Exam 8: Memory

An explanation for the widespread storage of memories is that ____________.

The portion of long-term memory that stores specific information that has personal meaning is called __________ memory.

Scott remembers all of the details of his wedding seven years ago.This information is most likely stored in _______ memory.

Christine has always had an unusually effective memory.She credits this to the fact that after seeing something just once,she can visualize the object in great detail,as if she were looking at a photograph of it.Christine's ability is an example of ________.

Flashbulb memories are:

What is the system or process by which the products or results of learning are stored for future use?

Reproducing what one has learned exactly as one learned it is required in the ______ method of testing memory.

Our memories of general knowledge items such as the meanings of words or the dates of famous historical events are stored in _______.

Information is grouped for storage in short-term memory through a process called _______.

Your memories of personal information such as what you wore to work yesterday or what you ate for breakfast this morning are stored in _______________.

You looked up a friend's address for a letter you wrote.Suddenly the phone rings-wrong number.Even though you were interrupted for only a few seconds,you've forgotten the address.Which memory system failed you?

Tim is studying for a test.After seven consecutive hours of studying he finds he can remember what he just finished studying,but he can no longer remember what he studied five or six hours ago.Tim's memory problems are BEST explained by _____________.

The process of selective looking,listening,smelling,and feeling is called ____________.

If the most recent theories regarding the capacity of short-term memory are correct,then _____________.

The step in the memory process that actually makes our memories available to us is:

The process we use to notice important stimuli and ignore irrelevant ones is ______.

Hermann Ebbinghaus found that memory is best immediately after we learn information,and we gradually forget more as time passes.What name is given to this observation?

The process by which we notice stimuli selectively is called:

Last week,Lisa took an abnormal psychology test and did not miss a question.However,when a guest speaker came to class a week later to talk about schizophrenia,she had trouble remembering some of the relevant class material.She remembered even less about the topic when she saw a news report on schizophrenia a month later.What memory phenomenon explains what Lisa is experiencing?

Chunking aids: