Exam 6: Memory

Roderick falls off a ladder and sustains brain injuries. When asked about the events leading up to the accident, he says that he cannot remember. Roderick is most likely experiencing ____. ​

Quintin needs to call the local department store to see if his catalog order has come in. He finds the telephone number in the phone book, mentally rehearses the number, and calls the department store. Most likely, this number is stored in ____ memory. ​

Last semester Raul studied abroad in Spain. When his history teacher began lecturing on Spain, many of Raul's memories were simultaneously activated: bull fights, tasty sangria, and flamenco dancers. This example best illustrates the ____ model of memory. ​

Lester is testifying against a person accused of robbery. Lester recalls with precise detail the number of people in the bank and what they looked like, the weather outside, and the song playing on the radio. He also provides details about the bank robbery itself. If you are a juror, you should ____. ​

In the process of learning the specific techniques of his job, Arlen will need to keep this new information in his memory for a long time. This part of the memory process is known as ____. ​

Crystal is involved in a serious snowmobile accident. Immediately after the accident, she cannot remember the four days prior to the injury. As she recovers, she eventually remembers everything except the actual snowmobile ride that resulted in the injury. What condition did Crystal have? ​

Using the acronym OCEAN (Openness, Conscientiousness, Extroversion, Agreeableness, and Neuroticism)to remember the factors of the five factor model of personality is an example of ____. ​

Xandra is learning rapidly and storing new memories all the time. For her brain to store these memories, her neurons will have to ____. ​

As Red ages, his ability to remember things is declining. His doctor believes that there is a biological reason for this deterioration and prescribes a drug to improve Red's memory. The doctor most likely prescribed a drug that would ____ the amount of _____ activity in the brain. ​

In a freak accident, Neeley damages her frontal cortex and is unable to remember anything that took place months before the accident. Neeley is suffering from ____. ​

Raquelle is in an accident that has damaged her brain, and lost her memory for all events occurring after her accident. Raquelle's accident has resulted in ____amnesia. ​

Stan is trying to remember the name of the people in his new study group. He visualizes Stacey at the kitchen table, Lucy in the hallway, Monty at the microwave, and Mandy at the refrigerator. Stan is using a memory enhancing strategy known as ____. ​

After being hit on the head, Jean-Luc has a memory problem. He cannot learn the names of new people that he meets. Fortunately, he can still remember details of his life prior to the head injury. Jean-Luc is most likely demonstrating ____.

Phan just moved to a new town and is having trouble remembering his new phone number. When someone asks for his new number, Phan usually provides the old one. Phan's forgetfulness is probably due to ____. ​

When an eyewitness to a robbery tries to identify the criminal from a lineup of suspects, he or she is engaging in which memory retrieval process? ​

During a trivia game, Blair is asked a question. The answer is on the tip of his tongue, but he can't come up with it. Which memory process failed him? ​

The three basic processes of memory are ____. ​

When Keith took piano lessons as a child, it took him three weeks to learn to play the "Moonlight Sonata." As an adult, when he decides to relearn the piece to accompany his daughter's performance at a dance recital, it takes him only one week. The difference in Keith's learning time is called ____. ​

You see a phone number on television for a product you want to buy, but you can't find a pencil to write it down. As you are trying to memorize the number, you see another number appear in the next commercial for a second product you want to buy. Suddenly you realize that you have forgotten the first number! This outcome is due to ____. ​

Jammin' Jamie, a disc jockey for a local radio station, plays requests that listeners phone in between 11 a.m. and noon. There are lots of requests, and Jamie usually forgets all but the last few. This pattern is an example of the ____ effect. ​