Exam 7: Memory

Aman has anterograde amnesia.However,he can still remember how to ride a bicycle and how to tie his shoes,because his __________ memory is still intact.

Joffrey's wife asked him to go to the store and buy milk,bacon,apples,juice,butter,and cereal.Joffrey did not write down the items,and ended up only remembering to buy milk and bacon at the store.The fact that Joffrey only remembered milk and bacon demonstrates the __________ effect.

A)Explain the phenomenon of change blindness. B)What does it tell us about attention and information processing? C)Give one real-world example of change blindness.

Ali's previous boyfriend was named Sam and her new boyfriend is named Stan.When she accidentally calls her new boyfriend Stan by the name Sam,she explains to him that her mistake was due to

If someone asks you to describe your first day of school,you would most likely retrieve a(n)__________ memory.

A)Describe memory span. B)With what type of storage is it associated? C)Next,describe one strategy that you can use to expand your memory span. D)Give one example of how you could use this strategy in your own life.

If someone says the word doctor,it may trigger a memory of your last trip to the doctor,or it may bring to mind other concepts related to doctors,such as an examination room or a stethoscope.This fact is best explained by the __________ model of memory.

A)Describe filter theory. B)What psychological phenomenon does filter theory help explain? C)Provide a real-life example of the kind of stimuli that are allowed through the filter.

Fatima is a new student on campus.Everywhere she goes,she is asked for her 12-digit student number.To memorize her new student number,she thinks of it as three different years.Fatima is using __________ to aid her memory.

Nora and Miles are medical students studying for an exam.Nora makes flash cards to memorize new terms and repeatedly reads them to herself.Miles links new terms to the ones he already knows based on their meanings.Nora is using __________ and Miles is using __________ to learn the terms.

A)Explain the relationship between short-term storage and working memory. B)How does working memory influence the duration and capacity of short-term storage?

Which of the following actions is an example of prospective memory?

Jacob has to write an essay for his writing course and decides to write about a boy who is actually a wizard.When his teacher reads the essay,she realizes that Jacob got the idea from a popular book.Jacob denies this,honestly believing that he thought of the idea himself.Jacob is experiencing

Which of the following is a type of implicit memory?

Becca is trying to teach her 3-year-old son Cole how to ride a bicycle.Although she knows how to ride a bike,Becca is having a hard time verbalizing the steps to her son.Becca is struggling with trying to explain her __________ memory of riding a bike.

At Starbucks,a cup of coffee costs $2.82.To use exact change,you must hold the number 2.82 in your head,while sorting through your wallet and calculating what coins you have.To be successful in actively processing this information,you must keep the information maintained in short-term storage by using your

Jurors are listening to an eyewitness describe a crime.Research on eyewitness testimony suggests that jurors will be

If the Wicked Witch of the West flew down and struck you with retrograde amnesia,you would be __________ to remember anything from before the incident and __________ to form new memories.

After reading your textbook,you are able to maintain the bold,key words in coded representations in a network of neurons in your brain.In memory,this process is called

Travis is taking a new medicine that has a side effect of disrupting his short-term storage.Based on this fact,you know that Travis will have difficultly recalling