Exam 6: Memory

Which of the following pairings would result in the best overall memory?

Evidence suggests that procedural memories are stored in the hippocampus,whereas short-term memories are stored in the occipital and temporal lobes of the cortex.

Jessica took psychology in the fall semester and is now taking sociology.Several of the concepts are similar,and Jessica finds that she sometimes has trouble recalling some of the major psychological theorists.She keeps getting them confused with sociological theorists.Jessica's problem is most likely due to _______________.

The hippocampus appears to be responsible for the storage of new long-term memories.If it is removed,the ability to store anything new is completely lost.

When given a list of items to remember,people tend to do better at recalling the last items on the list.This is known as the ______.

Which of the following is an example of a test using recall?

The levels-of-processing concept of Craik and Lockhart would suggest that which of the following questions would lead to better memory of the word frog?

Recalling the definition of long-term memory is an example of ________.

In one study,over 2,500 photographs were shown to participants,one every 10 seconds.Participants were then shown pairs of photographs in which one member of each pair was one of the previously seen photographs.Accuracy for identifying the previously seen photos was __________.

Which of the following is most likely to be memorable for most people?

Encoding failure is often the reason some memories cannot be retrieved,because they were never actually encoded in the first place.

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 is due to her ____________.

Declarative memories are to ________ memories as nondeclarative memories are to __________ memories.

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

If memory were like the sea,we could say that ______ is long-term memory,______ are the specific memories,and _______ are retrieval cues.

Alzheimer's disease is the most common form of dementia found in adults and the elderly.

Under most circumstances,when you are intentionally trying to remember an item of information,___________ is an easier task than __________.

You are out for a drive with the family and are lucky enough to get a window seat.The rapidly passing scenery you see out the window is first stored in __________.

Long-term memory is thought to be organized in the form of ___________.

Bits of information are combined into meaningful units so that more information can be held in short-term memory through the process of ______.