Memory
Which statement BEST captures the relationship between priming and a retrieval cue?
Priming is the unconscious awakening of memories based on retrieval cues.
Two-year-old Jackson's older brother popped a balloon in Jackson's face. This caused Jackson to become afraid when he next saw his brother with a balloon. This classically conditioned fear of the balloon is an example of a(n) _____ memory.
implicit
Studying for a psychology test requires ____. It takes attention and conscious work but pays off with lasting and accessible memories
effortful processing
Gina adequately studied for her short-answer psychology exam. However, while taking the final, she could not remember the material she previously retained. According to the computer information-processing model of memory, Gina is having difficulty with _____.
retrieval
In the study of memory, the retention of encoded information over time is called...
storage
We _______ information about space. For example, while reading a textbook, we encode the place on a page where certain material appears
automatically process
What are the three general memory processes in the textbook
encoding, storage, and retrieval
One's memory for one's most embarrassing moment is to one's anxious reaction to a blood test as the brain's _____ are to its _____.
hippocampus and frontal lobes - basal ganglia and cerebellum
What is declarative memory?
memory of facts and events
When learning occurs in the California sea slug, more of the neurotransmitter ______ is released at certain synapses
serotonin
How many bits of information did George Miller propose that humans can store in their short-term memory at a given time?
seven, plus or minus two
An elementary school teacher is testing her pupils' retention of state capitals. In Part I of the test, students must match some capitals to the correct states. In Part II, students have to supply the correct capital for each of several states. Part I is a _____ test of memory, and Part II is a _____ test.
recognition; recall
