Exam 7: Memory

Memories of which we are not consciously aware of are called _____ memories.

Organized bodies of information stored in memory that bias the way new information is interpreted,stored,and recalled are called .

_____ amnesia occurs when an individual has a memory for some material but cannot recall where he or she encountered it.

According to the levels-of-processing theory,which of the following study techniques would enhance memory best?

_____ rehearsal occurs when information is considered and organized in some fashion.

When you try to list all the classes you've ever taken in college,chances are you will recall your last few classes particularly well.What is this phenomenon called?

When you tell an acquaintance your telephone number,you do not recite the digits one by one at a constant rate,as in "3,3,7,2,3,4,8,3,9,2." Rather,you might say,"3,3,7 ...2,3,4 ...83,92." This exemplifies _____,a strategy to enhance _____ memory.

Describe the two sorts of interference that influence forgetting.

Christopher clearly remembers that he was practicing his dialogues for his school play when he heard that the governor of his state had been assassinated.This is an example of a(n)_____ memory.

Our long-term memories are often inaccurate,even when we are convinced we are correctly remembering past events.Support this statement making specific reference to research on flashbulb,eyewitness,and false and repressed memories.

_____ memory refers to the initial,momentary storage of information that lasts only an instant.

Review the three organic memory dysfunctions described in your text: Alzheimer's disease,anterograde and retrograde amnesia,and Korsakoff's syndrome.Provide as detailed a response as you can.

"Milk,cereal,candy." Your roommate begins reciting items as you get ready to leave to the store.He continues to list a few more items.Finally,he wraps up: "Spaghetti sauce,dish liquid,and ice- tea mix." You forget a few things,but the spaghetti sauce,dish liquid,and ice-tea mix are in the bag.Your memory for these items reflects the _____ effect.

Some psychologists consider classical conditioning to be a form of implicit memory.Which of the following is probably the best reason for suggesting that classical conditioning is a type of implicit memory?

memories are our recollections of circumstances and episodes from our own lives.

Dr.Sally acquired her neurosurgery degree at an online college based in the West Indies.Unfortunately,during her first brain surgery,she inadvertently destroyed her patient's hippocampus,impairing his process of ,whereby memories are stabilized in long-term memory.

An old song playing on the radio may remind you of events that occurred when the song was current.The song is acting as a(n):

"I know it! It's um ...um ... ," begins a trivia-game contestant excitedly.The contestant is engaged in a test of her _____ memory.

is a memory disorder in which memory losses occur in the absence of other cognitive decrements.

Our ability to recall an item from a list depends on where,in the list,the item occurs.This is the _____ effect.