Exam 5: Memory

____ memory consists of facts, figures, and other general information about the world, whereas _____ memory consists of personal information about oneself and firsthand experiences.

Storage is much like:

Which concept is LEAST related to retrieval?

Which occurrence is an example of recognition?

The likelihood that information moves past sensory memory and becomes encoded, stored in long-term memory, and retrieved depends MOSTLY upon its:

Compared to massed practice, a person familiar with memory research would expect distributed practice to be a(n) ____ method of learning and remembering information long term.

Both the primacy effect and the recency effect represent different parts of:

According to Ebbinghaus's "forgetting curve," the steepest decline in memory retention occurs within:

"To remember the Big Five personality factors, just remember the word OCEAN." In giving this advice to students, psychology professors demonstrate their belief in _____ to improve memory.

At your 20th high school reunion, a group of your friends asks you if you remember a former classmate named Mike Parks. The name doesn't ring a bell, but as your friends begin to tell funny stories about the kind of things Mike used to do at school, you suddenly remember who he was. Your friends' stories of Mike served as a(n) _____ that prompted you to remember.

Research on repressed memory suggests that some experiences may be so unpleasant or traumatic that people may unconsciously choose to forget them. This phenomenon is known as:

Echoic memory is BEST described as:

Which statement is TRUE about explicit memory?

Auditory sensory memory is known as _____ memory.

Susan has been diagnosed with depression. She is presented with this long list of words: happy, sad, gloomy, sunny, bright, tearful, joyful, sorrow, radiant, dismal, buoyant, melancholy, heartbroken, and glee. According to research findings on depression and memory, which word is Susan LEAST likely to recall?

There is a common saying, "Use it or lose it." How does this saying relate to the concept of memory decay? How might decay be prevented from occurring in sensory, short-term, and long-term memory?

A person exhibiting source amnesia would MOST likely say:

Which is NOT a type of mnemonic?

Which statement is FALSE about retrieval?

Steve is the head coach of a rugby team. At the very beginning of the season, he spends a lot of time teaching his team about the rules of the game. As the season progresses, he spends most of his time helping his players learn new skills and practice them. The players on Steve's team first improve their _____ memory about rugby, and then they work on improving their _____ memory on the field.