Exam 5: The Acquisition of Memories and the Working-Memory System

Several researchers have compared brain activity during the learning process for words that were later remembered or forgotten. Which of the following is NOT consistent with their findings?

Data indicate that, all things equal, recall performance will be BEST if materials are encoded with _____ processing.

Week after week, Solomon watched his favorite TV show. He never planned to memorize the characters' names, and he never took any steps to memorize the names. Nonetheless, he soon knew all of the characters' names. This sort of learning is called:

A sudden, loud noise often has the impact of distracting participants long enough to clear the contents of working memory. Imagine that participants hear a list of 20 different fruits, followed by an unexpected loud noise. The effect of the noise will be:

Is memory for complex scenes similar to memory for words?

When asked to recall a list of 25 words, participants are likely to remember only some of them. The words recalled are likely to include:

Which of these tasks is the prefrontal cortex NOT involved in?

The central executive is NOT:

The helper that stores visual materials is called the:

Patients with frontal lobe lesions often show a pattern of goal:

Which of the following is an example of a question that leads to deep processing?

Based on the composite depth or processing data presented in this book, how does the intention to memorize influence how well we learn?

When asked to copy a drawing, one patient with frontal lobe damage:

In a peg-word system, participants help themselves memorize a group of items by:

One difference between working memory and long-term memory is that:

Which of the following exemplifies the memory effects of repeated exposure without intention to remember?

The intention to learn new material:

Deep processing may lead to improved memory performance because it facilitates retrieval. How exactly does this happen?

The modal model has seen some revision in recent years, but a few key components remain. Which of the following is no longer an accepted aspect of the modal model?

According to the modal model of memory, words presented early in a list are easier to remember because: