Exam 6: Memory

George Miller's classic experiment suggested that short-term memory has a capacity of about seven bits of information, plus or minus two.

Research has consistently shown that, like photographs, flashbulb memories are unaffected by the passage of time. Thus, they tend to be highly accurate.

Some sensory neurons that are involved with the initial perception of a stimulus are later reactivated when the memory of the stimulus is recalled.

The _____ is involved in memories involving movement.

Why should one be cautious about accepting the accuracy of memories of childhood sexual abuse that have been "recovered" in the course of psychotherapy?

The prefrontal cortex processes memory for the sequence of events.

There appear to be clear anatomical and functional divisions in biological systems supporting memory that correspond well to the divisions of the cognitive stage model of memory.

Implicit memory is also referred to as nondeclarative memory because it consists of memories of which we are not consciously aware.

According to the Enhancing Well-Being with Psychology section on improving your memory:

Cramming is highly recommended to enhance long-term retention of new information.

When encoding failure causes forgetting, the information:

Which of the following is NOT a possible cause of forgetting described in your textbook?

Psychologist Elizabeth Loftus had participants in one study watch a film about an auto accident, write a description of the accident, and then answer a series of questions, which were different for different groups of participants. A week later, the participants were questioned again. What was one basic finding of the study?

The "lost-in-the-mall" study by psychologist Elizabeth Loftus:

Working memory:

Working memory provides temporary storage for information that is currently being used in some conscious mental activity.

When asked to define the learning concept negative reinforcement, Hannah replied, "Negative reinforcement is when you perform a behavior that stops or lets you avoid an unpleasant stimulus, so you're more likely to repeat the behavior when you encounter the same unpleasant stimulus in the future." Hannah's answer reflects which category of long-term memory?

You are conducting a study on the organization of information in long-term memory. In the study, participants are told to say the first word that comes to their mind in response to the stimulus words day, woods, and time. Many participants respond "night," "trees," and "clock." In your write-up of the study, you note that the participants' responses seem to support:

Researcher Eric Kandel:

In the stage model of memory, the first stage is called sensory memory.