Exam 7: Memory

A brain-injured patient who can still execute a perfect golf swing or a high dive but is unable to recall or relearn even the broad outlines of American history is exhibiting superior function in which type of memory?

At first, you remembered when and where you were when you learned the names of the seasons. Then, over time, you forget when and where you were when you learned this information and only remember the names of the seasons. Thus, the forgetting of

As Morgan studies her psychology notes, she tries to use the new terms in several sentences and to form images that include the new information. Morgan is trying to knit which of the following into her memory code to help her remember this information when she needs it?

The worst that happens when hypnosis is used as an aid to memory in solving a crime is that

To qualify as repression, forgetting must be unconscious.

According to economist Jesse Shapiro, the intent of much advertising is to

Which of the following provides reinforcement to you as you check your progress and find out whether you remembered correctly?

The recollections we have of emotionally charged events seem to be unusually vivid and permanent and often revolve around how we were reacting to the event. We also tend to place great confidence in these recollections, even when they are wrong. These vivid, but sometimes inaccurate, recollections are called __________ memories.

Psychologists have concluded that long-term memories fall into which two main categories?

José studies, stays awake for eight hours, then sleeps for eight hours. Santos studies, then sleeps eight hours, and is then awake for eight hours. Regarding the amount of forgetting that each of these students will experience,

To remember the Spanish word carta means "letter," you imagine a shopping cart filled with postal letters. By linking the new word carta to a familiar word, you have used

Sam studies for 20 minutes, then takes a break, then studies another 20 minutes, and then takes a break, and so on. This pattern of studying is referred to as __________ practice.

Knowing that addition is the reverse of subtraction and how to spell elaborate illustrate ___________ memory.

The degree of interference that occurs when studying two school subjects for equal amounts of time during an evening study session is based on

Which of the following is the most sensitive test of memory?

The best way to make use of spaced practice is to

The first stage of memory, which holds an exact record of incoming information for a few seconds or less is called __________ memory.

You are able to remember your two computer passwords because they are the names of the city and state where you went on your honeymoon. This illustrates the use of which of the following?

If you have experienced a painful emotional event, you will probably avoid all thoughts associated with this memory and keep cues out of mind that could trigger the painful memory. Thus, true repression may result from this active

When short-term memory (STM)is combined with other mental processes, it acts more like a "mental scratchpad" where we do much of our thinking. This aspect of STM is known as __________ memory.