Exam 11: Types of Memory

The initial kind of memory that holds information in a "raw" form for a few seconds is called:

Actively making meaningful connections between the information you are learning with information you already know is called:

With the help of a travel agent,Ron plans a Caribbean cruise.The travel agent lists all the ports of call in the cruise.Later,when Ron is telling a friend his plans,he can only remember the first stop on the tour.This is an example of the:

____ refers to making mental representations of information.

If you are encoding information into memory without much effort or awareness,you are experiencing automatic encoding.

Maintenance rehearsal involves:

What happens to sensory information when you pay attention to it?

Andre remembers clearly that he was playing ping-pong in his basement when he heard that John Kennedy had just been assassinated.This is an example of a(n):

Information is first placed into memory in the form of mental representations through the process of:

For how long will information stay in short-term memory if you do not focus on it?

When you are in the library,you can probably remember what your classroom looks like.You encoded the classroom without any awareness; this is called ____ encoding.

Tovio is an actor who is practicing his part.He keeps repeating the lines over and over and over again.What is this called?

The textbook suggests thinking about sensory memory,short-term memory,and long-term memory as:

The word that best describes encoding is:

Repeating information over and over so that it does not fade from short-term memory is called ____ rehearsal.

The transfer of information into long-term memory by repeating or rehearsing the information or by making associations between the new and old information is called ____ encoding.

Iconic is to echoic as ____ is to ____.

You were introduced to a number of new people at a study session.You had a hard time remembering their names,except the last person to whom you were introduced.What best accounts for this memory?

Joe interviews five candidates for a job.Later,when Joe's boss asks who made the greatest lasting impression on him,Joe says Erik and Ted,the first and last candidates interviewed.From a psychologist's view,this favoring of Erik and Ted is most likely the result of which memory effect(s)?

______,which is a type of memory loss that can be temporary or permanent,is caused by a head injury,disease,general anesthesia,certain drugs,or extreme psychological stress.