Exam 7: Memory

Anterograde amnesia is the inability to ________.

In which proposed component of working memory are we believed to create and store information like sights, spatial layouts, and pictures?

Similar to the brain filling in missing information from the blind spot, our memories fill in information in our need for ________.

Explicit/declarative long-term memory, implicit/nondeclarative long-term memory, and the sequencing of events are importantly affected by the ________.

Celia wants to remember the name of her roommate's sister who is visiting this weekend, and so Celia repeats the sister's name over and over again. Which method is Celia using?

Research finds that in varying circumstances, hormones ________.

The tools used during active processing in short-term memory include ________.

Emotional memories are importantly affected by the ________.

Specific mnemonic strategies compiled from memory research include ________.

Stress may exert an influence of memory because of the effects of which of the following on the amygdala, hippocampus, and cerebral cortex?

Identify at least two different mnemonic devices and give an example of how each might be used to help you remember what you studied for this psychology exam.

Skills such as encoding of explicit memories, storage of episodic and semantic memories, and implicit/nondeclarative retrieval are importantly affected by the ________.

The notion that memory processes are performed simultaneously rather than in a step-wise sequence is the basis of the ________.

Describe the factors involved in forgetting (such as the serial position effect, source amnesia, the misinformation effect, the sleeper effect) and give an example of how each can distort the accuracy of our memories.

Describe each of the following five theories of forgetting, and include examples to illustrate each one: decay theory, interference theory, motivated forgetting, encoding failure, and retrieval failure theory.

Generally speaking, ________ is easier than ________ in tests of memory.

Which theory suggests that memories are stored in a physical form, and they can deteriorate over time?

If no one in the class remembers what part of the brain is involved with vision so the professor provides the first letter to the correct answer, the professor is ________.

Describe the two major biological causes (e.g., amnesia, Alzheimer's disease) of memory loss. What is the origin of each of these memory problems?

Which type of memory lasts the shortest period of time?