Exam 8: Autobiographical Memory

Neisser and Harsch (1992)introduced the notion of TV priority in their research on flashbulb memories.TV priority refers to ________ and may help explain

Angela's favorite music is from the 1980s.Which of the following is mostly likely how old Angela was in 1985?

According to the complementary process model,autobiographical memories are rapidly forgotten until the age of

Which of these is not one of the levels of knowledge in the self-memory system model of autobiographical memory proposed by Conway?

Marian and Neisser (2000)conducted a study in which Russian immigrants to the United States were given autobiographical memory interviews.They found language-dependent recall;that is,when prompted in Russian,they recalled more Russian than English memories.When prompted in English,they recalled more U.S.memories.In a second study,the researchers looked for the source of this effect.They were interested in whether this language-dependent recall was more dependent on the language of the cue word or on the language of the interview itself.They found that

Which of these is not one of the functions of autobiographical memory?

Schlagman and Kvavilashvili (2008)investigated retrieval speed for involuntary and voluntary memories.Based on their findings,they propose that _______ are sometimes retrieved after a process of spreading activation.

Research in everyday memory issues is usually higher in _______ and lower in _______ than typical laboratory memory research.

All of these are characteristics of flashbulb memories except for

Autobiographical memory is to autobiographical fact as ________ is to

The relative inability of depressed individuals to be specific in remembering past events leads to other problems,such as

In a study investigation flashbulb memories for the 9/11 terrorist attacks,Hirst and his colleagues found that

Autobiographical memory helps us to organize,reflect on,and think through important life events.This assertion relates to which function of autobiographical memory?

Which of these autobiographical memory research techniques was introduced by the same individual who came up with the statistical technique of correlation?

Childhood amnesia is limited to what type of memory?

The neurological explanation of childhood amnesia

Which of these autobiographical memory research techniques allows for firmer conclusions about memory accuracy?

What are the two neurological structures that seem to be involved with childhood amnesia?

The reminiscence bump refers to the finding that ________ and seems to apply

Wang (2006)compared the early recall of Taiwanese and U.S.adults in terms of the age of their early childhood recollections and the degree of autonomy reflected in the memories.She found that U.S.participants had ____ memories than Taiwanese participants,and that memories of U.S.participants were ____ likely to reflect autonomy.