module 24

retrograde amnesia

an inability to retrieve information from one's past

the inability to form new memories is called

anterograde amnesia

the disruptive effect of prior learning on the recall of new information is called

proactive interference

when Carlos was promoted, he moved into a new office with a new phone extension. every time he is asked for his phone number, Carlos first thinks of his old extension, illustrating the effects of

proactive interference

after having seen many pictures of the Lincoln Monument during his lifetime, Mr. Adams mistakenly recalled that he had actually visited the site. this best illustrates

source amnesia

you recognize a face at a social gathering but are unable to remember how you know that person. this is an example of

source amnesia

while talking with a complete stranger she had just met in an airplane terminal, Jillian experienced an eerie sense of having the same conversation with this same person before. her experience best illustrates

deja vu

much of what we sense we never notice. this most clearly leads to

encoding failure

Jimmy was a patient with anterograde amnesia triggered by brain damage in 1945. Jimmy lost his ability to form new ___ memories but his ability for ___ remained intact

explicit; automatic processing

it's evening and we're mentally replaying the day's events. we picture our facial expressions as we listened to a friend's tale of woe. because we were unable to see these expressions at the time, our recall illustrates

memory construction

a memory that has been corrupted by misleading information is called the ___ effect

misinformation

a process in which previously stored memories, when retrieved, are potentially altered before being stored again is

reconsolidation

repeating someone's name several times shortly after being introduced to that person is an effective strategy for

rehearsal

Sigmund Freud argued that we ___ painful or unacceptable memories to protect our self-concept and to minimize anxiety

repress

an inability to access information in long term memory is known as

retrieval failure

___ ___ occurs when new learning disrupts recall of old information

retroactive interference

after studying biology all afternoon, Alonzo is having difficulty remembering details of the organic chemistry he memorized that morning. Alonzo's difficulty best illustrates

retroactive interference