Exam 7: Memory

Most people cannot store the following list of letters in short-term memory: G O T O Y O U R B E D R O O M. However,if the letters are grouped meaningfully into words,they fit short-term's memory span: Go to your bedroom.This illustrates _________.

The order of the basic memory processes in which information enters the memory system and is later used is

The hippocampus works on _____,which maintains LTP until multiple neural connections can form.

Which of the following would be a nondeclarative memory?

Penny recalled the vocabulary definitions they learned in Introductory Spanish immediately after class,but when she was given a pop quiz a couple of days later,she couldn't remember many of the words.Which of the following is the most likely biological explanation for this?

You looked up a friend's address for a letter you wrote.Suddenly the phone rings-wrong number.Even though you were interrupted for only a few seconds,you've forgotten the address.Which memory system failed you?

Without sensory memory,which of the following would be likely?

One type of declarative memory is called ________________ memory.These memories involve facts,but do not revolve around specific events or personal experiences.

Hermann Ebbinghaus found that memory is best immediately after we learn information,and we gradually forget more as time passes.What name is given to this observation?

Memory is classically defined as:

What role are schemas believed to play in memory?

When an individual repeats a piece of information to themselves so they don't forget it,which part of working memory are they making use of?

On a TV game show,Jeannette is asked to name the state capital of Vermont.This information is most likely stored in ______.

Dr.James advises that if you study for your next psychology exam in the same room where you take the exam,your score will improve.He is basing this advice on

Flashbulb memories