Psych Chapter 6

________is the activation of specific associations in memory, often as a result of repetition and without making a conscious effort to access the memory.

Priming

Which of the following is true about the storage of information in long-term memory?

We tend to organize information according to a hierarchical structure.

_________is the type or stage of memory that is first encountered by a stimulus.

Sensory memory

Which of the following statements is true of interference in short-term memory?

The appearance of new information in short-term memory displaces the old information.

The _____ is an assumed electrical circuit that corresponds to a memory trace.

engram

The _____ is vital in storing new information even if one can retrieve old information without it.

hippocampus

The enhanced efficiency in a synapse after brief rapid stimulation is called _____.

long-term potentiation

General knowledge is referred to as__________.

semantic memory

Which of the following is true about elaborative rehearsal?

It involves extending the semantic meaning of the letters that need to be remembered.

Which of the following statements is true about long-term memory?

It is analogous to a biochemical "hard drive."

Which of the following statements is true about explicit memory?

It is the memory of things that are clearly stated or explained.

In memory theory, the term__________means to cause information to be lost from short-term memory by adding new information.

displace

Katie is a very skilled in-line skater and a tap dancer. Her skills are a part of her _____.

implicit memory

A person's ability to recall a historic event, like the American Civil War of 1861-65, would be an example of _____.

semantic memory

In the context of neural activity and memory, the brain stores parts of memories in the appropriate areas of the__________.

sensory cortex

The__________is the tendency to recall more accurately the first and last items in a series.

serial-position effect

If the__________is damaged, a person can form visual memories but not verbal memories.

thalamus

In the context of memory and forgetting, one of the cognitive explanations for infantile amnesia states that:

infants do not make reliable use of language to symbolize or classify events.

While watching a comedy show, Amanda remembered many funny incidents from her own college life. This is an example of _____.

state-dependent memory

_____ are memories of events that happen to a person or that take place in the person's presence.

Episodic memories