Exam 6: C: Memory

The sensory memory associated with the visual sense is called the:

Information in short-term memory is coded _______.

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?

A system that allows people to retain information over time is called:

What kind of forgetting does the following incident illustrate? Ruth studied the names of learning theorists for her psychology class,after which she began studying the names of political theorists for her political science class.Much to her frustration,she found the names of the learning theorists were keeping her from being able to learn the names of the political theorists.

The concept of a house would be stored in _______.

Which of the following is an example of semantic memory?

Which of the following is an example of semantic memory?

Memories that concern events that are highly significant and are vividly remembered are called __________.

"Use it or lose it" would most likely be associated with ________.

The theory that states that we forget information because other information gets in the way is the _______ theory.

In what way are sensory memory and long-term memory similar?

Which of the following statements concerned with sensory memory is true?

Korsakoff syndrome is caused by chronic alcohol abuse and damages the _______ in the brain.

Flashbulb memories are:

What is the capacity of short-term memory?

Our visual sensation of a passing automobile would be initially stored in ___________.

Kerry's grandparents moved to a new neighborhood last year.Today,Kerry can easily remember their address but messes up their old one.This illustrates:

Encoding is:

Little Tammy is talking to her grandfather.She loves to listen to him tell stories about when he was a child.He has very vivid recollections of his youth and enjoys telling people about his fond memories.Unfortunately,grandpa has a difficult time remembering what happened within the last few days or weeks.If there are no physiological problems,grandpa's memory problems are best explained by ______.