Exam 7: Memory

In the stage model of memory, the first stage is called ______________.

Define forgetting. Be sure to give examples and reasons for forgetting.

In which of your memory systems are the names of the 10 provinces of Canada and their order from west to east most likely stored?

Describe and explain how chunking and rehearsal help memory.

When new pieces of information fail to become stable, enduring memory codes (or long-term memories), which of the following processes have failed to happen?

Tina cannot remember her previous address even though she had lived there for five years. Tina's memory of her current address is interfering with her memory of her old address, which is an example of ____________________.

Which of the following is contradicted by the fact that the right retrieval cue can sometimes trigger the recall of information or events experienced long ago?

What do we call an image that lasts for about one-half of a second after being seen?

Which active system receives, stores, organizes, alters, and recovers information?

What is the process of transforming information into a form that can be entered and saved by the memory system?

Elaine does well on multiple-choice exams but has a hard time with essay questions. What type of remembering ability does Elaine find difficult?

If you have ever studied music, you are familiar with the saying "every good boy does fine" as a reference to the notes of the musical staff. Which memory strategy does this example illustrate?

Sherry suffered a concussion and cannot remember anything from before her accident. However, she can still form new memories. Based on this information, what is Sherry experiencing?

In terms of our memory abilities, which order of events would produce the least interference?

Velishea vividly remembers her first kiss, what she ate this morning, and receiving her high school diploma. These are all examples of the long-term memory process called ____________________.

Which type of information is forgotten due to "encoding failure"?

Our sensory memory holds a half second mental representation of visual stimuli. What do we call this mental representation?

What is the average number of bits of information that short-term memory can usually hold?

A famous memory case involved a woman who claimed to remember her father killing her best friend and then discarding the body. Which memory phenomenon does this example illustrate?

Which of the following is a technique used to increase the amount of information that can be processed in short-term memory?