chapter 8

If I am looking at a snake and processing the fear caused by the snake, what part of my brain am I using?

amygdala

Encoding information occurs through ________.

automatic processing and effortful processing

Which of the following is a good example of acoustic encoding?

being able to hum the tune to a song even when you can't remember the lyrics

Forgetting anything good that happened on your trip to France because you just broke up with your French fiancée and now can't bear the thought of anything French is a good example of ________: Memories are distorted by your current belief system.

bias

Which category of memory failure associated with the seven sins of memory is exemplified by the following? Amanda left her phone somewhere, but she can't remember where.

forgetting

When you take a multiple-choice test, you are relying on ________, a means of retrieving information out of your long-term memory storage system that helps you choose the correct answer.

recognition

The act of getting information out of memory storage and back into conscious awareness is known as ________.

retrieval

the encoding of words and their meaning is known as _________ encoding.

semantic

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

sensory

Elaborative rehearsal involves ________.

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

Which of the following is an example of a mnemonic device?

using the acronym "HOMES" to remember the names of the 5 Great Lakes

Benigno wakes up in the middle of the night. He dreamed that he left the oven on, and he is now convinced that the oven is on. He can't go back to sleep until he turns the oven off. Which category of memory failure associated with the seven sins of memory is exemplified?

distortion

When experiencing ________ amnesia, you experience loss of memory for events that occurred prior to the trauma.

retrograde

What is procedural memory?

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