Exam 5: Section 2:memory

If Fran wants to do her best on the next psychology exam, which study technique(s) should she use?

When she was in the living room, the light flickered, and Jane went to the kitchen to get a new bulb from the cabinet. However, when she got to the kitchen, she forgot why she went there. As soon as she returned to the living room and saw the flickering light, she remembered why she had gone to the kitchen. This memory difficulty MOST clearly illustrates which theory of forgetting?

Automatic processing involves _____.

Recovery from depression may be hindered by which of the following?

On an exam, short answer questions would be examples of _____ measures and multiple choice questions would be examples of _____ measures.

The misinformation effect occurs when _____.

_____ memory is to the visual sensory register as _____ is to the auditory sensory register.

Joe studies a list of words that includes the word motel. He later completes the word fragment mot--- with the word motel instead of the word mother even though he does not consciously recall studying the word motel. This behavior likely occurs because of _____.

We can effectively eliminate the recency effect in a free recall task by _____.

Elaborative rehearsal is more effective than maintenance rehearsal because _____.

The key theme of the Loftus and Palmer study of false memory described in the text is _____.

Remembering how to type on a keyboard is an example of which type of memory?

As explicit memories age, participation by the _____ tends to _____.

After witnessing a crime, Robert was asked whether or not he could select the suspect from a lineup, a measure of _____.

Which is FALSE?

Conscious is to unconscious as _____ is to _____.

The duration of iconic memory has been successfully measured using the _____ procedure.

Maintenance rehearsal is to _____ as elaborative rehearsal is to _____.

_____ is a type of implicit memory that occurs when an earlier stimulus influences the response to a later stimulus.

To remember whom she wanted to invite to a party, Olivia visually pictured Brenda eating a hamburger on a bun, Sarah putting on her shoes, and Tim climbing a tree. Which mnemonic is Olivia using?