Exam 8: Brains, Bodies, and Behavior

George Sperling conducted classic experiments in which participants were first exposed briefly to a letter matrix; after a varying interval,an auditory tone cued participants to report the letters contained in a specific row of the matrix.The results indicated that iconic memory accurately codes the spatial location of stimuli,and that the information in iconic memory decays after approximately 1 s.Might sensory memory also code other physical stimulus characteristics,such as color or size Might it code the categorical identical of stimuli,such as whether the stimuli are letters or numbers,upper- or lower-case letters,consonants or vowels,and so on Does such information decay more rapidly or more slowly from sensory memory than spatial location information Use your imagination and describe two original experiments modeled on Sperling's studies that might answer such questions.Be sure to state your hypotheses and to identify the pattern of results that would support your hypotheses

The slope of the function relating recall to the interval since original learning is _________ sloped.

Suppose you begin to list all the classes you've ever taken in college.Chances are,you will recall your last few classes particularly well.What is this phenomenon called

The amygdala is to the cerebellum as ________ memories are to _________.memories.

Explicit memory is to implicit memory as the hippocampus is to the _________.

The most typical member of a category is termed the defining example.

Some psychologists consider classical conditioning to be a form of implicit memory.Which of the following is probably the BEST reason for suggesting that classical conditioning is a type of implicit memory

False memories can be implanted rather easily,even in adults.

Dr.Fernald is conducting a memory experiment.One group of participants has to decide whether each of a list of words begins with the same letter as a target word; a second group has to determine whether each of a list of words rhymes with a target word; finally,a third group has to determine whether each of a list of words is a synonym or an antonym of a target word.Later,all participants are asked to recall the list words.According to levels-of-processing theory,which group's performance should be the highest The lowest

The hippocampus:

Which of the following describes working memory

On his psychology exam,Mickey is asked to recall the name of the physiologist who worked on classical conditioning.He cannot quite remember the name,but he knows that it starts with a P and is two syllables long.Mickey is experiencing:

Describe three of Ebbinghaus' contributions to our understanding of memory.How might you draw on Ebbinghaus' legacy to aid your memory for material in your college courses

Define and provide original examples from your own experience of each of the following types of long-term memory: episodic,semantic,and procedural memory

Owen has trouble remembering a friend's new phone number; he keeps recalling the old number instead.Completing a rental application,Pippa finds she can't recall one of her previous addresses,as she's had several addresses since.Owen is experiencing __________ interference; Pippa is experiencing _________.

Loftus and Palmer (1974)conducted an experiment in which participants estimated the speed of cars that were described as either contacting or smashing into another.To which of the following conclusions regarding eyewitness memory is this study most relevant

"Cat food,cola,toothpaste," your roommate begins reciting items into the phone as you throw your books in the backseat and get into your car; you're supposed to hit the store on the way home.He continues to list a few more items.Finally,he wraps up: "Coffee creamer,spaghetti sauce,dish liquid,and ice tea mix." You forget a couple of things,but you do manage to get the cat food,cola,and toothpaste.Your memory for these items reflects the _________ effect.

Which of the following defines anterograde amnesia

Scores on a recall test of memory are likely to be ___________ than those on a recognition test of memory.

An essay question is a _________ test of memory; a multiple-choice question is a __________.