be unable to take the quiz again and do as well. She noted her knowledge of the math formulas resembled the forgetting illustrated by __________________.

Assume that you are presented with a list of 15 random words. Immediately after the list has been presented, you are asked to recall as many words as you can. Research has shown that you will tend to remember words presented ____________.