psych 181 ch 6

Omar experienced a dissociative fugue state. He suddenly snapped out of it in front of a pet supplies display in a Boise, Idaho discount store; he had no memory whatsover of his previous life Greensboro, North Carolina. Omar's amnesia is best described as

retrograde

the hippocampus is located in the ____lobe

temporal

according to the encoding specificity principle

the similarity between learning and retrieval contexts influences memory

the study of sensory memory is associated with

George Miller

match the psychologist with the correct concept or theory

baddeley and hitch-working memory

the misinformation effect highlights the

changeability of memory

the hippocampus plays a role in memory consolidation. It is probably MOST accurate to say that the hippocampus is more involved in ______ than in _______

encoding, retrieval

which of the following sequences BEST reflects the order in which memory processes occur, from first to last?

encoding, storage, retrieval

because she drank too much alcohol, Deanna barely remembers her 21st birthday. That is her____ memory is sketchy

episodic

psychologist use the term _____ memory to refer to photograpic visual impressions that last less than a second

iconic

memories that are automatic or unconscious are called _____ memories

implicit

how does short term memory differ from sensory memory

its duration is longer than that of sensory memory

compared to iconic memory, echoic memory

last longer

the conscious repetition of information to ensure its survival in short term memory is termed _____ rehearsal

maintenance

which statement bast describes the forgetting function that Ebbinghaus discovered

material is forgotten relatively rapidly at first, and then the rate of forgetting slows down

preliminary evidence suggest that levels of physical and mental activity are both____ correlates with the severity of the cognitive decline seen in Alzheimer's disease

negatively

which feature of Alzheimer's disease is correctly described?

neither of these features is correctly defined

in _____interference, information learned earlier disrupys the recall of information learned more recently;in _____interference, recently learned information disrupts the recall of information learned earlier

proactive, retroactive

the question on the midterm in an economics course is "discuss several factors that contributes to the economic collapse of late 2008. "This question is a ____ test of _____ memory

recall;explicit

the idea that memory reflects a blend of fact and fiction is called the

reconstructionist model

the unconscious process whereby disturbing memories are prevented from entering awareness is called

repression

a stimulus that facillitates the recall of information from long term memory is called a

retrieval cue

the levels of processing framework proposes that the ease with which information is remembered may be traced to differences in the processing that occurs during

encoding

while a computers hard drive may be likened to the memory process of storage, its keyboard is analgous to the process of

encoding

the textbook reviews the case of Henry Molaison, also known as H.M After brain surgery H.M suffered hippocampal damage. Which type of memory was MOST damaged in H.M Case?

episodic

which statement accurately captures the relationship among the types of long term memory

episodic and semantic memory are both components of explicit memory

in working memory, visual/spatial and verbal information are integrated in the

episodic buffer

the spacing effect refers to the benefit of ____practice

distributed

the phenomenon of ____ imagery is fairly similar to what people commonly call "photographic memory"

eidetic

the method of loci connects new information to older memories --namely, locations along a familiar route. The method therefore encourages ______ rehearsal

elaborative

the methos of loci connects new information to older memories--namely, locations along a familiar route. The method therefore encourages _____rehearsal

elaborative

which of these is NOT one of the three general memory processes identified at the beginning of the chapter

perception

which statement BEST captures the relationship between priming and a retrieval cue

priming is the unconscious awakening of memories based on retrieval cues

the levels of processing framework

suggest that thinking about material leads to better memory than simply repeating the material to oneself

which explanation of forgetting is correctly described?

decay-information is lost over time as a result of nonuse

cory knows the capital of Vernmont is Montpelier, which is an example of a ____ memory

semantic and explicit

which of the following best reflects the order of stages in the information processing model of memory?

sensory> short term>long term

flashblub memories

typically concern major, unexpected public or personal events

which component of working memory is correctly matched with its description

visuospatial sketchpad--works with visual information

the central executive component of ____ memory

working

the frontal lobe is to _____ memory as the temporal lobe is to _____memory

working; spatial

duration of short term memory is about

20 to 30 seconds

which of the following expressions BEST relfects the capacity of short term memory

7, plus or minus 2 items

_____ amnesia involves an inability to form new memories

Anterograde

after a severe bout of encephalitis , Clive Wearing could no longer develop new memories. Clive suffered from ____ amnesia

Anterograde

how do chinese participants life memories differ from those of Americans, and why

chinese participants memories more often relate to social and historical events because China is a more collectivist culture

Mnemonic strategies facillitate retention by encouraging

chunking and elaborative rehearsal

which statement is the BEST reason for viewing classical conditioning as a type of implicit memory

classical conditioning occurs outside one's awareness

explicit memory is also called ____ memory

declarative

Bower et al. (1969) asked some participants to learn hierarchically organized words. Other participants were asked to learn the same words arranged randomly. All participants were later required to recall the words. Word recall was the ________variable in this study

dependent

Peoples ability to recall an item from a list depends on where is the list the item occurs. This is known as the _____effect

serial position

the concept of working memory represents a contemporary conceptualization of what is going on in ____memory

short term

which sequence correctly arranges the information processing stages of memory in order of increasing capacity

short term>sensory>long term

Based on the ___effect___ practice leads to better learning than___ practice does

spacing; distributed;massed