Exam 6: Memory

After hearing a friend's telephone number for the first time, Harold was immediately able to recite all seven digits of the phone number in perfect order.Harold most likely used his _____ to recite these digits.

Which of the following is true of brain structures and memory functions in long-term memory?

Which of the following advocates that repression's main function is to protect the individual from threatening information?

According to _____, when we learn something new, a neurochemical memory trace forms, but over time this trace disintegrates.

Jennifer and Stacey go to different schools but study the same text books.Jennifer's end-of-semester tests include only essay questions, whereas Stacey's end-of-semester tests include only multiple-choice questions.In the context of memory retrieval, which of the following statements is accurate?

Describe Baddeley's view of the three components of working memory.

Jeff is trying to remember a list of 20 letters, grouped into the following chunks: OL DHA ROL DAN DYO UNG BEN.In the context of chunking, which of the following is most likely to improve his recollection of the letters?

George has just graduated from college and is going on his first big job interview.He has learned that there are 10 other applicants for the job.On account of information on the serial position effect that he learned in his psychology class, George prefers to be either the first or the last candidate interviewed.Why does he want to be interviewed as the first or last candidate?

In the context of memory retrieval, which of the following is true of recognition?

Jacob asks his little brother Boris to play a game of chess with him.As Boris has never played chess before, Jacob explains the rules of the game to him.What type of long-term memory has primarily helped Jacob to recount his knowledge of chess to Boris?

When you are asked to recall your first day of kindergarten, you rely on _____, whereas when you are asked to recall the name of a person you just met a few seconds ago, you rely on _____.

Define the distinction between proactive and retroactive interference.

Kevin is studying for a vocabulary test.When he studies the word "braggart," he thinks of how his childhood friend Billy acted whenever Billy was given a new toy.Which of the following is the highest level of processing Kevin has engaged in while encoding the word "braggart"?

Kate is on the phone talking to her friend Paul, who is referring her for a job interview.Paul gives Kate a phone number, but before Kate can write it down, the call is disconnected.Kate can only recall the last three digits of the number that Paul gave her.This scenario best illustrates the _____ effect.

According to the Atkinson-Shiffrin theory, information can last up to a lifetime in

Recalling the names of the members of a famous football team is an example of

Which of the following statements is true about autobiographical memory?

Asking an eyewitness to describe a suspect's physical appearance to a sketch artist would be an example of a _____ task, whereas asking an eyewitness to identify a suspect on the basis of a lineup of five possible assailants is an example of a _____ task.

In the context of short-term memory, which of the following is true of rehearsal?

Your knowledge of the alphabet and multiplication tables is most likely to be stored in your _____ memory.