Quiz 5 // Cognitive Psych

Fill in the blank tests can be memory tasks, which require that students employ primarily the memory process of

recall

After being given different directions to get to the park, Glavin can remember only the last part where is to turn. This illustrates the ___________ effect

recency

Multiple choice exams can be memory tasks, which require that students employ primarily the memory process of

recognition

Retrograde amnesia is _____________________________________

the loss of memories prior to an injury

How long does unrehearsed material typically remin in the short term store?

30 seconds

The capacity of our immediate, short term store for a wide range of items appears to be _______________, plus or minus two items

7

Which of the following is NOT a component of Baddeley's working memory model?

Long term memory

Working memory differs from short-term memory in that _________________________

WM involves actively manipulating information

Proactive Interference is _____________________________________

a cost in the ability to remember due to memories of prior events

Which of the following can aid in using short-term memory?

chunking

Reyna won an olympic gold medal many years ago. This is an example of a _________ memory

flashbulb

Francisco is a volunteer for a psychological experiment. Francisco is participating in a _______ recall task

free-

Semantic memories generally convey

general world knowledge

The ________ suggests that memory does not comprise three or even any specific number of separate stores, but rather it varies along a continuous dimension in terms of depth of encoding.

levels of processing framework

which is a classic mnemonic device?

method of loci

Episodic memories generally convey

personally experienced events

superior recall of words at and near the beginning of a list is referred to as an __________ effect

primacy

Jimmy knows how to ride a bicycle. This is an example of a task that involves _______________ knowledge

procedural

At a part, sofia was introduced to Steve just as she arrived. After hearing the new names, Sofia couldn't remember his name. This description BEST illustrates____________

retroactive interference

Melissa volunteered to participate in a psychological experiment. She has been instructed to listen carefull to a list of words. Melissa is participating in a ________ recall task

serial-