Psych 1 Chapters 8-15 final exam
When experiencing _________ amnesia , you experience loss of memory for events that occurred prior to the trauma.
retrograde
When experiencing _________ amnesia , you experience loss of memory for events that occurred prior to the trauma. When experiencing _________ amnesia you cannot remember new information.
retrograde, anterograde
what kind of memory involves storage of brief events, such as sights, sounds, and tastes?
sensory
The components of the human memory model Richard atikson and Richard shiffrin are:
sensory, short term, long term memory
which concept describes the effects of misinformation from external sources that leads to the creation of false memories?
suggestiablity
Remembering ____________ is a good example of episodic memory.
your first day of school
If I am looking at a snake and processing the fear caused by the snake, what part of my brain am I using.
Amygdala
Long term memory capacity ____________.
Does not contain implicit memory.
In this diagram of LTM components, what is the missing component of LTM in the white blank box?
Implicit
personality is thought to be _________.
Long term , stable and not easily changed.
Engram refers to the ____________ .
Physical trace of a memory
When experiencing _________ amnesia you cannot remember new
anterograde
which theory / hypothesis suggests that strong emotions trigger the formation of strong memories, and weak emotional experiences from weak memories.
arousal theory
encoding information occurs through
automatic processing and effortful processing
What part of the brain is most involved in creating implicit memories?
cerebellum
I am trying to learn the names of all 50 states. While I am actively remembering and recalling this information, it is considered ____________.
explicit memory
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
