Exam 8: Memory

The __________ model of memory suggests that knowledge is represented as connections among thousands of interacting processing units,distributed in a vast network and all operating in parallel.

Which of the following would require recognition?

The theory that states that we forget information because other information gets in the way is the ______________ theory.

A recent review of the latest research mentioned in your text found no evidence that early trauma in a person's life causes dissociation.

Tim is studying for a test.After seven consecutive hours of studying,he finds he can remember what he just finished studying,but he can no longer remember what he studied five or six hours ago.Tim's memory problems are BEST explained by

__________ is the ability to retrieve and reproduce information encountered earlier.

_______________ involves associating new items of information with material that has already been stored.

When a witness expresses complete certainty about his or her report,the memory is almost always reliable.

George Miller's estimate of the capacity of short-term memory is the "magical 2 to 20 range."

Which memory system provides us with a very brief image of all the stimuli present at a particular moment?

An effective way to conceptualize memory is to think of it as a movie camera that records each moment of a person's life.

The type of memory that is most like an encyclopedia or a dictionary is

Explicit memory is usually measured through parallel distributed processing.

A long-lasting increase in the strength of synaptic responsiveness is called

Auditory images are held in the sensory register for one-quarter to one-half second.

Maria wrote a shopping list prior to going to the grocery store.Unfortunately,when she arrived at the store she realized she had left the list at home.If she is to purchase the items on her list,Maria must rely on which memory task?

Long-term memory is sometimes unreliable because of _______ of information.

Bruce is furious when his midterm is returned with a C grade.He tells his sociology professor that he had read each of the assigned chapters three times and if someone can do that and just be average then there is something wrong with the test! Based on your understanding of critical thinking and memory,what is wrong with Bruce's reasoning? What are some other possible rationales for Bruce's average performance? How should Bruce study for the next test in order to get a better grade?

Preschoolers' memories are more vulnerable to suggestive questions than are the memories of school-aged children.

Critics of the three-box model of memory are likely to agree that