Ch 7 Concept Check

Gary injured his head in a motorcycle accident, and now he cannot consolidate information from his short-term memory into his long-term memory. Which part of his brain is most likely damaged?

Hippocampus

Germain studies by mentally creating an image of his home and associating new information into the familiar layout of his home. What method is he using?

Method of loci

If Luis imposes artificial organization on the material he needs to study, which method is he using?

Mnemonics

Which memory improvement method is the best one to overcome test-day nervousness by going beyond simple mastery?

Overlearning

Which of these is the direct retrieval of facts from memory with a minimum of retrieval cues?

Recall

Which is typically the most sensitive measure of memory?

Relearning

Which of the following best describes the difference between rote rehearsal and elaborative rehearsal?

Rote rehearsal is using repetition to memorize information, while elaborative rehearsal makes information more meaningful by connecting it to other long-term memories.

Michelle is standing for photographers after giving a powerful speech. She involuntarily blinks her eyes when the camera flashes, and she can see spots with her eyes closed for a few seconds. Those spots are in what type of memory?

Sensory memory

Ed is having a small party and getting ready to order pizza. He is given a list of 6 toppings to order. In which type of memory will Ed attempt to hold this information long enough to phone in his order?

Short-term memory

Claude was watching television when a man broke into his home, and then beat and robbed him. Why did Claude later misidentify the local television weatherman as the assailant?

Source confusion

Ernie was reminiscing with old friends about the musical they played roles on in high school. As they begin to sing the show stopping number, Ernie remembers how his costume slipped and he had to grab his belt to keep it on during the song. Ernie recalling the costume malfunction after remembering a different part of the memory is an example of which term?

Spreading activation

Hiram is actively trying to forget the horrors he saw on the battlefield. Which forgetting factor is he most likely using?

Suppression

Betty has Alzheimer's disease and is having trouble remembering things. Which forgetting factor is most likely responsible for her retrieval failure?

Atypical brain function

Which of these refers to the technique of grouping individual bits of information together into stored groups as a way of expanding the capacity of the short-term memory?

Chunks

Which of these uses redintegration to improve the memory of eyewitnesses?

Cognitive interviews

Ben has not thought about his early elementary school days in so long that he can no longer remember the name of his second grade teacher. What kind of forgetting has Ben experienced?

Decay

Yalima uses her own life experiences to relate to the new material she is learning in psychology class. Which method is she using?

Elaborative rehearsal

Nook is pitching in an old-timers baseball game, and the batter stands closer to the plate than Nook thinks he should. Without even thinking about it, Nook throws the next pitch inside, close enough to make the batter move back. Nook's brush back pitch is an example of which kind of memory?

Explicit memory

True or False: Joe is taking a digit span test to see how many numbers he can keep in his short-term memory. He is given a list of twelve numbers to memorize after reading them once. If Joe is like most people, he'll remember about 12 digits.

False

True or False: Ken set the record for winning the most money on a television quiz show. In order to accomplish this task Ken was drawing on his episodic memory.

False

Which part of the brain is more active when a person processes episodic memory?

The frontal cortex

How is the phrase "the more you know" related to the capacity of our long-term memory?

The more you know, the easier it becomes to add new information to long-term memory, which implies nearly unlimited capacity.

True or False: One's ability to use the practice of chunking improves as their familiarity with the subject increases.

True

True or False: The memories that we encode become stronger as the associated emotions gain intensity.

True

True or False: The memory improvement method that involves studying for short periods each day rather than using all-night cram sessions is called spaced practice.

True