Exam 5: Memory

As you read this question,your sensory registers are converting light energy into neural activity,your short-term memory is holding the first part of the question,and your long-term memory is helping you recognize and understand the words.This best supports the ____ model of memory.

As Minna smells the hay and manure in the barn,she begins to feel uneasy.Although she isn't consciously aware of it,she is recalling the night that she was at the circus and stepped on by an elephant.This is an example of ____ memory.

Professor LePeu arranges for his class to take their French 100 midterm exam in the classroom where they learned the material in the first place,because he has read that this will improve his students' retrieval of information,a phenomenon known as ____.

Marcie finds that remembering her ATM card number and pin number are much easier when she groups the twelve numbers into sets of threes instead of trying to remember twelve separate numbers.What technique is Marcie using to extend her short-term memory capacity?

Today it is Joe's turn to pick up lunch for the staff at his office.Things are particularly busy,and Joe doesn't have time to write down each person's order.Instead,he tries to remember their orders by repeating to himself over and over "three buster burgers,one chicken club,two waffle fries,and a strawberry sundae" while he waits in the line at Fred's Burger Barn.Joe's memory strategy is called ____.

Which example best illustrates spreading activation at work?

Aliens abducted Wally and destroyed his capacity to form any new episodic memories.In other words,they damaged Wally's ____,causing ____ amnesia.

Remembering what the word summer means requires ____ memory,while remembering what you did on July 4,1996,requires ____ memory.

The three basic processes of memory are ____.

After being hit on the head,Jean-Luc has a memory problem.He cannot learn the names of new people that he meets.Fortunately,he can still remember details of his life prior to the head injury.Jean-Luc is most likely demonstrating ____.

You look up the phone number of your favorite pizza maker and say it over and over to yourself as you walk across the room to the phone.Before you reach the phone,your roommate bursts in and exclaims,"Look at this-it's the new Beck album!" "Cool!" you reply.Then you become frustrated because you cannot remember the phone number.This is most likely due to the process of ____.

You see a phone number on television for a product you want to buy,but you can't find a pencil to write it down.As you are trying to memorize the number,you see another number appear in the next commercial for a second product you want to buy.Suddenly you realize that you have forgotten the first number! This outcome is due to ____.

Howard's hippocampus was destroyed.When you meet Howard,you teach him to play tic-tac-toe (which he has never played before).When you return to see Howard the next day,which of the following is most likely occur? (Assume that you explain the rules of tick-tack-toe to Howard again regardless of whether he recognizes you or the game.)

You give your friend instructions about what to buy for a party by quickly rattling off fifteen unrelated grocery store items.Then to check whether your friend got all the information,you ask him to repeat the grocery list back to you.You should expect that your friend will recall about ____ items.

Even though Samantha cannot explain how she is able to wiggle her nose,she always remembers how to do it.Samantha's memory for her nose wiggling is an example of ____ memory.

In the process of learning the specific techniques of his job,Arlen will need to keep this new information in his memory for a long time.This part of the memory process is known as ____.

Assuming that the students below studied only at the times described and that all other things (intelligence,motivation,previous knowledge of psychology)are equal,who is most likely to do the best on this exam?

Short-term memory can store ____ item(s),and the duration of storage is ____.

Felicia is studying for her Psych 100 midterm.Because she studies so hard for the quizzes earlier in the semester,she finds that it is taking her less time to relearn many of the concepts and terms.The difference between the amount of time it takes Felicia to initially learn the material for the quizzes and the amount of time it is taking her to relearn the material for the midterm is known as ____.

Rachael asks Steve,"Do you remember my name?" When Steve says that he does not remember,Rachael says,"I'll give you a hint-it starts with an R." Rachael is providing Steve with a ____ to help him remember.