Exam 5: Memory

Acronyms are mnemonic devices that rely on associating information with _____, whereas _____ is a mnemonic that relies on associating information with visual imagery.

Contestants on the game show Jeopardy! are most successful when they have a strong memory for facts, figures, and other general information. In other words, the contestants with the strongest _____ memory tend to be the most successful.

You get up from your study room to get something from the kitchen. Once you get to the kitchen, you can't seem to remember what you were going to get. Frustrated, you give up and head back to study. As soon as you enter your study room, you suddenly remember what you were going to get from the kitchen! Which concept BEST explains what you just experienced?

Typically, multiple-choice questions test for ____, whereas essay questions test for _____.

Two students take a memory test where 15 words were projected sequentially onto a screen. Sal tried to think of rhymes for each word as it appeared on the screen, whereas Sima tried to think of ways each word could be used in a sentence. Based on research findings about levels of processing, you would predict that:

A person engaging in maintenance rehearsal to remember a phone number would:

At the neuron level in the brain, if long-term potentiation were to occur, you would see:

Which example MOST reflects a rich false memory?

Compare and contrast maintenance rehearsal versus elaborative rehearsal. Provide an example of each and discuss which type of rehearsal leads to longer-lasting memories and why.

Which statement is FALSE about maintenance rehearsal and elaborative rehearsal?

Long-term potentiation is defined as:

Based on memory research, which individual would be MOST likely to provide the most accurate and reliable eyewitness testimony?

A model of memory that involves the three steps of encoding, storage, and retrieval is the _____ model.

The decreased connectivity between neurons in the brain that is thought to be a basis for memory fading is known as:

Eli was in a serious car accident and fell into a coma for a few days. When he woke up, he was able to remember his childhood, his family, and other personal information about himself. However, he was never again able to remember new conversations he just had, nor remember people he just met or even what he just ate for his last meal. Eli is MOST likely suffering from _____ amnesia.

Iconic memory is to _____ as echoic memory is to _____.

The tendency to recall one's negative, unfortunate circumstances, while failing to recall the positive events in one's life, is called:

Reid was playing football when he sustained a blow to his head during a rough tackle and was unconscious for a few minutes. When Reid regained consciousness, he could answer questions about himself, like his name, address, and where he grew up. However, he had difficulty recalling the current year and our nation's first president. It appears that Reid experienced a brain injury that impaired his _____, while his _____ remained intact.

Which statement is FALSE about memory excellence?

You are given a list of 15 words to remember in the order they are presented to you. At the time of recall, you can confidently recall only the first 3 words on the list. Which memory concept BEST explains your performance on the recall test?