General Psych, chapter 8.

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

implicit

What is episodic memory?

information about events we have personally experienced

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

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

rehearsal

Explicit memories are memories we consciously try to remember and recall, while implicit memories are those that are not part of our consciousness.

True

Eyewitness testimony is vulnerable to the power of suggestion.

True

Tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon is also known as _____ .

blocking

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

construction; reconstruction

What type of memories do we consciously try to remember and recall?

explicit memories

What is semantic memory?

knowledge about words, concepts, and language-based knowledge and facts

What kind of memory involves storage of brief events, such as sights, sounds, and tastes?

sensory

_____ encoding is the encoding of images.

visual

_____ is another name for short-term memory.

working memory

Which of the following statements about encoding is correct?

All of these

_____ encoding is the encoding of sounds

acoustic

When you are leaning how to play the piano, the statement "Every good boy does fine" can help you remember the notes E, G, B, D, and F for the lines of the treble clef. This is an example of a(n) _____ .

acronym

The self-referencing effect refers to _____ .

making the material you are trying to memorize personally meaningful to you

What is the set of processes used to encode, store, and retrieve information over different periods of time?

memory

Memory aids that help organize information for encoding are _____ .

mnemonic devices

Elaborative rehearsal involves _____ .

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

What is procedural memory?

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