Ch. 8

Which of the following is a good example of anterograde amnesia

John Doe is in a car accident. Every day he wakes up with no memory of what he did the day before, feeling as though no time has passed because he is unable to form new memories.

Remembering ________ is a good example of episodic memory.

your first day of school

Which of the following is an example of what retrograde amnesia

Jane doe emerges from a coma , with no idea who she is, and she is unable to provide any details about her self, where she came from, or what happened to her

In order for a memory to go into storage(i.e. long term memory) it has to pass through three distinct stages sensory memory, short term memory and _______ memory

Long term

Which of the following is a way police have changed of their interrogation techniques to lower the risk of false memory syndrome? Police have___

Modified the way witnesses are questioned

Why do strong emotions trigger the formation of strong memories and weak emotional experiences form weak memories?

Strong emotional experiences can trigger the release of neurotransmitters and hormones that strengthen memory.

What is the main idea of the strip effect

The brains reaction takes slows when it must deal with conflicting information

Pan finds it difficult to learn the alphabet, until he hears the alphabet song. Then he can easily remember it. This is an example of ________ encoding.

acoustic

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

I am trying to learn the names of all 50 states. While I am actively remembering and recalling this information, it is considered ________.

explicit memory

What is episodic memory?

information about events we have personally experienced

What is semantic memory?

knowledge about words, concepts, and language-based knowledge and facts

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

Kenethia enjoys knitting. When she begins college, she has less time for knitting and finally stops altogether. After graduation, she wants to knit again, so she practices with her needles until she is good at it again. This is an example of ________, a means of retrieving information out of your long-term memory storage system.

relearning

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

retrieval

Elaborative rehearsal involves ________.

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

What is procedural memory?

type of implicit memory that stores information about how to do things

Which of the following is an example of a mnemonic device

using the acronym "HOMES" to remember the names of the five Great Lakes