Exam 6: Memory

When a person's __________ is damaged or removed, anterograde amnesia, or the inability to form new memories, results.

It's Thanksgiving and your whole family has gotten together. You start to reminisce about your childhood and get into an argument with your brother. Both of you claim that you were the innocent victim of the other. This is an example of __________.

Declarative memory can be divided into semantic memory and episodic memory.

Long-term memory is sometimes unreliable because of __________ of information.

Jermaine is recovering from an automobile accident in which he injured his head. The only noticeable psychological symptom of his injury is that he cannot remember what happened immediately prior to the accident. Jermaine's symptoms are typical of __________.

Decay theory works well to explain forgetting in __________.

Saanvi remembered getting "B's" in her English Literature classes in college. But years later, when she applied for a job and took out her transcript, she was shocked to find that she had actually gotten "C-" grades. She then started telling everyone she remembers being a pretty poor student. Saanvi's erratic memory of her mediocre performance is most likely due to __________.

Working memory is referred to by some theorists as __________ memory.

Your memories of personal information, such as what you wore to work yesterday or what you ate for breakfast this morning, are stored in __________ memory.

In the __________ model, memory is seen as a simultaneous process with the creation and storage of memories taking place across a series of networks "stretched" across the brain.

Professionals using electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) for patients suffering from severe depression have shown that the memory processes of consolidation __________.

Pezdek and colleagues found that for a person to interpret thoughts and fantasies about false events as true memories, __________.

Henry Gustav Molaison (H.M.) suffered from profound anterograde amnesia after his __________ were surgically removed in an attempt to control his seizures.

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

Let's say you are a defense attorney and are defending a client on a murder charge. The victim was found in a dark alley. A witness had a glimpse of a shadowy figure standing over the body. The police thoroughly interrogate the witness and arrest a young man. The man has an alibi. There is no other evidence against him, except the testimony of the witness. The witness is positive. What factors may lead you to doubt this strong testimony of the witness? Pretend you are the defense attorney and, using your knowledge of the problems with eyewitness testimony and memory, tell the jurors why they should be doubtful of the witness.

Which of the following statements regarding sensory memory is TRUE?

__________ is the retention of memory for some period of time.

Trying to remember the name of someone you met long ago is an example of what type of process?

Max, age 35, is severely depressed. Because of this, he is given electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). After treatment, he is sent home and does much better. However, his TV-watching behavior is strange. Which is the most likely behavior pattern?

Luria's mnemonist suffered from the problem of not being able to forget trivial things.