Exam 13: Human Memory Part 1

Joel is asked to provide a description of his neighbor's car, after the car and the neighbor both disappear. He is surprised to find that he really can't accurately recall the make of the car, or any special details that might help in identifying the vehicle. In this case, Joel may be experiencing

Sarah is studying for her psychology exam and listening to the television. Studies on divided attention would suggest that

Often individuals are not able to answer a straightforward question such as "Who was president after Richard Nixon?", but they can remember the answer (Gerald Ford) when given a hint such as "He has the same name as a type of car." The hint serves as a

The function of sensory memory is to

LeAnn had her purse snatched as she walked out to her car. The police who are investigating the crime ask LeAnn to try to pick the purse-snatcher out of a line-up of eight suspects. The police are basically using

Mia was trying to figure out how to fit the box that contained her new computer into the trunk of her car. She mentally manipulated the position of the box, trying to figure out a way to make it fit. Based on Baddeley's model of working memory, Mia was utilizing

The "tip of the tongue" phenomenon refers to

Roberto was attacked while he was walking in the park. The police who are investigating the crime ask Roberto to describe his attacker in as much detail as possible. The police are basically using

Which of the following does not describe one of the three main processes involved in memory?

Which of the following statements concerning short-term memory is false?

Ivan's bank assigned him a personal identification number (PIN) of 8624 when he was first issued his credit card. Last week a different company bought out the credit card division and Ivan was issued a new PIN of 9317. If Ivan experiences proactive interference when he enters his PIN, you would expect that he will enter the digits

Which of the following researchers is known for identifying the capacity of short-term memory as "seven plus or minus two" items?

Isabella spent one hour studying American History prior to 1800, and then spent one hour studying European History prior to 1800. Victor spent one hour studying American History prior to 1800, and then spent one hour studying Calculus. In this example, it is likely that

Which of the following terms is synonymous with "motivated forgetting"?

Which level of processing should result in the longest lasting memory codes?

Penfield's studies suggest that long-lost memories can be elicited through electrical stimulation of the brain. This suggests the possibility that forgetting may be a matter of

During a party, Michael was talking to a friend about the symbolism involved in a recent movie. Michael attributed the explanation of the symbolism to a prominent movie critic, when actually he heard it from his roommate. This example illustrates which of the following phenomena?

Rehearsal is most beneficial for maintaining information in ____ memory.

If forgetting occurs because previously learned information interferes with the ability to retain new information, it is referred to as

Christine says the birthday party she just attended was a lot of fun: "We played games, had cake and ice cream, and got goodie bags." In reality, the ice cream was served with a brownie and not birthday cake. Christine's inaccurate memory most likely resulted from