Exam 8: Memory

According to Baddeley's model of working memory, people can allocate the processing of information between the visuospatial sketchpad and the phonological loop because working memory also includes:

In the working memory model, the temporary storage of acoustic and verbal information is controlled by the ____________________.

Which memory area has a capacity of between five to nine items?

The system involving ____________________ memory has the largest capacity of all the memory systems.

In Sperling's investigations of iconic memory, subjects in the partial report condition:

Which area of the brain is believed by researchers to be critically involved in the formation and storage of memories?

Psychologists use the term encoding to refer to the processes that determine and control:

Distinctive memory records tend to be:

According to psychologists, anterograde amnesia is a physically based amnesia in which:

In describing memory, psychologists refer to the processes that determine and control the acquisition of memories as:

As Delilah was getting ready to give her speech, she kept repeating the main points silently to herself.Based on Baddeley's model of working memory, this processing of acoustic information would take place in:

When people make mistakes in recalling a short list of random letters from memory, researchers have found that the mistakes typically involve:

Research by Tulving and Pearlstone that showed that participants recalled twice as many words in the cued-recall condition, when compared to the free-recall condition.This research result led to the suggestion that many instances of forgetting result from:

Short-term memory is where we:

Lorelei was whitewater rafting when she fell out of the raft and hit her head.When the tour operators ask her what she was doing just before she fell from the raft, she draws a complete blank.Based on what is known about memory loss, you should conclude that Lorelei's memory difficulties most clearly illustrate:

Erica is writing a test in geography and is trying to recall the capital of Massachusetts.To answer this question accurately, Erica will need to access the long-term memory system known as:

According to psychologists, proactive interference occurs when:

Problems in the ability to use short-term memory effectively have been found to be associated with clinical conditions such as:

Which of the following is FALSE of short-term memory?

Researchers use the term recency effect to describe when individuals have better recall for items near the ____________________ of an ordered list.