Exam 7: Memory

Research has shown that the consolidation of memories

Four witnesses see a truck hit a small car.If they all saw the same thing,who is likely to give the highest estimate of the truck's speed when testifying in court?

If someone says the word doctor,it may trigger a memory of your last trip to the doctor,or it may bring to mind other concepts related to doctors,such as an examination room or a stethoscope.This fact is best explained by the ________ model of memory.

Monica hears that George goes to a lot of parties.When a friend asks Monica what George is like,she tells him that George drinks a lot of alcohol.Even though Monica only knows that George goes to parties,she believes that George drinks a lot because she

Morgan is currently taking a course on public speaking.Next year,he will most likely remember only general facts from the course,because semantic information is maintained in

Hogan remembers the general information about a movie he saw a long time ago.He cannot remember the actors or the details of the movie but knows that it was a romantic comedy.Hogan's memory of this movie is

Samantha is looking outside her window when she sees a man stealing a bike from a bike rack located outside her apartment complex.When the police question her,Samantha might remember more details about the crime if she talks to the police

Short-term storage has a(n)

Harry is reading the textbook for his astronomy class and is trying to relate the material to his own life experiences.According to the levels of processing model,Harry is more likely to remember the information over the long term because he is using

Beth recently changed her e-mail password.For the first few days after changing her password,she kept trying to log in with the old password.Which of the following was Beth experiencing?

Describe two ways in which our memories can be distorted.Provide an example of each.

When we make our memories consistent with our current beliefs or attitudes,we are experiencing

On his way to work,Jon's wife reminds him that he needs to pick up milk on his way home from work.To remember to pick up milk on his way home,Jon should use his ________ memory.

Yu vividly remembers the day her husband surprised her with an emotional and dramatic marriage proposal.Research suggests that this ________ memory is ________ ordinary memories.

Draw an example of a network of association for the concept of "cup." Describe what happens when this network is activated.How does it relate to spreading activation models of memory?

After falling off your horse,you seem to have lost all memory of the past three years of your life.Based on this symptom,the doctor will most likely diagnose you with

Recent research suggests that negative memories may be erased by

You just taught your dog to roll over whenever you say "Play dead!" If your dog forms a memory about how to do this trick on command it will be because his brain

Laden has a memory of getting a teddy bear at a childhood birthday party.However,she cannot remember who gave it to her or at which birthday she received it.Laden is experiencing

If you study in the same room in which you take an exam,you will probably do better on the exam than if you had studied elsewhere.This outcome occurs because of ________ memory.