Exam 9: The Knowing Mind Memory

Gregory was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease,which produces degeneration in the basal ganglia.He likely will experience increasing difficulty with learning new ____ memories.

Ron is about to leave his apartment.His keys are not on his dresser,where he usually leaves them.He starts to retrace his steps from the night before and realizes that he should look in the bathroom,as this was his first stop upon arrival.This reflects the process of ____.

Lillian is cramming for her Latin exam.She must memorize vocabulary lists for Chapters 3 through 7 in her textbook by tomorrow morning.Which of the following best describes her recall of Chapter 5's vocabulary list compared to her friend Deb,who studied each chapter on the individual night assigned?

A flashbulb memory is ____.

Which of the following is the most accurate statement regarding the relationship between negative emotions and memory?

Discuss the benefits and hindrances of motivated forgetting and recall of repressed memories.

Jeremy is saving selfies on his phone.How does the phone's memory store these files differently than Jeremy's memory?

The "magic number 7 plus or minus 2" refers to the ____.

Former members of a Girl Scout troop have gotten back in touch on Facebook.Verda reminds the others of their camping trip,where it rained for 3 days.Others share their memories of that weekend as well.What is most likely to happen to Verda's memories?

The hippocampus ____.

The component of working memory that is responsible for verbal and auditory information is the _____.

Current research is revealing new relationships between sleep and memory formation.Discuss prior views and current research regarding the role of sleep.How might this apply to your own preparation for exams?

Declarative memories are consciously retrieved memories that are easy to verbalize and include ____.

Both brains and computers have the ability to store memories,with one critical difference.What is this difference?

Which of the following statements regarding semantic memories is true?

Which of the following is the best description of interference?

An implicit memory for how to carry out a motor skill or action is called ____.

Manuel is teaching his 3-year-old son Joey the alphabet song.Joey sings "A B C D H K G." This is an example of ____.

Martin has a very stunning memory of virtually everything that has happened to him since he was 4 years of age.He remembers the weather on his 6th birthday,the baseball card he got when he was 11 years old,and the color of the eyes of the girl who sat next to him in his sixth grade classroom.Martin remembers all of these details despite the fact that he is 53 years of age.Martin has a condition called ______.

Mr.Antonini's former high-school Latin students are holding a 25-year reunion.He surprises them with a vocabulary game show quiz.His students most likely ____.