Exam 6: Section 5: Memory

Long-term memory can be kept for _____ and has a(n) _____ capacity.

A business person has meetings all week. She finds that each week is a blur. By Friday, she can't remember the meetings that she had earlier in the week. This illustrates:

Nate is going to the grocery store to pick up a few things. He decides not to write a list and instead repeats the eight items he intends to buy over and over in his head on the way to the store. This is an example of:

Twenty-five years from now, Breanna is on Jeopardy. One of the answers is "This person was the 44th president of the United States of America." Breanna says confidently, "Who was Barack Obama?" and is correct. To "answer" the "question," Breanna has to use what part of her memory?

A new acquaintance at a party gives you a telephone number so you can call for a date. About how long do you have to write down the number before your short-term memory store is depleted?

In light of research findings on _____, it probably is best to study for your psychology exam at a desk in a quiet room.

Transience describes how our memories _____ detail over time and, as stored memories, become more _____.

Remembering the what, where, and when information about personal events that occurred in your life is a type of:

Casey just heard that Fargo was the most populous city in North Dakota. She will be MOST likely to remember this information if she:

One day while gardening, Greg tripped over a coil of wound-up hose and fell face first on the pavement. He suffered damage to his hippocampal region, and while recovering in the hospital, he consistently greeted his friends and family as though he was seeing them again for the first time in ages, and he often forgot what he was doing during the day. However, he could still recall, without effort, adventures from his teenage years. Greg likely has:

Of the sins of memory, faulty eyewitness testimony MOST likely is the result of:

Remembering how to ride a skateboard, even though it has been a few years since you were last on one, is a subtype of _____ memory termed _____.

Jenny remembers her 16th birthday party vividly and recalls how her parents surprised her with a brand new car. This is an example of:

Krissy's _____ becomes active when she tries to recall what she received for Christmas when she was 10 years old. Successful remembering of this information, however, requires the activity of the _____.

The persistence of intrusive memories, such as flashbulb memories, is often a result of:

Dr. Gruber is running a memory experiment using fMRI. Dr. Gruber notices that the occipital lobe is particularly active during the encoding task. Participants are most likely using what type of encoding?