Exam 6: 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.

Rochelle remembered getting "B's" in her English lit classes in college.But years later,when she applied for a job and took out her transcript,she was shocked to find that she had actually gotten "C-" grades.She then started telling everyone she remembers being a pretty poor student.Her erratic memory of her mediocre performance is most likely due to _________.

You are learning a list of items for a test by relating the items to each other and to information that you already have stored in memory.Which type of rehearsal are you using?

Jesse still has very vivid memories of his first romantic kiss.This example illustrates a specific form of _________ memory known as a(n)_________ memory.

Which of the following statements is true of retrieval cues?

When old information interferes with the retrieval of newer information,this is called retroactive interference.

In anterograde amnesia,memory for anything new becomes impossible,although old memories may still be retrievable.

According to the semantic network model,it would take less time to answer "true" to which sentence?

_________ is the tendency for older or previously learned material to interfere with the retrieval of newer,more recently learned material.

Researchers using MRI scanning have found that _________.

A psychologist asks people to recall the name of their kindergarten teacher.Surprisingly,the majority of people correctly do this and comment,"Gee whiz,I haven't thought about that old bat [or old coot] in years!" Their ability to do so tends to conflict with which theory of forgetting?

When newer information interferes with the retrieval of older information,this is called _________.

The research of Eich and Metcalf would suggest that if you were really happy when you were learning math,you should be _________ when taking the math exam to do well.

Malcolm,aged 35,is severely depressed.Because of this,he is given electroconvulsive shock therapy.After treatment,he is sent home and does much better.However,his TV-watching behavior is strange.Which is the most likely behavior pattern?

Information gets from sensory memory to short-term memory through the process of _________.

A patient's chart indicates he just had surgery to remove his hippocampus as a result of a tumor.What change do you anticipate in the patient after the operation?

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 _________.

Memory for fear of objects is most likely stored in the cerebellum.

Decay theory works well to explain forgetting in _________.

H.M. ,a famous amnesiac,gave researchers solid information that the _________ was important in storing new long-term memories.