Exam 8: Remembering and Judging

Which of the following sequences best reflects the order in which memory processes occur, from first to last

Which of the following is NOT one of the three memory processes identified in your text

Relearning measures allow the assessment of both implicit and explicit memory.

Which of the following statements best describes the relationship between explicit memory and episodic memory

Loftus et al. (1987) found that the presence of a weapon in a crime scene reduced participants' ability to later identify the perpetrator. This finding reflects the role of ________ in memory.

Information may last for _______ seconds in sensory memory; the capacity of sensory memory is _______.

The slope of the function relating recall to the interval since original learning is _________ sloped.

Among the very first attempts to study forgetting scientifically were made by the German psychologist __________.

George Sperling conducted a study in which he varied the interval between the presentation of a letter matrix and an auditory recall cue. Sperling measured the proportion of letters participants could recall from the matrix. Which of the following statements is FALSE regarding this study

Making several minor household repairs, Alyssa uses a shoe as a hammer and a butter knife as a screwdriver. Which of the following statements best characterizes Alyssa's problem solving

Tommy is repeating a series of digits in the order in which he heard an experimenter read them. The experimenter is testing the capacity of Tommy's _______ memory. Tommy should be able to repeat about _________ digits correctly.

Last week, Mike heard about five separate airplane crashes on the news. Even though, overall, motorcycle accidents account for more accidents than plane crashes do, Mike decides to ride his motorcycle from Washington to Atlanta instead of flying. Which bias is reflected in Mike's decision

With respect to memory and cognition, availability and accessibility may be seen as very similar.

Which of the following is the best definition of overconfidence

We are sometimes convinced we remember early childhood events. Sometimes such recollections actually reflect our memory for pictures of the event, rather than our memory for the event itself. These recollections thereby illustrate a failure of __________.

According to your text, the cognitive approach became the most important school of psychology in the ____.

Nigel often cites newspaper editorials favoring the presidential candidate he supports; he appears to ignore editorials critical of the candidate. Nigel appears prone to:

Which of the following is the best definition of the representativeness heuristic

Which of the following statements BEST describes the forgetting function that Ebbinghaus discovered

Which brain structure is correctly matched with its role in memory