Exam 7: Memory

Since Wanda's brain operation she has been unable to store any new memories to recall them an hour or more later. However, she still recalls everything that happened before her operation. What kind of memory loss does she have?

Some therapists claim that they can help their clients to recover long-repressed memories of childhood sexual abuse. Many other psychologists are skeptical of this claim, largely because

Participants in an experiment heard a description of the military conflicts between the British and the Gurkas in India. Some were told the true outcome and others were told false outcomes. Most participants insisted that they would have correctly predicted the outcome that they were told about. This effect is known as

Professor Yawnmore asks you to write by memory a list of all the recipients of the Nobel Peace Prize. What kind of memory test is this?

In order to be sure that the items on the lists that he learned would be unfamiliar, Ebbinghaus

If you memorize a list of words, you are most likely to remember the words

The patient H. M. experienced significant memory problems. H. M. symptoms suggested

Ebbinghaus forgot materials very rapidly, but most college students forget the same materials much more slowly. Why?

The levels-of-processing principle distinguishes between

Professor Lord gives you a list of 400 names and asks you to check the ones that appeared in the book of Deuteronomy. What kind of memory test is this?

Infant amnesia occurs because

Which type of memory was least impaired in patient H.M.?

You learn how to operate machine A. Later you learn to operate machine B. You may forget how to operate B faster than does your friend, who learned only B. Why?

You are supposed to memorize a list of 20 words. To improve your memory, you group them into a group of 10 birds, 5 mammals, and 5 fish. You have improved your memory by

In experiments on memorization of nonsense syllables, Hermann Ebbinghaus forgot most of each list within 24 hours, whereas most college students remember about 90% of a list 24 hours later. What accounts for this difference?

One way to expand the amount of material one can store in short-term memory is to