Quiz 7 ( chapter 8 )

Chunking

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 group of three. This is an example ______

transience

Giorgio memorizes the German poem "the Ericking" to recite in his eighth grade German class. He remembers it well for weeks after the presentation ,but gradually his ability to recite the poem fades. This is an example of ______.

short-term memory

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

episodic memory

Information about events we have personally experienced

retroactive interference

Jason studies Spanish for theee years and then switches to Pashto. When asked to remember Spanish vocabulary he can't , instead he can only remember Pashto vocabulary. This is an example of _______

semantic memory

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

self-reference effect

Making the material you are trying to memorize personally meaningful to you

essentially limitless

The storage capacity of long-term memory is ________.

encoding, storage, retrieval

The three functions of memory are ________.

Blocking

Tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon is also known as _________.

procedural memory

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

explicit memory

What type of meme pries do we consciously try to remember and recall?

Retrograde and anterograde amnesia

When experiencing _______ amnesia, you experience loss of memory for events that occurred prior to the time point. When experiencing _____ amnesia , you cannot remember new information

suggestibility

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

mnemonic devices

memory aids that help organize information for encoding are ____.

semantic encoding

Ben is asked to memorize the words canine, feline , and avian. He remembers the words by associating them their synonyms: dog, cat,and bird. This is an example of ______ .