Exam 6: Memory

Unprocessed stimulation from the environment is first held in __________ memory.

Retrograde amnesia is to anterograde amnesia as __________.

Which memory system provides us with a very brief image of all the stimuli present at a particular moment?

Noland bought a fancy new smartphone. It was a different brand of phone than his old phone, so he spent quite a few frustrating hours learning to use the new one. The problem was that he kept trying to tap icons on the new phone in the places they had been on his old phone. Noland's problem was most likely due to __________.

__________ memory is constantly updated.

Information is grouped for storage in short-term memory through the process of __________.

People with Alzheimer's disease typically have a memory problem known as __________ amnesia.

Brad was recalling his first day in college, including walking into the wrong class, dropping his books as he left, and encountering a long line at the registrar's office when he had to switch classes. These memories are examples of __________ memory.

The phrase "use it or lose it" would most likely be associated with __________.

The steps to memory can best be described as __________.

An individual's semantic memory contains __________.

Declarative memories are to __________ memories as nondeclarative memories are to __________ memories.

Which memory system is the one that is a working, active system that processes the information within it?

What type of amnesia do you have when you cannot remember things that happened before a traumatic accident?

Maeve has two exams today. One is in French and the other is in history. Last night she studied French before history. When she gets to her French test, all she can remember is history! Maeve's memory is suffering from __________.

Maeve has two exams today. One is in French and the other is in history. Last night she studied French before history. When she gets to her history test, all she can remember is French! Maeve's memory is suffering from __________.

When creating a presentation, many public-speaking instructors will tell you to develop a strong opening or attention getter to your presentation as well as a good summary and finish. What aspect of memory best explains these suggestions?

Loftus and others have found that people constantly update and revise their memories of events, adding information to a memory that occurred later even when that information is in error.

If memory were like the sea, we could say that __________ is long-term memory, __________ are specific memories, and __________ are retrieval cues.

Mary has just met an attractive man named Austin at a party. She wants to make sure she remembers his name. What should she do?