Exam 6: Memory

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

Which famous memory researcher viewed memory as a problem-solving activity in which the problem is to give a coherent account of some past event, and the memory is the solution to that problem?

Which type of memory system best explains the "What?" phenomenon?

The memory for events and facts related to one's personal life story is called __________ memory.

Information enters into short-term memory through a process known as __________.

It is thought that long-term memory never can get filled up. Which of the following correctly describes the capacity of long-term memory?

You are invited to take part in a study by a researcher trying to replicate the work of Hermann Ebbinghaus. What might this researcher ask you to do?

Suppose you are pitching in a softball game and facing a good hitter. You remember that you struck her out with a fastball the last time she was up. You also remember that your coach told you to always try to be unpredictable, so you decide to throw a curve ball this time. In making this decision, you are primarily using your __________.

Semantic memory is organized __________.

The constructive processing effect refers to the tendency of people who are asked misleading questions or given misleading information to incorporate that information into their memories of a particular event.

Information that has been transferred out of sensory memory and is considered important enough to enter consciousness moves into __________.

Alzheimer's disease is the most common form of dementia found in adults and the elderly.

Current research finds that younger adults can hold __________ items in short-term (working) memory if they do not use any type of retention strategy.

Elaborative rehearsal is defined as the rote repetition of material in order to maintain its availability in memory.

If one wanted to use the BEST method to store information in long-term memory, one would use __________.

The process we use to notice important stimuli and ignore irrelevant stimuli is __________.

Remembering your first day of college classes is an example of __________ memory.

The __________ appears to be responsible for the storage of new long-term memories. If it is removed, the ability to store anything new is completely lost.

A display of 12 letters is flashed on a screen in front of you followed by a tone. You attempt to recall a portion of the display based on the specific tone you heard. Which aspect of memory is this experiment designed to assess?

Kate has always had an unusually effective memory. She credits this to the fact that after seeing something just once, she can visualize the object in great detail, as if she were looking at a photograph of it. Kate's ability is an example of __________.