Exam 7: Memory

Selma's mother recited to her a list of things to buy at the grocery store, and now that Selma is there, she can only remember the items from the end of the list. This phenomenon is called __________.

One reason that phone numbers in the United States are seven digits long is that __________.

Amanda is taking a fill-in-the-blanks psychology test and is trying to remember the word to answer the question, "_____________ is a strong bond that forms between an infant and a caregiver." Which part of Amanda's brain will help her correctly recall the word "Attachment"?

Joanie swears that her sister borrowed her favorite sweater, when in fact it was her brother who borrowed it. Schacter's label for this type of erroneous recall is ________________.

Transience refers to __________.

The studies of Craik and Tulving (1975) showed which of the following results from participants who were instructed to encode words more deeply than were participants in a control group?

Tully and colleagues (1995) demonstrated that fruit flies bred to have an excess of CREB exhibited __________.

Psychologists report that children are high in ___________________, because leading questions and comments can interfere with their ability to recall information accurately.

For which of the following individuals is absentmindedness most likely a problem?

One neurological reason why our memories and our emotions are so closely linked is that __________.

Making Connections in Memory: ________________ processing will help you remember material for your exams most effectively.

Roxanne knows she will remember her wedding day forever. First, however, her wedding memories have to processed in her working memory and temporarily stored in __________.

Jan and Maggie, 50-year-old twins, get along really well with each other in adulthood. Although their mother tells them they fought with each other constantly when they were children, both of them recall only getting along and having a good time together. Jan and Maggie's failure to remember their childhood fights is an example of __________.

Johnny looks around his house for his wallet but just cannot find it. He realizes that the last time he saw his wallet was at the grocery store. He looks in the freezer and finds his wallet next to the ice cream he bought at the store. According to Schacter's theory, Johnny's forgetfulness most likely occurred because __________.

Which one of Talia's memories would be stored in her subcortical structures?

Neil is participating in an experiment where numbers are flashed on a computer screen for a few milliseconds, and then it goes blank and asks him to recall the numbers. Neil is participating in a study that is examining his ______________ memory.

Parallel distributed processing (PDP) models of memory storage propose that the __________.

The psychological process that connects concepts is called __________.

In the human sensory memory system, which of the following senses does not have its own sensory cortex?

Material you remember from this exam, memories of your sixth birthday party, and your recollection of your first date are all part of your __________.