Exam 6: Memory

Memory trace decay theory assumes the presence of a physical memory trace that decays with disuse over time.

One task useful in testing short-term memory capacity is the digit-span test.

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

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

Short-term memory is where information is held before conscious use of the material and is unlimited in capacity.

Why did research participants in Sperling's experiment recall so few letters stored in sensory memory?

Long ago,during the early days of television,when a television set was turned off it took a while for the last image that was on the screen to fade away.This phenomenon is most like _________.

A display of 12 letters is flashed on a screen in front of you followed by a tone.You attempt to recall a portion of the display based on the specific tone you heard.What aspect of your memory is this experiment designed to assess?

Which type of long-term memory is most resistant to loss with Alzheimer's disease?

A time machine provides you the opportunity to interview Sigmund Freud.During the interview,Freud admits that he never wanted to attend medical school.When you ask him how he made it through,he says,"I had eidetic imagery." What does he mean by that?

The best analogy for the way long-term memory is conceptualized would be _________.

_________ rehearsal results in a more lasting memory and promotes the transfer of information to long-term memory,as compared to _________ rehearsal.

Your memory of the moment you heard about the planes crashing into New York's Twin Towers on September 11,2001 would be most appropriately termed a(n)_________ memory.

Loftus and others have found that people constantly update and revise their memories of events,adding information to a memory that occurred later even when that information is in error.

Adrianna is trying to memorize the names of the bones in the hand.She had gone through a list of them when her phone rang.After she gets off the phone,she is MOST likely to remember the first few bone names because of the _________.

General knowledge,language,and concepts are seen as parts of ___________.

Moishe can remember only the first two items and the last two items on the grocery list that his wife just read to him over the phone.The other five items in between are gone.His memory of things at the end of the list demonstrates the __________.

Using the partial report method,Sperling found the capacity of iconic memory to be around _________.

ECT,or electroconvulsive shock therapy,can disrupt consolidation and cause retrograde amnesia.

The first step in the memory process is _________ information in a form that the memory system can use.