Exam 7: Memory

A preexisting mental concept or framework that helps people organize and interpret information is referred to as a

Cognitive psychologist, Jonathan Schooler, has suggested that the term "recovered" memories be replaced with the term "discovered" memories. Why?

Your roommate, Rhiana, asks your advice on how to best study for her final exams. Because of your knowledge of context dependent memory, you recommend that she study

Being able to consciously recall information from the past and recite it, involves what type of memory?

Episodic and semantic memories never converge.

Remembering the name of the author who wrote the "Cat in the Hat" is referred to as ________ memory.

Unlike the short-term memory system, Baddeley's working memory system has unlimited capacity.

In his famous "I Have a Dream" speech, Martin Luther King, Jr. shared his vision for improved race relations in America. According to research on autobiographical memories, this speech indicates that Dr. King should be classified as an individual whose self-defining memories

On the ride home from her senior prom, Mary's date ran a red light and crashed into another vehicle. Twenty years later, Mary can still remember the song that was playing on the radio at the time of the crash. This memory is best described as a(n) ________ memory.

Unrehearsed information stored in short-term memory lasts no more than

We automatically organize our memories.

Mike waits until the night before his big exam to start studying. He maintains that last minute cramming keeps the information fresh in his memory. What does connectionist network research tell us about the effectiveness of cramming?

The amygdala is the memory center in the brain.

Jacob is a server in a fancy restaurant. He takes orders without writing anything down. Which memory process does he use first?

The California children who were kidnapped at gunpoint on a school bus, and then buried for 16 hours before escaping, were documented as having the classic signs of ________ memory.

Explain the difference between declarative and nondeclarative memories.

Shauna is an excellent student. She rewrites her class notes after each class. Rewriting her notes is a form of memory

Jillian used to be fluent in Spanish, but has since learned to speak French. She now finds it difficult to remember much of her Spanish. She is experiencing ________ interference.

Attention is selective because the resources of the brain are limited.

Short-term memory is the same as working memory.