Exam 8: Memory

Jen's dad sends her to the grocery store for a few last-minute dinner items. Jen repeats the list of ten items as she walks to the store but can remember only the first and last three items when she gets there-she is unable to remember the four in the middle. Why did she forget the four items in the middle of the list?

Over the last few years, Sakura's grandmother has become forgetful, confused, and disoriented. Sakura goes with Grandmother to have cognitive testing done, and afterward the doctor says that Grandmother's procedural, semantic, episodic, and prospective memories are all affected. Grandmother probably

Yesterday, Colleen went to an interesting lecture on relationship problems. She didn't take notes, because she isn't going to be tested on the lecture. Though she made no effort to memorize any of the information the speaker presented, she is able to repeat a great deal of it to a friend. In particular, she is able to remember the parts that she felt applied to her own past relationships. Which concept explains why?

Doug is listening to a new CD. The artist used sampling (taking a recording from one source and incorporating it into a new recording) on one track. As soon as he hears it, Doug knows the sample is from a movie, but he can't remember which one. This is called

Yesterday, Colleen went to an interesting lecture. She didn't take notes, because she isn't going to be tested on the lecture. Though she made no effort to memorize any of the information the speaker presented, she is able to repeat a great deal of it to a friend. How did the information get into her long-term memory?

Peter is studying for the college entrance exam in a quiet corner of the library at a desk with good overhead lighting. Winona studies for the entrance exam lying on her bed with music and the television on. If Peter and Winona are of comparable intelligence and have studied for the same amount of time, who will probably do better on the exam?

Solada had to park on the far end of the lot this morning, so she walked by dozens of cars on her way to class. Later, she learns that a student's car was stolen from the same lot soon after she walked through. Though she tries, she can't remember a car that meets the description of the stolen car. This is most likely due to

Eva rides the bus to and from work each day. Tonight, she needs to stop by the market, so she associates each grocery item on her list with a different bus stop. As she walks through the store, she imagines she is riding the bus. At each stop, she picks up one of the items on her list. Eva is using (the)