Exam 10: Memory

According to the decay theory, forgetting occurs because:

Critics of repression as a mechanism of forgetting argue that:

Declarative memories come in two varieties. Name each type and give an example of each from your own declarative memory.

Children can be induced to report traumatic experiences that never actually happened to them.

Which of the following confabulated "memories" might a person be most inclined to accept as having really happened to them, and why? a. getting lost in a shopping center at the age of 5 b. taking a class in astrophysics c. visiting a monastery in Tibet as a child d. being bullied by another kid in the fourth grade

________ involves associating new items of information with material that has already been stored.

________ holds and operates on information that has been retrieved from long-term memory for temporary use.

Two decades ago, hundreds of people in psychotherapy began claiming that they could recall long-buried memories of having taken part in satanic rituals involving animal and human torture and sacrifice. Yet the FBI was unable to confirm any of these reports. Based on what you have learned so far, how might you explain such "memories"?

Alberta solved a crossword puzzle a few days ago. She no longer recalls the words in the puzzle, but while playing a game of Scrabble, she unconsciously tends to form words that were in the puzzle, showing that she has __________ memories of some of the words.

Memories of general knowledge, including facts, rules, concepts and propositions, are called:

Memory is like:

Declarative memories include ________ memories and ________ memories.

The ________ model represents the contents of memory as connections among a huge number of interacting processing units.

Which memory system has a limited capacity and stores items for about 30 seconds?

If you are afraid or angry at the time of an event, you may remember that event best when you are once again in the same emotional state. This phenomenon is called:

Mistaken identifications are more likely when a suspect's ethnicity differs from that of the eyewitness, even when the witness feels certain about being accurate.

Users of sign language report experiencing TOT states, called tip-of-the-finger states.

Recognition is the ability to identify previously encountered information.

When you roller blade, are you relying on procedural, semantic, or episodic memory? How about when you recall the months of the year? Or when you remember falling while roller blading on an icy January day?

The narratives that we compose about our lives have a profound influence on our memories. Analyze how stories are used to provide themes to our lives.