Exam 11: Types of Memory

Grandpa Gus had not been on a bicycle for years.As he took off on one,he yelled and said,"I guess once you learn,you never forget." To ride the bike,Grandpa is using:

The most commonly reported flashbulb memory among college students is:

The idea of repressed memory is based upon the theory of:

In analyzing repressed memories,Loftus contends that therapists:

A mad scientist plots to take over the world.His plan is to make our visual perception of the world appear to be very jerky and full of darting,discontinuous movements.He has perfected a ray gun that can destroy anything in the world.As his trusted advisor,what do you suggest he destroy to achieve his dastardly objective?

Hormones released during emotional events decrease the accuracy of memories of the events.

Remembering your first day as a college student would be considered:

You are studying in the student union.Another student sitting near you is muttering out loud,"primes,natural numbers,integers,rational numbers,real numbers,complex numbers ..." over and over again.That math student is obviously using ____.

Which type of rehearsal will most likely result in information being encoded into long-term memory?

Cal is watching a cooking show and wants to try one of the dishes.The recipe is being read aloud by the host.Unfortunately,Cal doesn't write anything down,thinking he can remember it."One cup flour,one teaspoon sugar ...oh,I just can't keep up.I've forgotten the first couple of ingredients." Cal's problem is best explained by:

Iconic memory is a form of sensory memory that holds:

Of the following,which is an example of knowledge that would be stored in episodic memory?

A function of sensory memory is that it increases the amount of information coming in to our memory.

You are being introduced to several people in your first job interview: Ted,Julie,Benito,Dewayne,Frank,and Andy.Based on the primacy effect,whose name are you most likely to remember?

Because a repressed memory may be so blocked,the therapist might have to be ____ to get the memory released.

One of the main reasons that information disappears from short-term memory is because of:

Of the following,which is not a feature of sensory memory?

The recency effect works because subjects:

Loftus found that taste aversions can only occur through actual negative experiences with the food.

At a recent family reunion you saw cousins that you have not seen for years.Also,you met the cousins' spouses for the first time.Unfortunately,you don't remember most of their names.The name you do recall was your cousin Tom's wife,Nancy; they came at the very end of the reunion.Why did you remember Nancy,but forget all the other names?