Exam 6: Memory

Kyra took psychology in the fall semester and is now taking sociology. Several of the concepts are similar, and Kyra finds that she sometimes has trouble recalling some of the major psychological theorists. She keeps getting them confused with sociological theorists. Kyra's problem is most likely due to __________.

In Hermann Ebbinghaus's classic study on memory and the forgetting curve, how long after learning the lists did most forgetting happen?

Human memory consists of multiple systems that have the ability to store information for periods of time that range from __________ to __________.

A witness on the stand swears that he saw someone commit a crime. Must you believe that the testimony is valid when a witness testifies so forcefully?

The process of getting information out of memory is known as __________.

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

You are out for a drive with the family and are lucky enough to get a window seat. The rapidly passing scenery you see out the window is first stored in __________ memory.

Which of the following might be the most appropriate analogy for eidetic imagery?

Of the following, which is the most similar to the concept of long-term memory?

Most people cannot store the following list of letters in short-term memory: G O T O Y O U R B E D R O O M However, if the letters are grouped meaningfully into words, they fit short-term's memory span: Go to your bedroom. This illustrates __________.

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

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

Proactive interference, as used in the study of memory, refers to __________.

An echo usually stays in sensory memory for __________.

You looked up a friend's address for a letter you wrote. Suddenly the phone rings-wrong number. Even though you were interrupted for only a few seconds, you have forgotten the address. Which memory system failed you?

Which theorist is associated with the idea that information moves from sensory memory to short-term memory through the process of selective attention?

In the semantic network model of memory, concepts that are related in meaning are __________.

One feature of the Atkinson and Shiffrin model of memory is that __________.

The processes of encoding, storage, and retrieval are seen as part of __________ model of memory.

In the partial report method of Sperling's study of sensory memory, the participants were to report __________.