Exam 6: Memory

Proactive interference as used in the study of memory refers to when _____________.

Which of the "Seven Sins of Memory" occurs when memories become distorted because they are distorted and confused,thus blurring the line between fact and fiction?

In the study of memory,LTP stands for __________.

plus or minus 2 bits of information.

When newer information interferes with the retrieval of older information,this is called proactive interference.

Studies on the accuracy of human memory and eyewitness testimony suggest that __________.

How do retrieval cues help you to remember?

M.psychology class.She was tired but went to class.As she left class,she could remember only small portions of the lecture.Denise is demonstrating:

Long ago,during the early days of television,when a television set was turned off it took a while for the last image that was on the screen to fade away.This phenomenon is most like __________ memory.

Echoic memory is the auditory form of sensory memory,which takes the form of an echo that lasts for a brief moment in your "mind's ear."

Minutes a day for 10 days rather than just studying 3-4 hours the night before his exam.He is making use of:

A term that would be used to describe "cramming" or learning in one long session without rest is __________.

Many middle-aged adults can vividly recall where they were and what they were doing the day that John F.Kennedy was assassinated,although they cannot remember what they were doing the day before he was assassinated.This is an example of ______.

The fact that few people can accurately describe a penny even though they have handled thousands of them is an example of __________.

Why do you think it would be likely that women would have a better capacity for synaptic plasticity than men?

Moishe can remember only the first two items and the last two items on the grocery list that his wife just read to him over the phone.The other five items in between are gone from memory.This is an example of the _____________.

Suzy looks up from her lunch,realizing that Jacques has just said something to her.What was it? Oh,yes,he has just asked her if she wants to go to the movies.Suzy's ability to retrieve what Jacques said a moment or two later is due to her ____________.

In the famous case of H.M.,after having part of his brain removed,he could no longer ______.

What is an engram?

Mnemonics are ________.