Exam 7: Memory

Scientists have created a drug that leaves your existing memory intact,but eliminates your ability to form any new memories.This drug seems to create

Yu vividly remembers the day her husband surprised her with an emotional and dramatic marriage proposal.Research suggests that this __________ memory is __________ ordinary memories.

Lisa is driving to school when she sees a yellow traffic light ahead of her.According to the three-part memory storage system,Lisa will first maintain information about the yellow light in her

If you can remember exactly what you did yesterday but have trouble remembering the names of all 50 states,then you have excellent __________ memory but may have poor __________ memory.

Fadeke is studying for her English literature test.For each novel she reads,she tries to think of how the novel relates to her own life.In order to remember the novels,Fadeke is using the memory strategy called

After a plane crash,Shera wakes up in a hospital and can remember everything about her life prior to the crash.However,every time her doctor visits,she believes she has never met him before.Based on this information,the doctor will most likely diagnose Shera with

You are working on a crossword puzzle.Even though you know the answer to a question,you cannot remember the actual word.You remember the shape of the word,the first letter of the word,and other related words and ideas,but cannot remember the word itself.You are experiencing

When you are reading your textbook,your brain changes the words you are reading into a meaningful neural code that it can use.In memory,this process is called

Memory is an imperfect record of everything we see and experience primarily because our

A)What is a mnemonic? B)Explain how you could use the method of loci mnemonic to learn a long list of items.

You study Spanish during high school but then take Portuguese when you are in college.You have trouble learning Portuguese because of the Spanish you learned in high school.This effect is most likely due to

Beth recently changed her e-mail password.For the first few days after changing her password,she kept trying to log in with the old password.Which of the following was Beth experiencing?

The three phases of memory include (1)changing external information into a neural code,(2)retaining the information,and (3)accessing it later on.In this order,these three memory steps are

George has to recall the names of the first 20 presidents of the United States for his history test.According to the levels of processing model of memory,to remember the most names,George should

A)Describe the context-dependent memory effect. B)Describe the state-dependent memory effect. C)How do these effects influence our ability to recall information? D)Think about your own life and provide an example of context- and state-dependent memory.

A)Describe the three-part memory storage system. B)Compare each part in terms of duration and capacity.

If you study in the same room in which you take an exam,you will probably do better on the exam than if you had studied elsewhere.This outcome occurs because of __________ memory.

Implicit memories are stored in the part of the brain called the

A person who has experienced the loss of past memories may be experiencing

You vividly remember where you were when you heard about the Boston Marathon bombing.What you remember is a(n)__________ memory and is likely to be __________ a memory for an ordinary event.