Exam 6: Memory

The research of Eich and Metcalfe would suggest that if you were really happy when you were learning math, you should be __________ when taking the math exam to do well.

What is the definition of memory?

Mohammad remembers all of the details of his wedding 7 years ago. This information is most likely stored in his __________ memory.

Information gets from sensory memory to short-term memory through the process of __________.

If a person wants to increase the capacity of short-term memory, more items can be held through the process of __________.

The duration of iconic memory is __________ than echoic memory, but iconic's capacity is probably __________.

When given a list of items to remember, people tend to do better at recalling the last items on the list. This is known as the __________.

Memory is classically defined as __________.

A police officer is shot in a gun battle with bank robbers. Although emergency brain surgery saves his life, it leaves him unable to store new information. The officer's family is applying to the state for compensation for his injuries. When asked to provide a diagnosis of the difficulties he suffers, what will they write?

In the information-processing model of memory, the process of storage would be analogous to which part of a modern computer?

Evidence suggests that nondeclarative memories are stored in which part of the brain?

A time machine provides you the opportunity to interview Sigmund Freud. During the interview, Freud admits that he never wanted to attend medical school. When you ask him how he made it through, he says, "I had eidetic imagery." What does he mean by that?

In the curve of forgetting developed by Ebbinghaus, the greatest amount of forgetting occurs __________.

When given a list of items to remember, you are more likely to remember the items __________ of the list.

The type of long-term memory that stores specific information that has personal meaning is called __________ memory.

In the famous case of H. M., after having part of his brain removed, he could __________.

Short-term memory is where information is held before conscious use of the material and is unlimited in capacity.

The three parts of the information-processing model of memory are __________.

Jamaal is trying to remember the specific route he took to the library the night before. What part of working memory is he accessing?

A. R. Luria studied a mnemonist with phenomenal memory. This person had several problems associated with the ability. Which is one reported in your text?