Exam 6: Memory

__________ is the tendency for older or previously learned material to interfere with the retrieval of newer, more recently learned material.

The Internet, with its series of links from one site to many others, is a good analogy for the organization of __________ memory.

__________ memory includes what people can do or demonstrate, whereas __________ memory is about what people know and can report.

In the parallel distributed processing model of memory, __________.

Repeating items over and over in order to aid memory is known as __________ rehearsal.

Someone asks you to name the twenty-second president of the United States, but you can't remember. To aid your memory, the person then tells you that the president's name is the same as that of a large city on Lake Erie. Upon hearing the hint, you instantly realize that Grover Cleveland is the answer. In this situation, the hint acted as a(n) __________.

Taamir is getting ready for an exam in his biology class tomorrow. He has not studied yet, and he is preparing all sorts of caffeinated beverages to help him pull an "all-nighter." In memory terms, Taamir is about to engage in __________ practice.

Iconic memory allows the eye to fuse the images from each tiny movement of the eye into a smooth, continuous pattern.

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

Which model of memory suggests that memory processes occur throughout a neural network simultaneously?

Amber meets a cute guy named Carson at a party. She wants to make sure she remembers his name, so she reminds herself that he has the same name as the capital of Nevada (Carson City). This transferring of information from short-term memory to long-term memory is an example of what type of rehearsal?

Define infantile amnesia.

What is the system or process by which the products or results of learning are stored for future use?

You start out using Firefox, then change to Explorer because your company demands that browsers be Microsoft products. If you have trouble using Explorer, it is most likely due to __________.

The sensory memory associated with the visual sense is called the __________ memory system.

"Old information inhibits one's ability to remember newer information" defines __________.

Retrieval cues __________.

Lola's grandparents moved to a new neighborhood last year. Today, Lola can easily remember their new address but messes up their old one. This example illustrates __________.

The TOT phenomenon is __________.

Short-term memories appear to be stored in the __________.