Exam 6: Memory

According to basic memory theory, when you recall information to answer questions on this test, you are

Give examples of the use of active learning in study.

Jonathan studied for the exam the night before. When he went to answer the questions, he found that most of what he had read was no longer in his memory. According to Ebbinghaus, when did the majority of the forgetting occur?

Compare and contrast the qualities of the sensory memory, the short-term memory and the long-term memory. Provide an example of each system.

Schemas provide association cues that can help with memory.

Sir Frederick Bartlett's research on the recall of stories and drawings revealed

Sensory memory is usually encoded in the form of auditory information.

Transforming information into a form that can be stored in memory is called ________; bringing the material that has been stored to mind is called ________.

Alexander, age 30, lost consciousness during a car accident. His doctor said that he suffers from retrograde amnesia. Alexander has a memory loss for events that occurred

Which of the following sets of numbers best represents the number of separate items that can be held in the short-term memory?

What is the present status of the decay theory?

Using himself as his only subject, Ebbinghaus originally studied memory by learning and recalling hundreds of

"Oh, darn. I was going to stop at the dry cleaners on my way to class and I drove right by it and just came right to the campus parking lot." This indicates an example of

You have been asked to present a short speech about improving memory to high school students. Make a list or outline of the major points that you will want to make to these students.

In retroactive interference, new information interferes with the recollection of old information.

Which memory system holds information coming in through the senses for a period ranging from a fraction of a second to several seconds?

What is over-learning and why is it important?

Memory loss of the experiences that occurred shortly before the loss of consciousness is called ________ amnesia

When we encounter new information or have a new experience related to an existing schema, we generally try to alter the schema to match he new experience.

The memory that stores general knowledge and concepts, ideas and rules about the world is called