Exam 5: Memory

Raj has long been a huge University of Virginia basketball fan. He goes to almost every home basketball game and recently witnessed UVA winning the national championship for the first time in college basketball history. While every other game is pretty much a blur to Raj, it is likely that he will be able to vividly recall details and exciting moments from this particular event for decades to come. For Raj, this national championship victory is considered a(n):

Retrieval is best reflected by:

A(n) _____ is a specific technique or strategy deliberately used to enhanced memory.

As you and your mom are thinking about checking out a new release at the theater, she asks, "Out of curiosity, how many times have you gone to the movies over the past 5 years?" You probably hadn't counted and kept track of the exact number of times but reply that you go maybe a handful of times a year. Your ability to provide at least an approximation is MOSTLY due to your _____ of the frequency of events.

Which is NOT an example of episodic memory?

In the information processing model, _____ is about holding onto information, whereas _____ is about getting information into our minds.

The misinformation effect is the tendency:

Encoding specificity is BEST defined as:

Bella receives a wedding invitation in the mail. The next day, she cannot seem to remember any of the details about the wedding, but she does recall the color of the invitation, the type and size of the font, and that many letters were in upper case. At which level did Bella process the invitation?

During an English exam, Michelle is working hard at recalling a list of vocabulary words she studied. If her brain was being monitored by a PET scan, it would likely show increased activity in her:

Memory of which you are consciously aware is known as _____ memory.

If you're trying to help fellow students take advantage of the serial position effect in order to perform better on tests, what advice should you give them?

Bethany read an article online about tips for improving memory, one of which was exercise. Intrigued, she started working out at the gym on a more regular basis and actually started to notice an improvement in her ability to remember information at school and at work. Bethany's result is consistent with research demonstrating that physical exercise helps:

Which statement would psychologists agree is the BEST definition of memory?

Sometimes information can enter into our long-term memory without any conscious processing. This is known as _____ processing.

Which question is LEAST likely to be asked by someone who is engaging in deep processing of written text?

The best way to prevent decay of long-term memories would be to:

Arelis was in a terrible head-on car accident that caused her to be in a coma for several weeks, followed by disfigurement, a tremendous amount of physical pain, and guilt over the death of the other driver. After this traumatic event, she is diagnosed with PTSD. What types of memory and symptoms likely led to Arelis's diagnosis? How is her diagnosis likely affecting her daily life, and how might it affect her upon exposure to future traumatic events?

Which statement about human memory is TRUE?

The type of influence on retrieval where recent experiences increase the likelihood of recalling certain memories is known as: