Exam 7: Long-Term Memory: Encoding, Retrieval, and Consolidation

Acquiring information and transforming it into long-term memory is

Free recall of the stimulus list "apple, desk, shoe, sofa, plum, chair, cherry, coat, lamp, pants" will most likely yield which of these response patterns?

Retrograde amnesia is usually less severe for ______ memories.

Elementary school students in the United States are often taught to use the very familiar word "HOMES" as a cue for remembering the names of the Great Lakes (each letter in "HOMES" provides a first-letter cue for one of the lakes: Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, Superior). This memory procedure usually works better than repeating the names over and over. The use of this familiar word provides an example of

The maintenance rehearsal task of learning a word by repeating it over and over again is most likely to

Research shows that ___________ does not improve reading comprehension because it does not encourage elaborative processing of the material.

Examples from your book describing real experiences of how memories, even ones from a long time ago, can be stimulated by locations, songs, and smells highlight the importance of ___________ in long-term memory.

Katie and Alana are roommates taking the same psychology class. They have a test in four days during a 10:00-11:00 AM class period. Both women intend to study for three hours, but because of different work schedules, Katie will study one hour for each of the next three days, while Alana will study three hours the day before the exam. What could you predict about their performances?

Memory performance is enhanced if the type of task at encoding matches the type of task at retrieval. This is called

___________ transforms new memories from a fragile state, in which they can be disrupted, to a more permanent state, in which they are resistant to disruption.

According to the levels of processing theory, memory durability depends on the depth at which information is

According to your text, imagery enhances memory because

Jeannie loves to dance, having taken ballet for many years. She is now learning salsa dancing. Although the movements are very different from the dances she is familiar with, she has found a successful memory strategy of linking the new dance information to her previous experiences as a dancer and to her own affection for dance. This strategy suggests reliance on

Mantyla's "banana/yellow, bunches, edible" experiment demonstrates that for best memory performance, retrieval cues should be created

Most teachers commonly give their students short quizzes on material learned, before later giving a larger test on a full chapter or unit. From a cognitive psychology perspective, explain why this strategy is beneficial to student learning and test performance. Cite research to support your thinking.

___________ cues help us remember information that has been stored in memory.

Which of the following provides the key benefit to the generate-and-test study strategy?