Exam 7: Memory

In Baddeley's model of short-term memory, the ________ assists the central executive by providing extra storage for a limited number of digits or words for up to 30 seconds at a time.

To study ________, researchers ask questions to focus participants' attention on the sound of the word.

Nick can accurately recall the names of the capital cities of every country in North and South America. Nick's recall of these facts is an example of ________.

According to Baddeley's model of short-term memory, the ________ is a temporary store for information that will become long-term memories of specific events.

In the levels-of-processing model of memory and recall, which is the deepest level of processing?

________ memory is the conscious recall of facts and events.

Research on forgetting began in the 1880s with Herman Ebbinghaus, who found that recall shows a steady decline over time. This decline is now termed as Ebbinghaus's ________.

The psychological process that binds concepts together is termed as ________.

Advancing age tends to lessen recall for events and experiences that require ________ processing, but not for those that involve ________ processing.

In the context of long-term memory, identify an accurate statement about implicit memory.

________ occurs when memories are implanted in our minds based on leading questions, comments, or suggestions from someone else or some other source.

The ________ cortex is located in the occipital lobes.

When talking about a stage play that both Suzy and Darla attended, Suzy tells about how she enjoyed the timely dialogues of the play and carefully observed the expressions of each of the actors and how beautifully they portrayed varying emotions. Darla, on the other hand, talks about how she was mesmerized by the background music playing and listened intently at the change in the notes as the scene on the stage changed. This difference in remembering the same event differently is due to ________.

The ________ is the region of the brain that plays an important part in attention, appropriate social behavior, impulse control, and working memory.

Hideo suffers major trauma to his head when his car is hit by a speeding 18-wheeler. As a result of his injury, he loses certain memories. He cannot remember the crash itself or the preceding few months of his life, but he is able to make new long-term memories. Hideo's condition is known as ________.

Which of the following types of memory holds information in mind for a short period so that it can be used to solve a problem at hand?

Samantha had a vivid memory of being kidnapped as a child by her babysitter. However, she only believed this because her brother, as a prank, had convinced her about it. In truth, the babysitter had taken her to a neighbor's home for just a brief visit. Samantha's experience of being kidnapped is an example of a(n) ________.

Which is the most complex form of memory that has two distinct types and four distinct stages of processing?

________ memory is the form of memory that recalls the experiences one has had.

The first step of forming memories involves ________.