Exam 24: Introduction to Memory

The rear area of the ________,which processes spatial memory,grows bigger the longer a London cab driver has been navigating the maze of city streets.

Hearing the word rabbit may lead people to spell the spoken word hair as h-a-r-e.This best illustrates the outcome of a process known as

The amygdala boosts activity in the brain's memory-forming areas when stimulated by

Shortly after hearing a list of items,people tend to recall the last items in the list especially quickly and accurately.This best illustrates

Which of the following is believed to be the synaptic basis for learning and memory?

Following partial recovery from a severe stroke,Mr.Yanagita has learned how to ride a horse.However,he cannot consciously remember that he has learned to do this.It is likely that he has suffered damage to his

After learning that kicking would move a crib mobile,infants showed that they recalled this learning best if they were tested in the same crib.This best illustrates

In one study,when teens were down,they rated their parents as cruel;when they were up,their parents were angels.This best illustrates

Our tendency to recall the first items in a list is referred to as

When Tony is in a bad mood,he more easily recalls his parents' critical comments than their encouraging ones.When he is in a good mood,he more easily recalls their encouraging comments than their critical ones.This best illustrates that our mood states influence the process of

An inability to form semantic memories would most likely result from damage to the

Damage to the hippocampus would be most likely to interfere with a person's ability to develop

Your relative success in recalling a dozen different names a week after you heard them listed in order is likely to illustrate

The often unconscious activation of particular associations in memory is called

Watching a TV soap opera involving marital conflict and divorce led Andrea to recall several instances in which her husband had mistreated her.The effect of the TV program on Andrea's recall provides an example of

Damage to the ________ would most likely interfere with a person's ability to form new memories of a family vacation trip.

Although you genuinely enjoyed studying hard for a biology exam,during the test you are feeling frustrated and irritable because you can't recall the answer to a series of fairly easy factual questions.What techniques could you use to effectively remember the information previously learned?

The increase in synaptic firing potential that contributes to memory formation is known as

Which neural center in the limbic system helps process explicit memories for storage?

Explicit memory of personally experienced events is known as