Exam 6: Learning

Mood-congruent memory is BEST seen as a specific instance of the:

According to the textbook, organizing information hierarchically improves memory by aiding the process of:

Anterograde amnesia refers to an inability to develop new memories.

The function relating recall to the interval since original learning is positively sloped.

Nana is taking a Spanish final at the end of the spring semester. The problem is, the French vocabulary she learned the semester before keeps getting in the way, causing her to forget Spanish words. Nana is experiencing _____ interference.

The central executive is a component of _____ memory.

Sensation is one of the three general processes of memory.

Eidetic imagery is fairly common.

"What's your social?" the insurance provider on the phone asks Renee. "One, six, four . . ." Renee begins. After a brief pause, she continues, "seventy-two . . . sixteen thirty-eight." To ease the burden on the insurance associate's short-term memory, Renee is giving the number in ______ rather than as individual digits.

The benefit of distributed practice is also known as the spacing effect.

The misinformation effect highlights the:

The hippocampus is located in the _____ lobe.

The failure to remember events occurring after an accident or injury is called retrograde amnesia.

Priming functions as retrieval cues.

A psychological scientist states that she is interested in a brief type of memory store she calls "olfactory memory," which is a type of _____ memory.

The spacing effect refers to the benefit of _____ practice.

Which brain structure is correctly matched with its memory function?

"Dog food, coffee, paper towels." Michelle's roommate begins reciting items into the phone as she gets into her car; Michelle is supposed to stop by the store on the way home. The roommate continues to list a few more items. Finally, he wraps with, "Coffee creamer, spaghetti sauce, dish soap, and iced tea mix." Michelle forgets a few things, but the spaghetti sauce, dish soap, and iced tea mix are in the bag. Her memory for these items reflects the _____ effect.

An acronym helps recall because it is easier to remember an acronym than a long string of information. Thus, acronyms help circumvent the capacity limitations of _____ memory.

Long-term memories are often inaccurate, even when people are convinced they are correctly remembering past events. Support this statement with reference to the misinformation effect and rich False memories. Cite at least example of empirical research by Loftus and her colleagues. What implications does the malleability of memory have for the controversy surrounding the recovery of repressed memories of abuse?