Exam 8: Memory

If STM can be thought of as whatever appears on the screen of your computer at any given moment, then long-term memory represents

Researchers have shown that there is a tendency for people to think of themselves as having "improved" over time, but also to exaggerate past failures or unreasonably criticize their former selves as a way of enhancing their views of their selves in the present. This is called the

In absentmindedness a memory is not encoded properly or a person's attention is diverted when it is time for the memory to be recalled. But in misattribution, a memory is encoded properly.

___________________ describes the way that retrieval of memories becomes more difficult over time-that is, memories "fade."

Three of the "sins" of memory have to do with forgetting. Identify and describe those three, giving an example of research that supports each "sin."

Encoding in short-term memory tends to be primarily acoustic, while encoding in long-term memory tends to be primarily

Which of the following was NOT on the list of habits known to reduce exam performance?

In the multicomponent model of working memory, the episodic buffer allows us to have several short- and long-term memory "programs" open at the same time.

Which of the following statements is NOT a valid conclusion from memory research on eyewitness testimony?

Describe the components of the modal model of memory. In doing so, describe the various formats in which memories are encoded, both in short-term memory and in long-term memory.

Schemas often play out terms of the typical sequence of events likely to occur in any given situation for which we have a schema. That "story" of the situation is called a