Exam 7: Memory

Recent research suggests that negative memories may be erased through:

People often maintain stereotypes about groups even after they have met individuals who contradict the stereotype.Given the phenomenon of memory bias,what might one reason be that a stereotype does not change with new information?

Your roommate asks you which section of political science you are taking next semester.You have just registered,and you confidently turn to tell her the section.You are astonished to realize that you cannot remember.Your memory lapse is an example of:

Eyewitness testimony is very convincing because people incorrectly assume that memory is like:

The phase of information processing that is most similar to a Google search is:

Javier convinces Suzanne to go with him to the sequel of a science fiction movie that he loved.Though Suzanne does not like science fiction,she agrees to go because Javier has been raving about the original movie for years.The sequel is terrible,but Javier sincerely praises it on the way home.Javier's response to the movie represents:

Memory requires attention.If you want to remember something well,it is best to attend to only one thing at a time because:

Sleep disturbances disrupt memory because they disrupt:

Inattention and shallow encoding are consistent with _____,which leads to forgetting.

The best argument that long-term memory and short-term memory are separate entities is that:

Students taking an introductory class in a subject that is completely new to them often find that the material seems very disorganized and confusing at the beginning.As the class progresses,the information seems to become better structured,and the students find it easier to integrate and interpret new material.One important reason for this happy change is that the students are developing _____ that allow them to make sense of,organize,and utilize information in memory.

A lie and a false memory are:

Aaron took calculus as a freshman in high school,but he is now taking it again as a college senior to fulfill requirements for his major.Based on your knowledge of memory,you could predict that the material would take _____ in his college class as it did in his high school class.

The memory of your wedding day is an example of a(n):

The brain is selective about the information that gets stored in long-term memory.This selectivity may be evolutionarily advantageous because:

Which of the following is NOT one of the seven sins of memory?

Forgetting the store where you bought your blue sweater is analogous to _____.Thinking that the red sweater is yours when you actually borrowed it from your sister is analogous to _____.

Memory bias does NOT result from which of the following phenomena?

Roel watches a spoof of the news on The Daily Show.The next week,Roel is likely to __________ due to _________.

The process of getting information out of memory storage is called: