Chapter 8 Memory

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For many in the baby-boom generation, the Kennedy assassination represents a ________, an exceptionally clear recollection of an important event.

A Flashbulb Memory

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 groups of three. This is an example of ________.

Chunking

When people say you never forget how to ride a bike, they are referring to ________ memory, also called non-declarative memory.

Implicit

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

Long Term

What is the set of processes used to encode, store, and retrieve information over different periods of time?

Memory

In order to remember his lines for the play, Guy repeats his lines over and over again. This process is called ________.

Rehearsal

Encoding information occurs through ________.

automatic processing and effortful processing

What is procedural memory?

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

Remembering ________ is a good example of episodic memory.

your first day of school

Elaborative rehearsal involves ________.

thinking about the meaning of the new information and its relation to knowledge already stored in your memory


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