Exam 8: Memory

You're watching one movie with a friend (Toy Story 4) and start thinking about another (The Matrix). You reference something from The Matrix and your friend tells you they were just thinking about that same movie. Your friend asks if you think it was just a coincidence that you were both thinking about the Matrix while watching another movie or whether there might be a logical explanation. After discussing some ideas, you realize that the connection may have had something to do with the fact one actor (Keanu Reeves) is in both movies. Several months later you are reminded of Toy Story 4. Despite being a relatively minor character, you remember the character played by Keanu Reeves more clearly than many of the other (more major) characters. What concept could potentially explain why you would have remembered that character better than other more major characters?

Maintenance rehearsal is usually more effective than elaborative rehearsal for transferring information to long-term memory storage.

You are stuck in traffic and start to think of alternative routes that you could take home. A modern cognitive memory researcher would most likely say that you are using which of the following types of memory?

Sir Frederick Bartlett's research on people's memories of a Native American story called "The War of the Ghosts" demonstrated how schemas can cause people to alter key aspects of the story so that it would make sense to them.

The iconic store and the echoic store are subsystems of short-term memory.

Memory codes ____________.

One evening you study philosophy first and biology second, while your roommate simply studies biology. Your performance on the biology quiz could be worse as a result of _____________ interference.

Anterograde amnesia is said to occur when memory is lost for events that occurred prior to the occurrence of amnesia.

Long-term potentiation refers to how a neural pathway can be strengthened and activated more easily when it is subjected to rapid bursts of electrical stimulation.

There is a really important concept that Felix has to learn for the upcoming exam. In order to remember it the best, you would suggest that he use

You are given two sets of words. The first set contains "textbook, soap, fridge" and the second set contains "thought, preceding, readiness." According to Allan Paivio, you will remember the ____________ because the dual coding theory is more applicable to _____________.

The iconic store and echoic store are subsystems that are important parts of

Recall tests are one way of assessing explicit memory.

Research on the duration of iconic memory suggests that it is

Most people remember where they were, what they were doing, and who they were with when they learned of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. This type of vivid, emotionally charged memory is called a(n) _______________ memory.

Describe the limitations of short-term memory and how they can be overcome.

Memory is enhanced by creating a perceptual set or a readiness to perceive, organize, and interpret information in a particular way. This is attributable to ____________.

When you receive your midterm results and start to attach a meaning to your high score, you are employing which type of processing?

With regard to human memory, the assumed process whereby incoming information is translated into a neural code that your brain can understand is called

Research indicates that you are likely to remember more on an exam if you