Cognitive Psychology = Chapter 7

You interview your 74 year old grandmother about the events in her life. Based on what you know about the autobiographical retention function, which of these would surprise you?

She doesn't remember much from her early adulthood

The term "infantile amnesia" refers to the finding that ________ before the age of about ________.

adults are unable to retrieve memories for events that occurred; 2 or 3

All of these are characteristics of flashbulb memories except for:

crystal-clear accuracy

Which of these autobiographical memory research techniques allows for firmer conclusions about memory accuracy?

diary technique

Research in autobiographical memory issues is usually higher in _______ and lower in _______ than typical laboratory memory research.

ecological validity; internal validity Ecological= External

Marian and Neisser (2000) conducted a study in which Russian immigrants to the United States were give Russian or English cue words for autobiographical memories. The results of this study provided a conceptual replication of this classic memory phenomenon in the context of autobiographical memory:

encoding specificity

Autobiographical memory is to autobiographical fact as ________ is to ________.

episodic memory; semantic memory

The reminiscence bump refers to the finding that ________ and seems to apply ________.

people tend to recall a disproportionate number of events from between ages 10 to 30; to both episodic and semantic memory

Neisser & Harsch (1992) introduced the notion of TV priority in their research on flashbulb memories. TV priority refers to ________ and may help explain ________.

people's schema for hearing disaster news; the distortions that occur in flashbulbs

Involuntary memories tend to be _____ and _________.

specific; retrieved quickly

What are the two neurological structures that seem to be involved with childhood amnesia?

the hippocampus and the prefrontal cortex

The Proust phenomenon is

the power of odors to elicit memories that are especially detailed and vivid

Which of these is an example of autobiographical memory? a) Dan remembers his first date. b) Susan plans for the two papers she has to write this week. c) Zoe recalls that her mom hates it when she bites her nails. d) Brant tells someone that he has season tickets to his college's games.

Dan remembers his first date.