Exam 7: Memory

A system that allows people to retain information over time is called:

Steve just joined a fraternity.He was introduced to 55 new "brothers." If asked to recall all of their names,which ones would he be most likely to struggle with?

An individual's semantic memory contains:

Aleixo just started his job as an advertising intern.When he arrived at the office,he was surprised that everyone was wearing jeans or other types of informal attire.The situation most likely violates Aleixo's __________ of office workers.

If research participants are not allowed to rehearse the information,about how long can they keep a meaningless trigram in phonological memory?

Adrianna is trying to memorize the names of the bones in the hand.She had gone through a list of them when her phone rang.After she gets off the phone,she is MOST likely to remember the first few bone names because of the

Which of the following would be among Patty's semantic memories?

Semantic memory is organized __________.

The Magical Number of short-term memory is

Damage to the hippocampus is most likely to lead to the loss of:

Which of the following is an example of episodic memory?

Chunking is a means of _______.

Damage to the hippocampus would most likely result in which disorder?

_____ is a process that all memories must undergo to become long-term memories.

Proponents of recovered memories argue that they are memories of traumatic events that have been repressed.Opponents of recovered memories argue that they are instead

Carlos finds a friend on Facebook that he has not talked to in years.As they reminisce about things that happened 10 years ago,the information from old memories is transferred from Carlos' long-term memory into his short-term memory.This process is known as

Why is studying sensory memory so difficult?

Which statement concerning long-term memory is TRUE?

Damage to the hippocampus is likely to produce _____.

Roseanne claims that she can remember instances of childhood abuse that started at 6 months of age.Why are most psychologists likely to be skeptical of this and other such claims?