LearningCurve: 8b. Storing and Retrieving Memories

3 months

A familiar context can help activate memory in children as young as ____ old.

serial

At a block party, Rosalie meets nine new neighbors. Moments later, she can only remember the names of the first three and the last two neighbors she met. Her experience illustrates the _____ position effect.

3

Infantile amnesia refers to difficulty recalling information before the age of:

The serial position effect predicts that either the first or the last job applicant interviewed will be remembered better than the applicants interviewed in the middle of the group.

Larry has just graduated from college and is going on his first job interview. He has learned that there are 10 other applicants for the job. Because of what he learned about the serial position effect in his psychology class, Larry asks to be either the first or the last candidate interviewed. Why?

Susan experienced emotion-triggered hormonal changes.

On a business trip last year, Susan and Pam flew from Los Angeles to Boston. Susan really hates to fly. In the middle of the flight, the plane experienced 20 minutes of very severe turbulence. Susan remembers this incident as if it were yesterday, but Pam cannot recall it. Why?

hippocampus

Some patients suffering from amnesia are incapable of recalling events. Yet, they can be conditioned to blink their eyes in response to a specific sound. They have most likely suffered damage to the _____.

short-term

Theo suffers from depression and is currently in treatment for it. His physician is using electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), which will affect his _____ memory.

retrieval cues

To access a memory, we often need _____ that help us associate different pieces of information.

mood-congruent memory.

Your friend, Maria, doesn't show up for a planned get-together, so you tell another friend, "Maria is really unreliable. She doesn't care about people's feelings." Later, when Maria apologizes and does something kind, you tell a friend, "Maria is always so nice to me!" This alteration of perception is explained by:

sleep

_____ aids in memory consolidation.

retrieval cues

Darlene is trying to remember the name of a woman sitting next to her on the bus. She knows she met her at a party and is able to imagine where the woman was sitting. Darlene is using _____ to remember the woman's name.

Bonnie

Eight-year-old Rebecca, 6-year-old Chris, and 2-year-old Bonnie are all thrilled to be home with their mom and dad on a snow day. Which child will be the LEAST accurate in his or her recollection of the snow day, five years from now?

Rebecca

Eight-year-old Rebecca, 6-year-old Chris, and 2-year-old Bonnie are all thrilled to be home with their mom and dad on a snow day. Which child will be the MOST accurate in his or her recollection of this snow day, five years from now?

short-term

Farley suffers from depression and is currently in treatment for it. His physician is using electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), which will affect his _____ memory. This has been found in laboratory animals as well.

flashbulb

Gordon remembers very clearly the day his best friend died when a drunk driver hit him while he was riding on his bicycle. This would be considered a(n) _____ memory.

mood-congruent memory.

If you have just had an argument with your significant other, you are likely to view his or her later behavior very negatively. This is the result of:

all over the brain.

If you were searching for the location of a particular memory, you would find it:

priming

In an effort to recall his early life experiences, Aaron formed vivid mental images of the rooms in his childhood home. Aaron was engaged in the process of:

cerebellum.

The formation of implicit memory created by classical conditioning needs the:

retrieval cues

The happier Judie feels, the more readily she recalls experiences with former teachers who were warm and generous. This BEST illustrates that emotional states can be _____.