Exam 7: Human Memory

Current thinking on memory is that memories are consolidated in the _____ and stored in the _____.

If you were attempting to recall a memory, the memory process you would be using is ​

Without rehearsal, the duration of short-term memory is

Three friends are having a discussion about taxes, but the conversation is soon sidetracked as different statements bring up related ideas. The conversation drifts from taxes, to politicians, to the election, to fund-raising. This shift in the focus of the conversation is consistent with Collins and Loftus' theory of

The measure of memory that requires subjects to reproduce information on their own, without any cues, is ​

In studies of forgetting, the retention interval is the length of time

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 ​

If you associate a word with an image to represent the word, you are using ​

The work of researchers like Loftus on errors in memory suggests that memory is BEST viewed as

____ would BEST explain your behavior if as you are reading this question you cannot think of the correct term and you say to yourself, "I can't believe I forgot this," when in reality you never knew the answer in the first place.

Dave is thrown from his motorcycle and suffers a severe blow to the head. When his wife comes to visit him in the hospital, he can't remember her name. This is an example of

Eric Kandel earned a Nobel Prize for his research showing that specific memories depend on ​

Focusing awareness on a narrowed range of stimuli or events defines ​

Which of the following theories suggests that memory is enhanced by forming both semantic and visual codes?

Which of the following memory systems is characterized by both requiring little effort to recall a memory and not declining much over long retention intervals?

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 _____ cue.

Retrograde amnesia is a type of organic amnesia in which ​

Norm is studying for his law exam. While he is studying, he is trying to think of as many examples as he can to illustrate key ideas. In this case, Norm is using ​

While at a yard sale, you and your roommate find a great old sofa. As you are trying to decide if it will fit in your dorm room if you rearrange the beds, dressers, and desks, you would be using the _____ component of working memory.

Define short-term memory and describe it in terms of its temporal duration and capacity.