Exam 6: Memory Processes, Consolidation, and Forgetting: Exploring the Complexities of Memory

Your text suggests that to better remember course material you might make use of organizational aids; you might also take fewer notes but think more carefully about those you do take. These suggestions make sense in light of

According to research, when eyewitnesses are highly confident about the accuracy of their memories, they likely

The __________ model of memory suggests that a deeper analysis of meaning enables you to improve long-term memory.

Rehearsal serves to

The __________ is the physical memory trace that corresponds to a memory.

The search for engrams has been largely fruitless because

Alzheimer's disease affects approximately ________ people in Canada.

Sensory memory has all of the following characteristics EXCEPT

Why may children be particularly unreliable eyewitnesses?

The part of the limbic system that is especially involved in emotional memories is the __________.

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

In __________ interference, recently learned information disrupts the recall of information learned earlier.

Alzheimer's disease is the __________ cause of disability among adults in Canada aged 65 and older.

In general, different types of psychologists have different opinions regarding the validity of repressed memories. Which statement below is MOST accurate?

__________ of previously mastered material is almost always faster than starting from nothing.

Cole knows that the capital of Canada is Ottawa. This is an example of a(n) __________ memory.

Owen has trouble remembering a friend's new phone number; he keeps recalling the old number instead. Owen is experiencing __________ interference.

In __________ interference, information learned earlier disrupts the recall of information learned more recently.

Which of the following represents elaborative rehearsal strategies?

A multiple-choice question is a _________ test of memory.