Exam 7: Memory

A psychologist who agreed with network of association theories would suggest that the best way to set up a computer hard drive to mimic human memory would be to organize the information into:

Remembering that he needed to pick up milk on the way home from work,Jon is using his _____ memory system.

Your best friend's favorite hamster died while you and a new neighbor were there.The most vivid memory of the event will be _____ because _____.

The memory enhancement that occurs when the situations during encoding and recall match is called _____ memory; the memory enhancement that occurs when the internal states during encoding and recall match is called _____ memory.

Many movies involve product placement.For example,the main character in a movie may drink only Dr.Pepper.Companies pay for product placement because they assume that it increases the likelihood that audience members will later buy the product.If a person's shopping is unconsciously influenced by the appearance of a product in a movie,this effect is likely due to existence of the item in:

After a group project,the teacher asks each group member to rate the contribution of everyone in the group.All the group members have given their highest ratings to themselves.The teacher will be less puzzled by this outcome if she understands the concept of:

When a person incorrectly remembers the time,place,person,or circumstances involved in a memory,she is experiencing:

You study Spanish during your freshman and sophomore years of college but then take a Portuguese class your senior year.You are likely to _________ learning Portuguese because of all the Spanish you learned due to__________.

People find it very easy to put on a button-down shirt but much harder to list the steps involved in putting on that shirt.This difference suggests that _____ memory is more useful in getting dressed than _____ memory.

The working of memory is frequently compared to the actions of a computer.However,human memory differs from that of a computer because human memories:

Yesterday you taught your dog to crawl across the floor while barking.If the dog is to perform this fabulous trick tomorrow,then he will need to _____ the trick,then _____ the trick,then _____ the trick.

Yu-sheng,Jocelyn,and Juan are in three different introductory anthropology classes.Yu-sheng's class takes a multiple-choice midterm.Jocelyn's class takes a short-answer midterm.Juan's class takes an essay midterm.Which student(s)take(s)the midterm that requires the greatest depth of processing?

Research on memory consolidation reveals that memories:

You are reading a book,and your friend John asks you a question.By the time you ask,"What did you say?" you hear his question.This effect is due to storage of information in the _____ for audition.

You vividly remember what you were doing when you heard about the terrorist attacks that occurred on September 11,2001.What you remember is a _____ memory and is therefore likely to be _____.

Memory for items presented at the beginning of a list and at the end of the list is referred to as:

You see all of a written word simultaneously,but you hear a spoken word over time.The memory that accumulates the sound of a word until it is formed as a unit is:

What are the three steps in memory information processing?

In a memory experiment,participants in Group A are asked to just listen to a list of words.Group B is asked to count the number of words that begin with the lettere.Group C is asked to repeat each word as they hear it.Group D is asked to use each word in a sentence.According to the ________ model of memory,________ would later remember the most words from the list.

Sam has to buy his girlfriend something for her birthday.One of the main reasons that Sam could forget to do this is _____ due to _____.