Question 1

Law et al. (2012) found that

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A)  highly anxious individuals show increased RIF 
B)  highly anxious individuals show reduced RIF 
C)  depressed individuals show increased RIF 
D)  RIF does not vary with depression or anxiety level

Question 2

Retrieval-induced forgetting (RIF) refers to the finding that

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A)  the retrieval of a memory trace weakens the strength of that trace 
B)  the retrieval of a memory trace increases the strength of that trace 
C)  the retrieval of a memory trace suppresses the retrieval of rival traces 
D)  the retrieval of a memory trace strengthens the retrieval of rival traces

Question 3

What are some characteristics of the "Cognitive Interview"?

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Question 4

Ebbinghaus suggested that memory loss over time was caused by

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A)  retrieval inhibition 
B)  low feature overlap 
C)  decay and interference 
D)  decay and disuse

Question 5

Tulving et al. (1982) showed that

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A)  explicit memories are unaffected by processing depth 
B)  explicit memories are unaffected by divided attention 
C)  implicit memories tend to be very long-lasting 
D)  implicit memories tend to fade away very quickly

Question 6

The 'Proust biscuit phenomenon suggests that

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A)  contextual cues can activate long-forgotten memories in an involuntary way 
B)  contextual cues can activate long-forgotten memories in a voluntary way 
C)  contextual cues can inhibit long-forgotten memories 
D)  contextual cues can activate very recent memories

Question 7

Provide a description/schematic of the Long-Term Memory model, as discussed in class (include the list and description of different types of long-term memory and the brain areas associated with each)

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Question 8

What are some of the unexpected characteristics/functions of memory?

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Exam 6: Long-Term Memory