Exam 8: Memory

Highly durable memories can often be retrieved from ________ memory into ________ memory.

An iconic memory is a ________ memory.

Two people learned nonsense syllables and then tried to recall them after up to eight hours had elapsed.Jenkins and Dallenbach observed that forgetting occurred LEAST rapidly when the individuals spent their time

The deep brain structure(s)involved in motor movement and the formation of our procedural memories for skills is(are)the

The psychologist Jean Piaget constructed a vivid,detailed memory of a nursemaid's thwarting his kidnapping after hearing false reports of such an event.His experience best illustrates

The idea that cues and contexts associated with the acquisition of a particular memory will be most effective in helping us recall that memory is known as

When retrieving memories of a past event,we often fill in memory gaps with guesses about details.The fact that these guessed details are then incorporated into our memory of that event is most relevant to appreciating the importance of

We often modify our long-term memories in light of our current knowledge and expectations.This best illustrates the impact of

Varsity basketball players can recall the positions of the players after a 4-second glance at a basketball play.This ability is best explained in terms of

In which stage of the Atkinson and Shiffrin model do we rehearse information?

In one study,when teens were down,they rated their parents as cruel;when they were up,their parents were angels.This best illustrates

The tendency for distributed study to yield better long-term retention than massed study is known as

To remember the information presented in her psychology textbook,Susan often relates it to her own life experiences.Susan's strategy is an effective memory aid because it facilitates

During her psychology test,Kelsey could not remember the meaning of the term mnemonics.Surprisingly,however,she accurately remembered that the term appeared on the second line of a left-hand page in her textbook.Her memory of this incidental information is best explained in terms of

Authors and songwriters sometimes think an idea came from their own creative imagination,when in fact they are unintentionally plagiarizing something they earlier read or heard.This best illustrates

The original Atkinson and Shiffrin memory model focused on how we

Wei Dong was asked to memorize a long list of words that included ship,effort,professor,and inquire.He later recalled these words as boat,work,teacher,and question.This best illustrates the impact of

Mentally visualizing yourself sitting at the same desk in the same room in which you initially learned course material can be an effective way to recall what you previously learned because this mental visualization activates

Your relative success in recalling a dozen different names a week after you heard them listed in order is likely to illustrate

The incorporation of misleading information into one's memory of an event is referred to as