Exam 7: Memory

Professor Smith refuses to learn his students' names because he believes the names will take up space in his memory that he needs to store research-related information.Professor Smith's belief about his memory is INCORRECT because

When Karl was a child,he loved to sit in his grandmother's kitchen watching her cook Italian food.Now,whenever he smells Italian food,he instantly remembers those childhood times.For Karl,the smell of Italian food is a ________ for memories about his grandmother.

Which of the following actions is an example of prospective memory?

Addie told Callum her top 10 favorite movies.When he tries to recall the list later on,he can only remember the last two movies Addie mentioned.The fact that Callum only remembers the last two movies is most likely due to

Describe the three-part memory storage system.Compare each part in terms of duration and capacity.

Filter theory helps explain all of the following memory phenomena EXCEPT

Fadeke is studying for her English literature test.For each novel she reads,she tries to think of how the novel relates to her own life.In order to remember the novels,Fadeke is using the memory strategy called

To work at Burger Shack,Meghan must memorize all of the menu items.To do this,Meghan thinks about which friend would want to order each item.Meghan is likely to retain the menu items in long-term storage very well because she used

While driving home,the car in front of you starts driving dangerously,so you concentrate on watching it.When you arrive home,you realize that you cannot remember anything from your drive home other than that car.Your memory is most likely due to the fact that we do not remember information

Ali's previous boyfriend was named Sam and her new boyfriend is named Stan.When she accidentally calls her new boyfriend by the name Sam,she explains to him that her mistake was due to

What is a mnemonic? Explain how you could use the method of loci mnemonic to learn a long list of items.

Describe filter theory.What psychological phenomenon does filter theory help explain? Provide a real-life example of the kind of stimuli that are allowed through the filter.

Fatima is a new student on campus.Everywhere she goes,she is asked for her 12-digit student number.To memorize her new student number,she thinks of it as three different years.Fatima is using ________ to aid her memory.

Marianna takes the bus to school every day.One morning,a different bus is used on her route.Marianna does not notice the switch,even though her usual bus is blue and the new bus is red.Marianna most likely did not notice the different bus due to

You study Spanish during high school but then take Portuguese when you are in college.You have trouble learning Portuguese because of the Spanish you learned in high school.This effect is most likely due to

Inattention and the shallow encoding of events can often result in ________,which leads to forgetting.

If someone asks you to describe your first day of school,you would most likely retrieve a(n)________ memory.

Describe the context-dependent memory effect.Describe the state-dependent memory effect.How do these effects influence our ability to recall information? Think about your own life and provide an example of context- and state-dependent memory.

Implicit memories are stored in the part of the brain called the

Sue and Mary are talking about knitting.Sue is trying to remember the first thing she ever knitted.Mary is trying to remember what the word knitting means.Sue is trying to recall a(n)________ memory and Mary is going to recall a(n)________ memory.