Chapter 8

suggestibility

Dozens of people witness a purse snatching. One of the eyewitnesses loudly yells "the man with the blue shirt did it." Later, when questioned by police, several other eyewitnesses remember the purse snatcher wearing a blue shirt, even though the purse snatcher was a woman in flowered dress. This is an example of ________: the effects of misinformation from external sources that leads to the creation of false memories.

chunking

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 ________

flashbulb memory

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

transience

Giorgio memorizes the German poem "The Erlking" to recite in his eighth grade German class. He remembers it well for weeks after the presentation, but gradually his ability to recite the poem fades. This is an example of ________, one of the seven sins of memory.

explicit memory

I am trying to learn the names of all 50 states. While I am actively remembering and recalling this information, it is considered ________

amygdala

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

rehearsal

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

retroactive

Jason studies Spanish for three years, and then switches to Pashto. When asked to remember Spanish vocabulary he can't, instead he can only remember Pashto vocabulary. This is an example of ________ interference

encoding failure

Lisa puts five quarters into the parking meter every time she goes downtown. However, when asked, Lisa cannot say if the head on a quarter is facing left or right. This may be an example of ________, because Lisa never paid attention to the picture in the first place.

it can happen in the process of retrieving old memories and combining them with new memories

People may not intend to distort facts, but ________

anterograde

Quincy is struck on the back of the head and finds, while she can remember her life up to the time she was struck on the head, she can no longer make new memories. Quincy has ________ amnesia.

your first day of school

Remembering ________ is a good example of episodic memory

how to use the phone

Remembering ________ is a good example of procedural memory

arousal

Sharmila cannot remember what she had for breakfast last week, but she can remember the day she got married ten years ago as clearly as if it just happened. This example illustrates the ________ theory.

construction; reconstruction

The formulation of new memories is sometimes called ________, and the process of bringing up old memories is called _____

misinformation effect paradigm

When Benito was five he cut his leg on some glass and needed stiches. Years later, his mother tells him the scar came from being bit by a dog. Now, when people ask about his scar he distinctly remembers the dog biting him. This is an example of the ________

retrograde; anterograde

When experiencing ________ amnesia, you experience loss of memory for events that occurred prior to the trauma. When experiencing ________ amnesia, you cannot remember new information.

implicit

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

forgetting

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

remembering the colors of the rainbow with the acronym ROY-G-BIV

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

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

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

Jane Doe emerges from a coma with no idea who she is, and she is unable to provide any details about herself, where she came from, or what happened to her

Which of the following is an example of retrograde amnesia?

hippocampus

Which part of my brain is probably damaged if I am unable to recognize basic objects around my house?

cerebellum

Which part of the brain is most involved in creating implicit memories?