Exam 6: Memory

Last week, Darrel memorized a poem. Now his roommate tells him that he has memorized one word incorrectly. However, Darrel has memorized the incorrect version so well that he has difficulty learning and remembering the correct word. This best illustrates

When Martha is asked to describe where the state of Alabama is located, she is unable to name the states that are right next to it. She is then asked the same question while looking at a picture of the map of the United States with no state names on it. She immediately points to Alabama and is able to name several of the neighboring states. Martha originally had trouble remembering Alabama's location because of poor

Which of the following is the best example of spreading activation at work?

Homer is trying to remember the different functions of the control panel at the nuclear power plant where he works. He remembers the functions of the different buttons by thinking about the types of donuts that the buttons most resemble. For example, he is supposed to press a red button to shut off the reactors when they are about to have a meltdown. He remembers this because the red button reminds him of cherry donuts, which he eats only during hot weather. The type of processing that Homer is using is __________ rehearsal.

Your friend Benjamin tells you that he's going to study for his upcoming exam by setting aside six hours one day to devote solely to the material. Having learned much from your psychology class, you explain to Benjamin that it's much more effective for him to utilize __________ to study because it will help him to spread out the material and learn it more deeply.

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

Which model of memory might best explain how the brain works when a person is multitasking (for example, talking on the telephone while cooking dinner and watching the kids play in the driveway)?

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.

After looking up a friend's new number in the phone book, Franklin discovers that the pay phone is being monopolized by someone. Assuming that Franklin is not rehearsing the number, he will be able to remember the telephone number for about

Which teacher is forgetting the concept of transfer-appropriate processing?

Toni has to remember her shopping list, which contains the following items: lemons, saw, beer, napkins, apples, lettuce, nails, cups, juice, newspaper, magazine, milk, and screwdriver. She decides to mentally place the items in categories: (1)lemons, apples, lettuce; (2)beer, juice, milk; (3)saw, nails, screwdriver; (4)newspaper, magazine; and (5)napkins, cups. Which of the following did Toni not use in this process?

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

Marcie found that remembering her ATM card number and pin number was much easier when she grouped the twelve numbers into sets of threes instead of trying to remember twelve separate numbers. What technique is Marcie using to extend her short-term memory capacity?

During a game of Trivial Pursuit, Robyn is asked for the capital of Australia. After thinking for a few moments she says, correctly, "Canberra." This is an example of a(n)__________ memory.

Crystal was involved in a serious snowmobile accident. Immediately after the accident, she could not remember the four days prior to the injury. As she recovered, she eventually remembered everything except the actual snowmobile ride that resulted in the injury. What did she suffer from?

According to the information-processing model of memory, when all three types of memory work together, as in reading,

Janis was at the mall when she saw a bright pink hat with flowers on it. Suddenly, Janis felt anxious, upset, and frightened, but she did not understand why. What Janis subconsciously remembered was that when she was five years old, she wore a similar hat to school, and everyone laughed and threw rocks at her. This is an example of a(n)__________ memory because she had not intended to recall the information from her long-term memory.

Many death row inmates are convicted on the basis of eyewitness testimony. Which of the following best represents what is known about that kind of testimony?

Information is retained in visual sensory memory for __________.

Your friend tells you that she just bought a cat. You naturally assume that your friend means that she bought a housecat rather than a lion or a tiger. This is an illustration of