Exam 6: Memory Processes

This type of rehearsal,in which one tries to make the information more meaningful and/or connects the information to other information already learned,is a more effective method for moving information into long term memory.

Seth participated in a memory experiment.He has been instructed to count backwards between the last presentation of a stimulus and recall of the stimulus.This procedure was probably designed to

In an effort to remember some grocery items,Andrew visualizes a huge loaf of bread,with a bottle of soda balanced on one side of the bread and a can of soup on the other.Andrew is using

Whereas __________ theory views one piece of information as knocking out another,__________ theory views the original piece of information as gradually disappearing unless something is done to keep it intact.

Counting backwards immediately after the last presentation of a stimulus and before recall of the stimulus is an example of a task designed to

Superior recall of words at and near the beginning of a list is referred to as a(n)__________ effect.

Words at the __________ of a list in a free-recall task are most subject to retroactive interference.

__________ refers to the idea that particular information has been permanently stored in long-term memory and,hence,can be retrieved.

From which of the following groups is the validity of eyewitness testimony particularly suspect?

This is the notion that some types of memories (e.g. ,due to trauma)have been "pushed deep into the unconscious" and therefore may be difficult to retrieve.

According to the construct of __________,the specific way of representing information as it is placed into memory affects the specific way in which the information may be recalled later.

One of the sins of memory in which false information is thought to have occurred (e.g. ,seeing something that did not occur).

One model proposes that three processes are involved in searching short-term memory.If the processes must occur in order,the model uses which type of processing?

Keppel and Underwood (1962)showed that proactive interference can operate in the forgetting of material stored in the

During sleep the__________ is more active after learning new spatial information.

Explain the differences between repressed memories and false memories.What do the experimental results suggest?

Several recommendations have been made to improve eyewitness testimony.Which of the following is not one of those recommendations?

Superior recall of words at and near the end of a list is referred to as a(n)__________ effect.

If you were in charge of a program to help senior citizens with their memory,what advice could you provided in particular with retrospective & prospective memory?

Sandra has just come from studying with some classmates to whom she has just been introduced.She then runs into a good friend who introduces her to David.As Sandra walks away,she realizes that she can't remember David's name.This description illustrates