Exam 5: Memory

Retroactive interference of long-term memory means __________.

The process by which we notice stimuli selectively is called:

"Use it or lose it" would most likely be associated with ________.

Pezdek and colleagues found that,in order for a person to interpret thoughts and fantasies about false events as true memories,____________.

In the 1950s,George Miller estimated the number of items that could be stored in short-term memory to be the magic number __________.

Why did research participants in Sperling's experiment recall so few letters stored in sensory memory?

It is thought that long-term memory never can get filled u

Flashbulb memories ______.

Why did Hermann Ebbinghaus use nonsense syllables as stimuli in his memory research?

The case of Father Bernard Pagano,who was identified by seven eyewitnesses as a criminal,was an instance of a __________.

The theory that states that we forget information because other information gets in the way is the _______ theory.

Information is grouped for storage in short-term memory through a process called _______.

You are out for a drive with the family and are lucky enough to get a window seat.The rapidly passing scenery you see out the window is first stored in ____________.

Jessica took psychology in the fall semester and is now taking sociology.Several of the concepts are similar,and Jessica finds that she sometimes has trouble recalling some of the major psychological theorists.She keeps getting them confused with sociological theorists.Jessica's problem is most likely due to ______________.

"The effectiveness of memory retrieval is directly related to the similarity of cues present when the memory was encoded to the cues present when the memory is retrieved." What concept does this statement describe?

Which type of long-term memory is most resistant to loss with Alzheimer's disease?

If one wants to increase the capacity of short-term memory,more items can be held through the process of __________.

The research of Eich and Metcalf would suggest that if you were really angry when you were learning Spanish,you should be __________ when taking the final exam for best retrieval.

Which type of memory allows us to have meaningful conversations?

Which famous memory researcher sees memory as a problem-solving activity in which the problem is to give a coherent account of some past event,and the memory is the solution to that problem?