Exam 8: A: Memory

Imagine that a directory assistance operator has just given Katie a telephone number.Surprisingly,as Katie hangs up to dial the number the telephone rings and it is a telemarketer.Although it takes Katie only 18 seconds to get him off the line,she has been prevented from rehearsing the number during that time.Based on a study that is described in the textbook,what will likely happen if Katie attempts to dial the number now?

What are the two types of declarative memory first proposed by Endel Tulving?

The textbook describes a famous research participant,S.F.,who was able to memorize eighty-four digits,though his memory for letters was about average.What lesson can be learned from this study?

What term characterizes the average or most typical member of a conceptual category?

A child thinks of a restaurant as a place where you go when you are hungry,where you order your food at a counter,and where mommy pays for it before you get it.Which term best characterizes this child's mental representation of a restaurant?

The famous memory researcher Hermann Ebbinghaus was his own and only subject; he performed the research tasks himself and measured his own performance.

Who first proposed the distinction between episodic and semantic types of declarative memories?

Given what is known about the serial position effect and distinctiveness,what approach should be taken in preparing for a test on a textbook chapter?

John and Jan have witnessed an accident.Afterwards,while discussing what was seen,John introduces some inaccurate information into his description of the events.If John and Jan are like many of the participants in research on eyewitness memory,what will likely happen if they are questionned at some future date?

Which brain structure is most closely associated with procedural memory,memories acquired by repetition,and classically conditioned responses?

You are certain that your history teacher is going to ask you for the date of the Battle of Hastings,so you keep repeating "1066" in your head as you walk into the classroom.This rote repetition is an example of elaborative rehearsal.

What is one way to counter the next-in-line effect?

A student has an upcoming test.Based on the principle of encoding specificity,what approach to studying the classroom material should the student take?

The most representative or average member of a category is called a(n) .

While at the zoo,you linger in front of the elephant house.Dumbo,an elephant,is reputed to have a pretty good memory.Presumably,this means that Dumbo can retrieve information from long-term memory.In the context of "having a good memory," describe the role that retrieval cues play in memory,and explain the importance of the match between encoding and retrieval.

As part of a classroom demonstration,the teacher is reading a list of digits to test memory span.How many numbers will most students recall?

Concepts may be combined into larger units or "knowledge packages" that encode complex generalizations about experiences.Which term refers to these conceptual frameworks?

In a study by Elizabeth Loftus and her colleagues on eyewitness memory,participants were shown a film of a car accident.When tested a week later,what factor was found to influence the participant's memory of whether or not they had seen broken glass after the accident?

To determine if iconic memory has a large capacity,what did researcher George Sperling need to do?

A father sends his son to the corner store to pick up some groceries.Instead of remembering each individual item,the son groups the items according to food group.Which memory strategy is the son using?