Exam 6: Memory

In a study conducted with college students, one false memory was included with several real memories. About _____ of participants thought the false memory to be true, to have really happened to them.

I knew I was being a jerk to my old girlfriend and I try not to remember the things I did and said. This would be an example of:

Which theory argues that forgetting is a result of a fading memory trace due to neurophysiological changes associated with disuse.

The deepest level of processing of memory is the _____ level.

According to your textbook, the part of the brain that is activated by everyday memories such as knowledge of local streets is the

Generally speaking, which was originally thought to be true about the level of processing?

What is the difference between flashbulb and eyewitness memories? How accurate are they?

Loftus and others conducted several different studies in which subjects were shown films of different car accidents and were then asked questions about what they had seen. Results showed that:

Unfortunately, you witness a car accident. Your memory of that emotionally charged event is likely to be influenced by:

Essay exams require _____ memory.

The best encoding strategy:

Information stored in words is referred to as:

According to depth of processing,

Of all the "sins" of memory presented in the textbook, the authors of your textbook report that the "cardinal sin" of memory is:

Remembering the words to a poem is much easier if the person really understands what it is about, rather than merely memorizing the sounds fo the words. This is due to

In the 1974 study by Alan Baddeley and Graham Kitch, subjects were required to recall a series of digits while reasoning or comprehending the meaning of sentences. Their results suggest that working memory is more than a single system and are supported by which ONE of the following?

In terms of neuropsychology, working memory appears to be ìdirectedî by the _____, a region of the brain believed to be involved in high-level cognitive functions.

I show two groups of people a picture. Later, I ask one group, ìDid you see the orange on the table?î I ask the second group, ìDid you see an orange on the table?î There was no orange on the table. What will I get?

Susan knows how to punt a football, but she can't easily explain how to do it. This kind of knowledge is called

LTM has been compared to a filing cabinet. Which one of the following is NOT applicable to the comparison?