Exam 7: A: Memory

Greg is watching television when a beer commercial comes on that he has seen many times.In this commercial,a boy goes to a cool party,sees an attractive girl,flashes his favorite beer,and gets the girl.A year later,a friend asks Greg where he met his girlfriend,and he relates a scenario very similar to the beer commercial,although his girlfriend does not remember any alcoholic beverages being served at this small "party" where they met.According to Jesse Shapiro,Greg's creation of a "memory" that never really happened occurred because advertisers were able to

Because of the way in which information is encoded in long-term memory,if you are attempting to recall the word bed from a memorized list,which word are you most likely to mistakenly say?

Learning by simple repetition is known as

When discussing the relationship between short-term and long-term memory,the authors of your textbook use the analogy of long-term memory being like a

If Erica uses elaborative processing to study the concept of reinforcement,

To be stored for a long time,information must pass through all three stages of which model of memory?

Many Alzheimer's patients in the early stages of the disease are still able to play the piano or to make coffee as they always have.However,their ability to remember names or faces rapidly declines.Thus,the type of memory that is still functioning adequately in these Alzheimer's patients is __________ memory.

The occurrence of false memories results most often from

Regarding rehearsal and memory,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Which of the following is NOT characteristic of people with amazing memories?

Luria studied Mr.S.,who had an amazing memory.Concerning Mr.S.'s abilities,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Regarding false memories,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Penfield's claim that the brain records the past like a "strip of movie film,complete with sound track" is an exaggeration since

The three stages of memory IN ORDER are

If you look at a flower and then quickly close your eyes,you will see a fleeting visual image for about one-half second that is referred to as

Regarding how culture affects memories,European-Americans tend to emphasize

Research on the effectiveness of hypnosis in solving crimes found that

The three basic processes of memory are

Your instructor is lecturing in class when security knocks on the door.The instructor goes to the door,gets the note from security,and gives it to a student,who exits the classroom.The instructor looks at the class and asks,"Now where was I in the lecture notes?" This situation illustrates how short-term memory is affected by

Although sensory memory is involved every time we store information,we are more likely to notice which of the following in carrying out our everyday chores?