Exam 7: Memory

Memory is an active mental system that

Long-term memory (LTM)is organized into chains of linked ideas within which model of memory?

Which part of long-term memory is made up of conditioned responses and learned skills?

Although Jordan practiced the poem several times, when he performed in front of his English class, he remembered the beginning and the end but forgot the middle. This pattern of forgetting illustrates the __________ effect.

Regarding the exceptional memory of Steve described in the textbook, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Which of the following techniques uses various cues and strategies to improve the memory of eyewitnesses and produces 35 percent more correct information than standard questioning with this improvement occurring without the addition of false memories?

Two chess experts carry on a chess game in their heads without a board or any pieces; they simply call out their moves to one another. Obviously, they are good at using

Roy G. Biv is taught by science teacher to help students to remember the colors of the spectrum in order. Thus, Roy G. Biv is an example of

When learning an ordered list of words, which items will be remembered well because they enter an "empty" short-term memory, which allows you to rehearse the items so they move into long-term memory?

Recall, recognition, and the tests you take in school rely on __________ memories.

Efficient retrieval practice involves all of the following EXCEPT for

Which of the following is NOT one of the basic principles of mnemonics listed in your textbook?

Information is initially converted into a form that can be retained. This conversion part of the memory process is known as

There is little you can do to improve which of the following memory processes?

Your instructor is lecturing in class when the dean knocks on the door. The instructor goes to the door, gets the note from the dean, and gives it to a student, who exits the classroom. The instructor looks at the class and asks, "Now where was I in the lecture notes?" This situation illustrates how short-term memory is affected by

Regarding interference as a cause of forgetting, which of the following statements is TRUE?

To remember that the jawbone is the mandible, you can associate it to a man nibbling, or maybe picture a man dribbling a basketball with his jaw. Both strategies would be examples of

According to neuroscientists, many parts of the brain can become active when we learn and form long-term memories, but usually one area is more critical for each particular form of memory. Explain which part of the brain is important in consolidation and which area of the brain is most important for each type of long-term memory.

Redintegration is best explained by using which of the following?

The saying "seven plus or minus two" refers to the space capacity of __________ memory.