Exam 6: Memory

In his biology class, Marcus is trying to remember the correct order of stratification (kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, and species). He tries to create a sentence that will help him remember it, and comes up with "Keep Praying Cars Only Fly Green Spacemen." This is an example of _______ rehearsal, since he is tapping in a past memory of flying spacemen in a movie that he once saw.

Today it is Joe's turn to pick up lunch for the staff at his office. Things have been particularly busy at work, and Joe didn't have time to write down each person's order. Instead, he is trying to remember their orders by repeating to himself over and over "three buster burgers, one chicken club, two waffle fries, and a strawberry sundae" while he waits in the line at Fred's Burger Barn. Joe's memory strategy is called

Caden can remember quite vividly the first time his dad took him out to learn how to ride a bike because he didn't use training wheels and took a nasty spill, scraping his knee badly. He remembers the pain, the blood running down his leg, and his father carrying him back home to get cleaned up. This would best be described as a(n)__________ memory.

Which of the following factors is most critical for your ability to store information so that it is available for retrieval at a later date?

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 decided to relearn the song to accompany his daughter's performance at a dance recital, it took him only one week. The difference in Keith's learning time is called

Jane is trying to remember the order in which stars are classed by heat for her astronomy class. If instead of just trying to remember the sequence of letters (OBAFGKM), she comes up with the mnemonic of "Oh Be A Fine Guy, Kiss Me," the __________ model of memory suggests that she should remember it better because she is creating more thorough connections and associations.

The Thinking Critically section presented research on recovered memories. According to the research, which of the following conclusions is false ?

Anissa is trying to memorize a string of letters. She is having problems because she keeps mixing up the letter C with other letters that sound similar to it. This type of error in encoding is most likely to occur in __________ memory.

Curly and Moe were questioned by the police about a car accident they had witnessed just a couple of hours ago. Curly was asked how fast the Ford was going when it smashed into the stop sign. Moe was asked how fast the Ford was going when it hit the sign. All else being equal, Moe will most likely remember that the Ford was going

Leslie is a prosecutor who wants to enhance the likelihood that the jury finds a defendant guilty. According to the Linkages section regarding memory and perception in the courtroom, Leslie should encourage prosecution witnesses to do all of the following except

Keri is forty years old and has had many experiences throughout her life. Which of the following would she be likely to remember most clearly?

Dr. Miron teaches his Latin 101 students in the Arts and Humanities Building, room 207. He then gives them their final exam in the Science Hall, room 308. His students do rather poorly, possibly because Dr. Miron has not considered the effects of

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

Thor won a gold medal in the hammer-throw at the 1992 Olympics and then married his sweetheart, Elke. Shortly afterward, however, Thor was in an accident and suffered damage to his hippocampus. Now Thor cannot

Roberto decided to study for his psychology midterm in the room where the test was to be given. He was counting on __________ to help him get a better grade.

To discourage his children from smoking, a father showed them the extremely graphic pictures of withered, blackened, and perforated lungs of a dead smoker. Afterward, when confronted with peers offering cigarettes, the "lung pictures" came into the children's minds. This is an example of

In a memory experiment, participants heard the sentence "They turned in their papers late, so they didn't get full credit." Two minutes later, the participants were asked whether they heard the sentence above or "Their papers were turned in late, so they didn't get full credit." Many participants incorrectly reported that they heard the second version. This is because __________ memory primarily uses __________ encoding.

During a psychology lecture, your instructor uses the word college as a metaphor for social life. When he says the word college , lots of information comes to mind: dorm rooms, students, tests, professors, textbooks, pencils, and sporting events. The word has activated a

Doumitra is telling Carrie about a movie she saw last month. She knows that Jake and Maggie Gyllenhaal both star in the movie and that it involves a scary bunny rabbit, but she cannot come up with the title of the movie. According to the textbook, such difficulty in retrieving information is known as

Yuri is going to Cancun for spring break. His mother insists that he bring back a Mexican blanket, a silver bracelet, earrings, a shell, some white sand, a sombrero, an onyx pillbox, a necklace, a poncho, and a pair of shoes. He pulls out a piece of paper to start making a list after she mentions what she wants, but he cannot remember all of the items. What is the most likely explanation?