Exam 8: Memory

Dawn remembers where she was and what she was doing when Michael Jackson died,seemingly as if it occurred yesterday.This memory is called a

Our authors suggest that in long-term memory,_______________ may be the most common type of memory failure.

Ryan,an avid football enthusiast,and his mother,who is much less familiar with the game,are watching their favorite college team attempt to score.Which of the following conclusions is most likely?

Harry and Sally dated for five years and broke up three weeks ago.Sally went on a date last evening with Ian.While on her date with Ian,she kept forgetting his name and accidentally called him Harry several times.This is an example of

The hippocampus is involved in the formation of declarative long-term memories.

Telo convinces a woman he finds attractive to give him her telephone number.Unfortunately,the number is 10 digits long with the area code,and Telo cannot find a place to write it down.As he looks for a pen and paper,what can Telo do to help him remember the number?

Flashbulb memories,unlike other memories,are accurate records of the past.

Strategies and tricks for improving memory,such as the use of a verse or formula,are called

Information is organized and indexed in long-term memory.

What are the components of the information-processing model in order?

The inability to distinguish what you originally experienced from what you heard or were told about an event later is called

Memories for the performance of actions or skills are called

In the mid-1980s,the nation's media focused on the McMartin preschool in Los Angeles where children claimed to have been hung in trees,raped,and forced to eat feces.What has research revealed about the accuracy of children's testimony? Under what conditions are children apt to be suggestible?

Give an example of a mnemonic.

Define and give an example of procedural memory.

Déjà vu may occur when

The parts of the brain involved in the storage of events are not well developed until a few years after birth.

Why is implicit memory so difficult to study?

On a TV game show,Jeannette is asked to name the state capital of Vermont.This information is most likely stored in

During short-term memory tasks,_______________ is especially active.