AP psychology: Holland Ch 7

discovered the rate he forgot new info was initially

rapid and subsequently slows down

memories are primed by

retrieval cues

explicit memory is to long term memory as iconic memory is to...

sensory memory

this experiment best illustrates

the miss info effect

true memories...

contain more details

a retention of skills and dispositions without conscious recollection is know as...

implicit memory

remembering how to solve a jigsaw puzzle without any conscious recollection that one can do so best illustrates

implicit memory

which of the following best describes explicit memories?

include memory for general knowledge

an understanding of the distinction between implicit and explicit is most helpful for explaining...

infantile amnesia

rehearsal is to encoding as retrieval cues are to

priming

learning a new atm password may block an old one

proactive interference

remembers locker combo but cant remember bike lock combo

proactive interference

words events places and emotions that trigger our memory of the past are called...

retrieval cues

after learning that kicking would move a crib mobil infants showed that they recalled this learning best if the were tested in the same crib. this best illustrates the impact of

retrieval cues on recall

memory of your old familiar email password may block the recall of your new password. this is called

retroactive interference

the ability to learn something with out any conscious memory of having learned it, suggests the need to distinguish between

explicit and implicit memory

the process of encoding refers to...

getting information into memory

the integration of new incoming information with knowledge retrieved from long term memory involves the activity of...

working memory

miss info effect illustrates

memory construction

after looking up his friends phone number, he was only able to remember it long enough to dial. in this case the number was stored in...

short term memory

victims of false memories

source amnesia

after having a stroke arin has great difficulty recalling any of his subsequent life experiences he is most likely suffering from

amnesia

while reading a novel at a rate of nearly 500 words per min Megan effortlessly understands almost every word. this ability highlights the importance of...

automatic processing

feeling of having been done before

deja-vu

sleeping people cant remember random letters but awake people can

interference

this experiment illustrates (mousetrap on finger)

memory construction

this best illustrates the

miss info effect

hearing the word rabbit may lead people to spell the spoken word hair as hare. this best illustrates the outcome of a process called

priming

the often unconscious activation of particular associations in memory is called

priming

teacher remembers many past students cant remember new ones

retroactive interference