Exam 6: Memory

The key to the partial report method of Sperling's study of sensory memory was to _________.

When someone looks at an image,the retina turns the light rays from it into neural messages that go up to the optic nerve so the brain can interpret them.This process is called _________.

Encoding specificity refers to _________.

Believers in the information-processing model of memory are likely to agree that _________.

_________ memory is constantly updated.

Iconic memory is the visual sensory memory,in which an afterimage or icon will be held in neural form for about .50 to 2.00 seconds.

According to primacy and recency effects,when reading the chapters of the textbook,you are most likely to forget _________.

Which model of memory is most similar in conceptualization to the way computers function?

Based on the Loftus,et al.(1978)study,subjects viewed a slide presentation of an accident,and some of the subjects were asked a question about a blue car,when the actual slides contained pictures of a green car.When these same subjects were asked about the color of the car at the accident,they were found to be confused.This is an example of the _________.

Godden and Baddeley found that if you study on land,you do better when tested on land,and if you study underwater,you do better when tested underwater.This finding is an example of _________.

Recall is a type of memory retrieval in which the information to be retrieved must be "pulled" out of memory with few or no cues.

Which of the following is the proper sequence of symptom development in most cases of Alzheimer's disease?

A mnemonist is a person with exceptional memory ability.

Elaborative rehearsal is a way of transferring information from short-term memory into long-term memory by making that information meaningful in some way.

Which type of memory allows us to have meaningful conversations?

You start out using Firefox,then change to Explorer because your company demands that browsers be Microsoft products.If you have trouble with Explorer,it is most likely due to _________.

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 of a particular event.

False positives occur when a person incorrectly "matches" a stimulus that is merely similar to a real memory to that memory.One major problem with eyewitness testimony is that _________.

According to the levels of processing model,we are most likely to remember information that we process at a _________ level.

Suppose Tamika looks up a number in the telephone book.After getting a busy signal,a minute or so later she tries to call again-but has already forgotten the number! This example illustrates the limited duration of _________ memory.