Exam 25: Encoding: Getting Information In

Briefly glancing at a visual scene without consciously processing it may lead us to experience ________ when we subsequently focus conscious attention on the scene.

An inability to access information in long-term memory is known as

In the study led by Elizabeth Loftus,two groups of observers were asked how fast two cars had been going in a filmed traffic accident.Observers who heard the vividly descriptive word smashed in relation to the accident later recalled

When Hailey told her roommate about the chemistry exam she had just completed,she knowingly exaggerated its difficulty.Subsequently,her memory of the exam was that it was as difficult as she had reported it to be.This best illustrates

Philippe has just completed medical school.In reflecting on his years of formal education,he is able to recall the names of all his instructors except the fifth-grade teacher who flunked him.According to Freud,his forgetting illustrates

To help resolve the controversy over reports of repressed memories of sexual abuse,major psychological and psychiatric associations suggest that

Although Yusef was having difficulty recalling the capital of Spain,he quickly and correctly identified it after being given a list of cities in Spain.Yusef's initial inability to recall the answer was due to a failure in

Research participants who were exposed to very convincing arguments about the desirability of frequent toothbrushing misrecalled how frequently they had brushed their teeth in the preceding two weeks.This best illustrates

Mrs.Ramos claims to remember being sexually abused by her father when she was less than a year old.Her memory is NOT likely to be reliable because of

Nancy was daydreaming about her college plans during a boring lecture on the history of computers.She doesn't remember that ENIAC was the first functioning digital computer because she wasn't paying attention.Nancy's poor memory is best explained in terms of

Source amnesia refers to

Making up a story that involves associating mental images with facts you need to remember is an effective

Repression most clearly involves a failure in

When asked misleading questions after observing an accident,eyewitnesses often reconstruct their initial memories of the event.This best illustrates

Researchers observed that people exposed to very convincing arguments about the value of frequent toothbrushing tended to

Memory experts who express skepticism regarding reports of repressed and recovered memories emphasize that

The gradual fading of the physical memory trace contributes to

Margaret recently had a stroke.although she easily recalls her past,she has problems forming new memories.Margaret's memory difficulty illustrates

After having seen many pictures of the Lincoln Memorial during his lifetime,Mr.Adams mistakenly recalled that he had actually visited the site.This best illustrates

Learning a new online banking password may block the recall of a familiar old password.This illustrates