Exam 6: Human Memory: Encoding and Storage

Imagine meeting someone at a party who you really want to see again.You get his phone number,but with no paper and pencil to write it down,you convert it to the abbreviation CALL HIM.The strength of the memory trace will be much stronger because you have used:

Based on the research to date,what appears to be the relationship between the prefrontal cortex and the hippocampus regarding learning and memory?

Which statement is NOT evidence for the role of the frontal cortex in working memory?

In the Hyde-Jenkins paradigm,some subjects were told that they would be tested for recall,while other subjects were misled about the purpose of the study.This experiment is a classic example of:

Kaplan's (1989)experiment demonstrated the importance of _____ on riddle-solving,or insight-learning,ability.

_____ refer(s)to a mnemonic technique that relies on spatial relationships.

Cicero credits the initial use of which mnemonic technique to Simonides,a Greek poet?

What evidence suggests that the articulatory loop involves speech?

Memories formed during states of high arousal are:

Sams,Hari,Rif,and Knuutila (1993)performed a neuroscience experiment that employed event-related potential (ERP)recording and determined that the length of _____ memory can be up to 10 seconds long.

How and when does rehearsal improve memory?

Meyer and Schvaneveldt's (1971)study of reaction time to paired words,such as bread/butter or nurse/butter,was an examination of which memory phenomenon?

Individuals with hippocampal damage show different patterns of activity in their prefrontal cortex compared with healthy individuals.

What is iconic memory? What is echoic memory?

What is a flashbulb memory? When do these memories occur?

Evidence for the role of the brain in working memory comes from studies that show:

If you were asked to recall a five-item list of two-syllable words and then a five-item list of five-syllable words,what would be the likely outcome?

If you carried out a simple memory-span experiment,you would find that your subjects could typically remember about:

Goldman-Rakic (1988)has demonstrated that monkeys who are performing a working-memory task show activation in Brodmann's area _____.

Which of the following is NOT a step in the PQ4R memory-enhancement technique?