What is memory?

short-term

Amal is balancing her checkbook. As she calculates each of her purchases and records them, she relies the MOST on her _____ memory

Visual imagery

Dr. Gruber is running a memory experiment using fMRI. One participant is asked to remember a particular set of words, and Dr. Gruber notices that the occipital lobes are particularly active during the task. The participant is MOST likely using what type of encoding?

visuospatial sketchpad

George is on his way to a cafe in a large park, where he has been only once. As he is driving, he tries to remember if he sees any familiar landmarks along the way. According to Baddeley's model of working memory, George is utilizing his _____ to do this.

Sensory memory

Gordon runs into a deli to pick up some snacks. His friend requests a Sprite to go with her sandwich. At first Gordon doesn't think he's heard her. He says, "What?" and, in the instant that the words come out of his mouth, Gordon realizes what she has said. _____ causes Gordon to know what his friend said

elaborative rehearsal

In preparing for a history exam, Rory decides to create fun ways to remember the material. He decides to link personal experience with the material so that he can recall it without effort while working on the exam. This strategy is known as

working memory

Jamal has to make an important phone call. Unfortunately, his cell phone is not charged and he has to use his landline, which does not store phone numbers. To make the call, he has to get the number from his cell phone and remember it long enough to dial on his landline. For this task, which stage in his memory system is most important?

semantic memory

Jordan can recall the exact words of a poem he heard recently. This best illustrates the importance of

echoic memory

Lakisha's brother often pretends to listen to what she is saying, but really he is focused elsewhere. When she asks him, "What did I just say?" he can sometimes repeat her last few words. The reason he can do this is likely due to:

maintenance rehearsal

Marcia has been an elementary school teacher for many years. She has new students each school year. On the first day of class, she uses a strategy called _____ to help keep students' names in her short-term memory

episodic

Memories of specific events in one's life such as high school graduation is called _____ memory

memory

Monica has recently noticed that she has difficulty retaining and recalling information that she has learned. It is likely that Monica is having difficulties with her

rehearsal

Nate is going to the grocery store to pick up a few things. He decides not to write a list, and instead, repeats the eight items he intends to buy over and over in his head on the way to the store. This is an example of

iconic

Nine-year-old Jade has just discovered something very interesting. She can look at a picture in a book and, when she closes her eyes, she can still see the picture very clearly for a few tenths of a second. Jade is experiencing ____ memory

stored in the brain

Once information is learned, it is _____ so that it can be accessed later

iconic memory

Research conducted by George Sperling showed that people have something akin to a fleeting photographic memory. This _____ provides a momentary sensory memory of visual stimuli, like a picture-image that lasts only a few tenths of a second

temporary; permanent

Short-term memory is to _____ as long-term memory is to _____.

hippocampus

The _____ is the neural center involved in processing explicit memories for storage.

implicit memory

The unconscious capacity for knowing how to do something

short-term memory

This type of memory is also referred to as "working memory."

B

What statement is the MOST accurate regarding sensory memory? A) It is impossible to know its capacity. B) It has a large capacity for information and a brief duration. C) It has an unlimited capacity for information and is of infinite duration. D) It has a small capacity for information and a brief duration