Exam 8: Memory

In 1885,___ pioneered memory research by studying his own memory.

Which of the following is NOT one of the explanations for infantile amnesia?

How did George Miller describe working memory capacity?

Which of the following memories would Tina's 18-month old baby NOT be able to form?

Phonological is to semantic as ___ is to ___.

When information is consciously repeated as a way to ensure it is encoded,this is called

Describe the various types of information that are encoded as phonological versus visual codes.

The ___ is important in the storage of explicit memories while the ___ is important in the storage of implicit memories.

Short-term memory includes two separate processes,working memory and ___.

Anne was 2 years old when her mother died.Since that time,her Aunt Jane has frequently told her about how Anne and her mother would pick strawberries.Because of this repeated interaction,Anne believes that she "remembers" these trips with her mother when in fact these memories are the result of the discussions.What type of memory distortion has occurred in this example?

___ is to loss of old memories as ___is to loss of new memories.

Sergio is a new student on campus and is trying to find the bookstore.He walks around a few buildings until he gets a general layout of the campus and then consults a map.What part of his brain would be especially active as these new memories he's forming become more permanent?

Semantic is to ___ memory,as episodic is to ___ memory.

Multiple-choice tests are to essay tests as ___ is to ___.

Grouping pieces of information together to expand the effective capacity of working memory is termed ___.

Javika was riding her horse when it spooked,and she was thrown.Although she was wearing a helmet,she landed with her head right on a rock.Since the accident,she is no longer able to form new memories,although all of her memories from before the accident are in tact.What area of the brain is most likely damaged in Javika?

Long-term memory is like sensory memory in that they both

Which of the events is least likely to result in a flashbulb memory?

One of the most important structures in working memory is the ___ cortex.

Aleksa is a participant in Sperling's test of sensory memory,in which he is flashed a 3 x 4 grid of random letters for only 1/20?? of a second.If Aleksa is asked immediately afterward,how many letters will he be able to report?