Exam 7: Remembering Complex Events

A great deal of forgetting may reflect a (perhaps temporary) inability to locate the target information in storage. This sort of forgetting is called:

This chapter argues that the way the details of complex episodes are held together actually leads to errors. Which component of the connections leads to both the successes and errors of memory?

Repeated exposure to a person or situation will cause memory for specific instances to fade, making it difficult to recall details of any one episode. This could be problematic, but can also be seen as a good thing. In what way does this process benefit us?

Emotion has multiple effects on the encoding and retrieval of memories. Which of the following is MOST likely to occur during the recall of everyday emotional events?

Liz is trying to remember what she read in a text chapter, but she inadvertently mixes into her recall her own assumptions about the material covered in the chapter. This is an example of:

Research on very-long-term remembering indicates that:

Evidence suggests that decay:

Bartlett presented stories from Native American folklore to British participants to read, and later asked them to recall details of the story. His findings reveal which important idea about memory?

An eyewitness to a crime is quite confident that his memory of the crime is correct. In evaluating the eyewitness's testimony, the jury should note that:

When presented with a list of words along a theme (e.g., "bed," "rest," "slumber," "dream," "tired"), participants often (mis)recall the theme word to be part of the list (e.g., "sleep"). This procedure is commonly referred to as the:

In the process of memory consolidation, memories are:

Evidence from multiple studies suggests that memory generally can be trusted. Which study does NOT support this claim?

Misleading questions asked after participants have witnessed an event influence participants':

Flashbulb memories are extremely detailed, vivid memories, usually associated with highly emotional events. The accuracy of these memories seems:

Which of the following does NOT name a hypothesis concerning why we forget?

Someone versed in memory research could plant false memories in their friends or family. Imagine you want to perform such an (unethical) act. Which technique would you NOT use to plant the false memories?

An expert is asked to comment on the confidence-accuracy relationship of an eyewitness's report. The expert will state that:

Which of the following is a potential problem for memory retrieval in relation to memory connections?

Our "self-schema" is NOT likely to include:

If given the list of words "white," "winter," "cold," "flake," which word will people be MOST likely to erroneously report on a later memory test?