Exam 6: Section 2: Memory

The case of HM is a documented case of a patient whose speech skills and intelligence were unaffected by the removal of his hippocampus and parts of his temporal lobe but who could not form new long-term memories. Which disorder did HM have?

Chunking is used to _____ information.

The location in which information can be kept for hours to years is known as the _____ memory store.

Rachel was asked the following questions: "What is the biggest celebration you have ever attended?" "When does Labor Day occur?" Rachel answered that the biggest celebration she had ever attended was her brother's bar mitzvah and that Labor Day was the first Monday in September. Her answers to both questions were part of her _____ memory.

The type of consolidation that occurs over a time scale of seconds to minutes involves the transfer of memory from:

In the 1990s, the large increase in the number of adults reporting recovered decades-old memories of childhood sexual abuse probably was the result of:

Priming is an example of _____ memory.

The process of keeping information in short-term memory by mentally repeating it is called:

Janet uses semantic judgment in encoding new terms encountered in her sociology class. MRI studies reveal that the part of her brain likely to be most active during this process is the:

The most effective form of encoding appears to be linking new information to:

Anthony is given a list of 20 objects to memorize in order. Anthony imagines a walk from home to school and pictures one of the objects on each street corner. Which memory technique is Anthony MOST likely using?

Robert calls Darla and asks her to pick up soap, a new pair of slippers, and wine from the store on her way home from work. Instead of making a list, Darla successfully remembers the items to be purchased by picturing herself sipping wine in her slippers, while Robert gives her a sponge bath. What memory technique is Darla MOST likely using?

Brittany is daydreaming in class when her instructor asks her a question. Brittany finds that, even though she was not paying attention, she can replay in her "mind's ear" the instructor's last words, taking advantage of a process called:

Iconic memory is a fast-decaying store of:

The result of sending a neurotransmitter across a synapse is most analogous to:

Eric has suffered damage to his hippocampus. His family notices that he is now unable to recall normal events that occur in daily life and that he seems lost and disoriented most of the time. Nonetheless, Eric has no problem recalling factual information such as the last three presidents and the inventor of the telephone. Eric's _____ memory has apparently been affected by the hippocampal damage.

Severe cases of name blocking usually result from damage to the:

With respect to complex long-term memories, the hippocampus can most accurately be conceptualized as a(n):

After practicing how to tie her shoes for months with her mother, Sara can now easily tie her shoes by herself without purposely thinking about the steps. This capability is an example of:

After a near fatal collision with an 18-wheeler, Penelope was unable to think about anything else for many months. She suffered the memory phenomenon known as: