Quiz 5 // Cognitive Psych
Fill in the blank tests can be memory tasks, which require that students employ primarily the memory process of
recall
After being given different directions to get to the park, Glavin can remember only the last part where is to turn. This illustrates the ___________ effect
recency
Multiple choice exams can be memory tasks, which require that students employ primarily the memory process of
recognition
Retrograde amnesia is _____________________________________
the loss of memories prior to an injury
How long does unrehearsed material typically remin in the short term store?
30 seconds
The capacity of our immediate, short term store for a wide range of items appears to be _______________, plus or minus two items
7
Which of the following is NOT a component of Baddeley's working memory model?
Long term memory
Working memory differs from short-term memory in that _________________________
WM involves actively manipulating information
Proactive Interference is _____________________________________
a cost in the ability to remember due to memories of prior events
Which of the following can aid in using short-term memory?
chunking
Reyna won an olympic gold medal many years ago. This is an example of a _________ memory
flashbulb
Francisco is a volunteer for a psychological experiment. Francisco is participating in a _______ recall task
free-
Semantic memories generally convey
general world knowledge
The ________ suggests that memory does not comprise three or even any specific number of separate stores, but rather it varies along a continuous dimension in terms of depth of encoding.
levels of processing framework
which is a classic mnemonic device?
method of loci
Episodic memories generally convey
personally experienced events
superior recall of words at and near the beginning of a list is referred to as an __________ effect
primacy
Jimmy knows how to ride a bicycle. This is an example of a task that involves _______________ knowledge
procedural
At a part, sofia was introduced to Steve just as she arrived. After hearing the new names, Sofia couldn't remember his name. This description BEST illustrates____________
retroactive interference
Melissa volunteered to participate in a psychological experiment. She has been instructed to listen carefull to a list of words. Melissa is participating in a ________ recall task
serial-