Exam 8: Memory

Whenever Valerie experiences intense feelings of fear,she is overwhelmed with childhood memories of her abusive parents.Valerie's experience best illustrates

The misinformation effect refers to the

The hippocampus and brain cortex display simultaneous activity rhythms during sleep.This appears to be an indication of

Retrograde amnesia is defined as

Psychologists on both sides of the controversy regarding reports of repressed and recovered memories of childhood sexual abuse agree that

Short-term memory capacity can be increased through

Four-year-old Aaron doesn't recall ever seeing a hypodermic needle,and he can't remember the series of painful injections he received when he was a 2-year-old.When shown a hypodermic needle,however,he reacted with a classically conditioned fear response.Aaron's fear reaction indicates that he retains a(n)________ memory.

Stacey studied French during high school and college.After graduating from college,she realizes that she remembers only a few terms and the phrase "Do you speak English?" Five years later,when Stacey meets Francois,who is a French citizen,she is able to ask whether Francois speaks English.However,that is as far as the conversation in the French language goes.This illustrates

When asked misleading questions after observing an accident,eyewitnesses often reconstruct their initial memories of the event.This best illustrates

Which measure of memory retention assesses the amount of time saved when learning material again?

While taking the final exam in American history,Marie was surprised and frustrated by her momentary inability to remember the name of the current president of the United States.Her difficulty most clearly illustrates

Scuba divers who heard a word list while underwater later recalled more of the words if their recall was tested while they were underwater rather than on the beach.This best illustrates

Shelly was able to remember the names of three new class members for only a minute or two after they had been introduced to her.During this time their names were stored in what Atkinson and Shiffrin called her ________ memory.

Source amnesia refers to

You are most likely to automatically encode information about

Using your working memory to associate an unfamiliar textbook glossary term with familiar words that are similar in meaning to the glossary term best illustrates

Research on the storage of memory indicates that

While taking a course exam,you are using your _____ memory to link what you are reading to previously stored information.

The importance of effortful processing for long-term retention of memories is best illustrated by

The human capacity for storing long-term memories is