Exam 1: Introduction to the Study of Memory

MEG uses a specific kind of sensor to detect small magnetic fields produced by electrical activity.What are these sensors?

A participant in an experiment was given a specific set of instructions.The participant recalls that the instructions were given in a pamphlet and not by the experimenter.This information was recalled by the participant at the beginning of the experiment.What is the term attributed to this type of memory?

Predictions we make as we study items of the likelihood that we will remember them later are ______ of learning.

Elizabeth Lofus is best known for her work in the area of:

Endel Tulving is associated with what type of memory?

A researcher needs to see a good representation of a compromise between good spatial resolution and good temporal resolution.Which imagery equipment should the researcher use?

Empirical evidence is evidence by a collection of witnesses.

You were asked to complete a number of tasks by your employer.Each task required that you remember a specific sequence of operation if you were to complete the tasks on time.You wanted to be sure you finished on time so you could accomplish your own list of personal jobs you must accomplish later.Predicting the likelihood that you would remember all the things you needed to do later is known as:

Which view of Psychology recognizes the nature of environmental stimuli and its influence on individuals and animals ?

In a double-blind experiment, who knows what condition the participant is in?

A researcher needs to identify changes in specific regions of the brain after an automobile accident.The technician uses a magnetic coil to electrically stimulate particular areas of the brain to determine problems.What type of changes does this stimulation cause?

Name the type of evidence that is a product of verifiable scientific research.

The recency effect results in the maintenance of working memory.

What term best describes reduction in time required to relearn a previously mastered list?

EEG uses a special material to measure electric output of the brain.What are these special materials?

PET scans use special chemicals to obtain a three-dimensional image of the brain.What kind of chemicals are these?

In an experiment, the researcher controls which variable?

Both PET and fMRI technologies rely on:

Explain the relationship between source judgments and reality monitoring.

Paired-associate learning is the association between two items.