Exam 7: Memory

The digit-span test is a common measure of

An instructor tells his class to close their eyes and count the number of windows in their house or apartment. In order to do this, the students usually form __________ images.

Jeannette is walking down a street when she passes a man smoking a pipe. When she smells the smoke of this particular pipe tobacco, memories of her grandfather who smoked the same pipe tobacco began to flood her mind, although her grandfather had died over 25 years ago. Jeannette is experiencing

Helen has a six-month "gap" in her memories of grade school. Her "gap" corresponds to the period immediately after her father's death. Helen's memory loss is most likely accounted for by

Regarding flashbulb memories, which of the following statements is FALSE?

An excellent technique to use when you want to work "backward" from an English word to a foreign vocabulary word is the ___________ method.

The fact that people can often tell beforehand if they are likely to remember something is called the __________.

Tests of memory based upon relearning use which of the following to demonstrate the retention of what was previously learned?

When European-American and Chinese adults were asked to recall 20 memories from any time in their lives, the memories of the American adults tended to be focused on

After appearing to produce vivid memories in his patients through brain activation, which researcher proposed that the brain records the past like a "strip of movie film, complete with sound track"?

Units of information in long-term memory are organized in a complex system of linked meanings, according to which model of memory?

Define each of the following mnemonic methods, and provide an example of how each method could be used to remember a psychology concept or term: (a)the keyword method, (b)forming a story or a chain, (c)taking a mental walk, and (d)using a system.

The serial position effect tends to occur when one is measuring memory by

Dan suffered a concussion and experienced a loss of memory for events that occurred just before his head injury, which illustrates forgetting due to anterograde amnesia.

In his studies with aplysia, Kandel found that the activity, structure, and chemistry of brain cells were altered by

Lana was the witness to a robbery. In order to help her remember details of the crime, she is asked to remember the crime in a different order and from different viewpoints. Lana is undergoing

While surfing the Internet, you see an interesting website you wish to visit. So you begin typing in the URL and realize that you have already forgotten it. This fading of your short-term memory for the URL is due to the process known as

To help you remember the notes in the treble and bass clef, your music teacher has you memorize the sentences, "Every Good Boy Does Fine" and "Good Boys Do Fine Always." Since each letter (or note)forms a word within the sentence, these would be examples of

Using the acronym HOMES to remember the names of the original Great Lakes would be an example of a(n)

While taking an exam, you read a question and know that you know the answer to that question but you just cannot retrieve it during the exam. However, the answer pops in your head as you leave the classroom following the exam. This is an example of when a memory is