Exam 7: C: Memory

Using a memory aid,such as using the acronym HOMES to remember the names of the original Great Lakes,would be an example of

You are taking a discussion test in history class and are having trouble remembering important aspects of the topics you have been asked to describe.One method that may help you involves writing down everything you can remember about these topics,even trivia; recalling the events in different orders and from different points of view; and mentally trying to re-live hearing the teacher's lecture.This method is similar to which of the following?

Patterns of blood flow within the brain show that the front of the brain cortex is related more to __________ memories.

Regarding the use of mnemonics to remember the information in this psychology chapter,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Katie is having trouble learning Italian because she finds that having learned German earlier makes it more difficult for her to now learn Italian,which illustrates forgetting due to retroactive interference.

A child is shown a picture,the picture is taken away,and the child is asked questions about minute details within the picture.The child is able to answer these questions because he tells you that he can look down at the white table and still see the picture.This child is probably using

Information is initially converted into a form that can be retained,with this conversion part of the memory process being known as ___________.

Underlining too much rather than too little in your textbook is an example of

To remember the definitions of the psychology terms he will have on his first exam,Noah repeats them over and over to himself for an hour,which illustrates the use of elaborative processing.

If a familiar word or image is used to link two other words or items,you are using the type of mnemonic known as the keyword method.

The three processes involved in memory are maintenance,elaboration,and forgetting.

Cindy is a college freshman,taking psychology.She made a D on the first test covering three chapters; and she is trying to figure out what went wrong.She highlights in her book as the teacher lectures; and she got up at 5:00 a.m., skipped breakfast, and studied four hours before she went to her first class, which was history.Explain why her study methods are INEFFECTIVE and give Cindy some good study tips.

When learning complex information that is quite lengthy,it is best to break the learning sessions into a series of short sessions.This memory strategy is called

Regarding how your study schedule,sleeping,and eating affect memory,which of the following statements is FALSE?

When Wilding and Valentine presented the participants in their study with memory tasks that prevented the use of learned strategies and techniques,

Electrically stimulating the hippocampus affects long-term potentiation by

If you want to improve your memory,your best bet would be to

Long-term potentiation refers to the process in which

As Morgan studies her psychology notes,she tries to use the new terms in several sentences and to form images that include the new information.Morgan is trying to knit which of the following into her memory code to help her retrieve this information when she needs it?

You are on a game show and are asked to name the people shown on various U.S.currency.If you are like most people,you may not remember this information because you never learned it,a type of forgetting known as __________.