Exam 5: A: Memory

Which memory system is the one that is a working,active system that processes the information within it?

When the sound of the word is the aspect that cannot be retrieved,leaving only the feeling of knowing the word without the ability to pronounce it,this is known as _________.

Constructive processing is the process of altering memories of the past so that they are more positive.

The first step in the memory process is _____________ information in a form that the memory system can use.

Which type of memory allows us to have meaningful conversations?

What is one of the real-world uses of iconic storage?

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

Luria's mnemonist suffered from the problem of not being able to forget trivial things.

Short-term memory is where information is held while it is conscious and being used.

The duration of iconic memory is _______ than echoic memory,but iconic's capacity is probably ________.

Why did Hermann Ebbinghaus use nonsense syllables as stimuli in his memory research?

Most people have difficulty actually recognizing the correct image of the Lincoln penny.The most likely cause of this problem is _______________.

Ebbinghaus found that information is forgotten ____________.

Rochelle remembered getting "B's" in her English lit classes in college.But years later when she applied for a job and took out her transcript,she was shocked to find that she had actually gotten "C-" grades.She then started telling everyone she remembers being a pretty poor student.Her erratic memory of her mediocre performance is most likely due to ___________.

Encoding specificity refers to _______________.

Bethany is trying to focus on a conversation across the room during a party she is attending.This is because she thinks she heard her name above the din of the conversation.Her ability to hear her name is due to the mechanism of ____________.

In the partial report method of Sperling's study of sensory memory,the participants were to report ______________.

The constructive processing effect refers to the tendency of people who are asked misleading questions or given misleading information to incorporate that information into their memories for a particular event.

Information is simultaneously stored across a network that stretches across the brain in the ___________________.

Your teacher has given each student the name of a key figure in the history of psychology.The assignment is to describe at least one significant contribution made by this person.If your historical figure is Hermann Ebbinghaus,what contribution might you describe to the class?