Psychology Chapter 8

What are the two components of declarative memory?

semantic and episodic

When people say you never forget how to ride a bike, they are referring to___________ memory, also called non-declarative memory.

Implicit

If I am looking at a snake and processing the fear caused by the snake, what part of my brain am I using?

Amyglada

Elena finds it very difficult to remember a long string of numbers, so she tries to memorize three numbers at a time. Later, she is able to repeat the numbers correctly because she grouped the numbers into more manageable groups of three. This is an example of ____________

Chunking

The formulation of new memories is sometimes called________, and the process of bringing up old memories is called___________.

Construction; reconstruction

What type of memories do we consciously try to remember and recall?

Explicit memories

Which of the following statements about eyewitness testimony is correct?

Eyewitness testimony is vulnerable to the power of suggestion.

Which category of memory failure associated with the seven sins of memory is exemplified by the following? Amantha left her phone somewhere, but she can't remember where.

Forgetting

Which part of my brain is probably damaged if I am unable to recognize basic objects around my house?

Hippocampus

In order for a memory to go into storage, it has to pass through three distinct stages: sensory memory, short term memory, and ______ memory.

Long term

When you take a multiple choice test, you are relying on______, a means of retrieving information out of your long term memory storage system that helps you choose the correct answer.

Recognition

Which of the following is a good example of semantic encoding?

Remembering the colors of the rainbow with the acronym ROY-G-BIV

The act of getting information out of memory storage and into conscious awareness is known as ____________.

Retrieval

Jason studies Spanish for three years, and then switches to Pashto. When asked to remember Spanish vocabulary he can't, instead he can only remember Pashto vocabulary. This is an example of________interference.

Retroactive

When experiencing _______amnesia, you experience loss of memory for events that occurred prior to the trauma. When experiencing________amnesia, you cannot remember new information.

Retrograde; anterograde

Ben is asked to memorize the words canine, feline and avian. He remembers the words by associating them with their synonyms: dog, cat and bird. This is an example of _______ encoding.

Semantic

The encoding of words and their meaning is known as _________encoding.

Semantic

Dozens of people witness a purse snatching. One of the eyewitnesses loudly yells "the man with the blue shirt did it." Later when questioned by police, several other eyewitnesses remember the purse snatcher was wearing a blue shirt, even though the purse snatcher was a woman in flowered dress. This is an example of _________: the effects of misinformation from external sources that leads to the creation of false memories.

Suggestibility

elaborative rehearsal involves _________.

Thinking about the meaning of the new information and its relation to knowledge already stored in your memory.

Felipe looks over his presentation, and he notices that some of the words are written in bold and some are written in italic. His ability to remember these differences is an example of _______ encoding.

Visual