Exam 6: Long-Term Memory: Influences on Retrieval

If given a list of words, people are more likely to remember the middle of the list rather than the beginning or the end.

Of the three main processes of memory - encoding, storage, and retrieval - storage and retrieval are the processes most under our control.

_____ is a natural process that occurs when information is unable to be retrieved from memory.

While studying for the GRE, you decide to take a practice exam. This is an example of _____.

The more shallow the level of processing, the easier it is to remember it.

Discuss the serial position curve and why it is relevant to everyday living. Give examples.

A lot of information is forgotten very quickly after study, but then the rate of loss slows as the length of time since study increases.

In order to study brain areas associated with memory, Thomas devises a poem that involves memories from his own life. This is an example of _____.

In _____, both encoding and retrieval together influence memory performance.

Sleeping between the study and test of information you want to remember will not help you retrieve that information from long-term memory.

Your textbook describes how memory champions devise a(n) _____ to help them remember and navigate through a lot of information.

Discuss the "Levels of Processing" theory of memory storage and retrieval. Provide and explain several examples.

_____ is to questions about typeface as _____ is to questions about sentence completion.

Joseph was very anxious when taking his GRE exam, although he was not anxious while studying for it. According to the idea of _____, he will not do well on the GRE exam.

Your textbook describes the case of AJ, who claimed to be able to report what occurred on any date past 1980. The researchers tested AJ and found that she had a superior _____.

Highlighting concepts in your textbook is the best way to study for an exam.

People who are depressed are more likely to remember sad memories.

The primacy effect depends on _____ as the recency effect depends on _____.

Patient H. M. lost the ability to form new memories, but his long-term memory remained intact.

Discuss the hypotheses presented about the[ok or other wording?] reasons we forget information. Provide examples.