Exam 9: The Knowing Mind Memory

A declarative memory that is accessed in a conscious,direct,and effortful manner is also called a(n)____.

Dinesh takes a look through his office desk and makes a mental note of the supplies he needs to replenish.On the way to the supply room,he realizes that he can remember only the first three supply items he needs to replenish in his office desk.This illustrates the ____.

The process of forgetting ____.

Tom was knocked unconscious briefly during a game while playing on his high school's football team.He does not remember much about the immediate circumstances leading to the injury.Why?

In one of Elizabeth Loftus's research experiments,she superimposed real family photos of her study participants onto a picture of a hot air balloon.What was the result?

Michael has a flashbulb memory of when his mother told him the terrible news that his father had died in an automobile accident.What is most likely to be true about this memory?

What theory views the mind as an interconnected network made up of simpler units?

Episodic memories are affected by damage to the ____.

The tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon reflects that retrieval is a(n)____.

What is reconstruction?

Individual differences in working memory capacity are correlated with activity in systems using

After class,Anita and Bev make plans to study for their psychology exam together but cannot decide on a time or location.In addition,Anita realizes that she left her phone in her apartment.Anita and Bev agree that it is easiest to meet at Bev's dorm.Bev gives Anita her room number and passcode.Anita likely will be able to retain this information in short-term memory,without additional processing,for ____.

The NMDA receptor,a prime candidate for learning-related changes such as those observed in long-term potentiation,is a type of ____.

Scientists have discovered correlations between activity in parts of the human brain and specific components of long-term memory through the observation of ____.

According to the levels of processing theory,the depth (shallow to deep)of processing ____.

Martin is studying for his Communication Arts exam by explaining terms and concepts to his friend Coretta in his own words and by providing self-referential examples.This is called ____.

After class,Anita and Bev make plans to study for their psychology exam together but cannot decide on a time or location.In addition,Anita realizes that she left her phone in her apartment.Anita and Bev decide to tell one another their e-mails before running off to their next class,but neither stops to write the information down.They will likely retain this information in sensory memory for ____.

Brian cannot remember whether he told his parents that he would be bringing his fiancé over for dinner on Sunday,or if he had just reminded himself to tell them.Which of the following statements best describes processing in this type of scenario?

Out of all cases in which an innocent person has been cleared of a crime due to DNA evidence,how many involved mistaken identification of the perpetrator by an eyewitness?

As Harry walks out of the supermarket,he sees his parked car get hit by another car.He tries to memorize the make,model,and license plate number of the other car.According to Baddeley's model,he is using his working memory's ____.