Exam 8: Memory

Which model of memory supposes that information is represented in the brain as a pattern of activation across an entire neural network?

Regardless of precise organization,how are the pieces of information stored in long-term memory linked to one another?

Distinguish implicit from explicit memories and provide examples of each.

Define "chunking" and explain how this concept reveals that working memory can hold more than 7 plus or minus 2 words or numbers.

When you tell an acquaintance your telephone number,you do NOT recite the digits one by one at a constant rate,as in "3,3,7,2,3,4,8,3,9,2." Rather,you might say,"3,3,7....2,3,4....83,92." This exemplifies ___,a strategy to enhance ___ memory.

Linnea has just finished visiting her uncle in the hospital and is told directions for how to get back to the highway.On her way to the elevator,Linnea repeats the directions over and over in her head,so she won't forget.What strategy is Linnea using?

Neurons that use GABA are particularly likely to exhibit long-term potentiation.

Every time Josh thinks about his wedding day,he finds himself choking up with emotion.According to the modulation hypothesis,what causes Josh's emotional memory?

Which of the following is a type of explicit memory?

Jameson is starting a job as a server in a high-end restaurant.He has taken the menu home so he can memorize all of the dishes and prices.To do this,he has made flash cards and is continually studying and testing himself over and over again.What kind of processing is Jameson doing?

To control his seizures,when surgeons removed parts of both of H.M.'s temporal lobes,amygdala,and hippocampus,the result was that H.M.suffered from ___.

Dakota was really depressed as she studied for her psychology test in the library,and she ate a lot of candy as a result.According to state-dependent learning,what should Dakota do to maximize her grade?

What theory of forgetting is associated with the concept that memories fade away over time because they are NOT used frequently?

In the words of George Miller,the capacity of working memory is the "magical number ___."

The unconscious process whereby disturbing memories are prevented from entering awareness is called ___.

Last night when Suzanne walked into her house,she was talking on her cell phone.This morning she NOT seem to find her car keys.Which of the following offers the most likely explanation for Suzanne being unable to find her keys?

The study of the influence of misinformation on memory is associated with ___.

How is a flashbulb memory different from a regular memory?

Thea dreams one night that she is downhill skiing with her dad.Years later,she brings up the memory of downhill skiing with her dad,but he swears that they have NOT been.What is the most probable cause of Thea's error?

Thomasz swears he remembers the cake and the guests at the party his parents held in honour of his fourth birthday.In reality,Thomasz merely remembers the snapshots of the event he viewed in his Mom's photo album much later in his childhood.Thomasz's manufactured memory reflects ___.