Exam 8: Memory

One reason adults typically recall little of their first three years of life is that during infancy they were unable to verbally label their experiences.This best illustrates that the formation of long-term memories often requires

The eerie sense of having previously experienced a current situation is known as

An inability to form semantic memories would most likely result from damage to the

George loves to study history and knows that Abraham Lincoln was the sixteenth president of the United States.This is an example of a(n)

The tendency to recall the first and last items in a list better than the middle items is known as

Which form of memory was NOT included in the original Atkinson and Shiffrin three-stage model of memory?

When Jason was in high school,he learned from a geography course the locations of various countries around the world.He likely learned this information through

We are more likely to remember the words "bicycle,cigarette,and fire" than the words "void,process,and inherent." This best illustrates the value of

Imagine seeing a letter of the alphabet,then a simple question,then another letter,followed by another question,and so on.People who can consciously process and recall the most letters,despite such interruptions,are demonstrating effective

Eyewitnesses to a crime often recall the details of the crime most accurately when they return to the scene of the crime.This best illustrates

The effortful processing of information

Which of the following is true regarding working memory?

The receptor sites of receiving neurons have been observed to increase following

While wandering through the streets of a foreign city for the first time,Maurice experienced a strange sense of familiarity with the city's landmarks as if he had been in this exact location before.His experience best illustrates

Long-term potentiation refers to

When you hear familiar words in your native language,it is virtually impossible not to register the meaning of the words.This best illustrates the importance of

James,who was tackled during the last football game he played,has no memory of the game.What is the likely reason?

The distinction between automatic and effortful processing most clearly highlights the nature of

Much of what we sense we never notice.This most clearly leads to

Brandon remembers how to tie his shoes,how to drive a car,and his father teaching him how to ride a bike when he was a young boy.All of this information is contained in his