Chapter 8 Psychology

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What word do you need to change? Persistence refers to lapses in memory that are caused by breaks in attention.

Absentmindedness

Which category of memory failure associated with the seven sins of memory is this: You leave your phone somewhere and can't remember where.

Absentmindedness

What should be changed to make true: There are three types of encoding semantic, visual, and sensory

Change sensory to acoustic encoding

Elaina finds it very difficult to remember a long string of numbers, so she tries to memorize 3 number at a time. Later she is able to remember the numbers, because she was able to remember them in groups of 3. This is an example of what?

Chunking

For many in the baby boom generation, the Kennedy assassination represents a ______ (an exceptionally clear recognition of an important event)

Flashbulb memory

Lesia puts 5 quarters in the parking meter everytime she goes down town however when asked she can't say if the face of the quarter faces left or right. This may be an example of what?

Forgetting; absentmindedness, encoding failure

What type of memory is procedural memory?

Implicit

People may not intend to distort facts but ______

It happens; people around you, questions, and other experiences can change memory

What is semantic memory?

Knowledge about words, concepts, and language based knowledge (general knowledge)

Biento wakes up in middle of night he dreams he left oven on now he thinks he did and can't go back to sleep. Which one of the 7 sins of memory failure is this?

Misattribution

Which concept describes the effects of misinformation from external sources that leads to the creation of false memories?

Misinformation effect paradigm

When people say you never forget how to ride a bike they are referring to this type of memory that is also called noreclaritive memory

Procedural memory

When you are taking a multiple choice test, you are relying on this which is a means of retrieving from your long term memory storage

Recognition

When experiencing this type of amnesia you experience loss of memory prior to a trauma. When experience this type you can't remember new info.

Retrograde Anterograde

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

Storage is influenced by stress hormones

If im looking at a snake and im processing a fear because of the snake. What part of the brain am I using to process the fear of the snake?

amygdala

The formulation of new memories sometimes is called _____ and the process of bringing up old memories is called ________.

encoding Retrieval

What type of memories do we consciously try to recall

explicit

How is an explicit memory different from an implicit memory?

explicit memory are memories we consciously try to remember and recall. Implicit memory are memories that are not part of our consciousness.

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

hippocampus

In order to remember his lines for the play guy repeats his lines over and over again. What is this called?

rehearsal

The encoding of words and their meaning is known as this type of encoding

semantic

What kind of memory involves storage of brief events such as sights, sounds, and taste.

sensory

I am trying to learn the names of all 50 states while I am actively remembering and recalling this information it is called this type of memory.

short term memory

When benoit was five he cut his leg on glass and needed stitches years later his mom said it was bitten by a dog later he specifically remembers a dog biting him. This is an example of what?

suggestibility

Jason studies spanish for three years then switches to patchto. When asked to remember spanish vocabulary he can't, he can only remember patchto. what type of interference is it?

transience

This type of encoding is the encoding of images

visual


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