Chapter 7: Memory Psych Reading Quiz
Which of the following best describes explicit memories?
The result of effortful processing
Iconic memory is to echoic memory as
visual stimulation is to auditory stimulation
Unlike implicit memories, explicit memories are processed by the
hippocampus
While reading a novel at a rate of nearly 500 words per minute, Megan effortlessly understands almost every word. This ability highlights the importance of
Automatic processing
Group 1 is asked to write down the names of the seven deadly sins. Group 2 is asked to look at a list of possible names of the sins and circle the correct seven. What might Group 2 be more likely to recall more sins?
Group 2's list provides more retrieval cues, making this recognition task easier for them
Rats given a drug that enhances long-term potentiation (LTP) will learn a maze with half the usual number of mistakes. This suggests that
LTP provides a neural basis for learning and remembering associations
Walking into your bedroom you think, "I need to get my backpack in the kitchen." When you reach the kitchen, you forget what you came there for. As you return to your bedroom, you suddenly remember, "Backpack!" This sudden recall is best explained by
context- dependent memory
Austin can't remember Jack Smith's name because he wasn't paying attention when Jack was formally introduced. Austin's poor memory is best explained in terms of
encoding failure
When Loftus and Palmer asked observers of a filmed car accident how fast the vehicles were going when they "smashed" into each other rather than "hit" or "contacted" each other, the observers developed memories of the accident that
portrayed the event as more serious than it had actually been