Exam 7: Human Memory

According to the _____ principle, the value of a retrieval cue depends on how well it corresponds to the memory code.

The memory system that contains words, definitions, events, and ideas is the _____ memory system.

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

The memory system that contains the memory for how to type on a typewriter or drive an automobile is the _____ memory system.

Joel is asked to provide a description of his neighbor's car after the car and the neighbor both disappear. Because he never really paid attention to the car, he finds that he really can't accurately recall the make of the car or any special details that might help in identifying it. In this case, Joel may be experiencing

Craig is being introduced to the members of the fraternity he has just joined. He has not met 15 members before; once the introductions are over, he can only remember the names of the first three and last two members he was introduced to. He can't recall the names of any of the other members. The memory difficulty that Craig is experiencing is consistent with

Samantha remembers items on a shopping list by imagining the items placed at certain locations along the route she normally drives through her neighborhood. Samantha is using

The _____ effect occurs when subjects show better recall for items at the beginning and end of a list than for items in the middle.

Hayden is explaining the rules of his new computer game to Shane. The information about the rules is being retrieved from Hayden's _____ memory.

Unusually vivid and detailed recollections of momentous events are called _____ memories.

According to Sigmund Freud, the process that is at work when distressing thoughts and feelings remain buried in the unconscious is ​

The dual-coding theory argues that memory is ​

As Kayla was introduced to the seven members of the committee who would be interviewing her for a scholarship, she silently repeated all the names to herself, in order. Kayla was using

The likelihood of prospective memory errors increases due to all of the following EXCEPT

LeAnn had her purse snatched as she walked out to her car. The police ask LeAnn to try to pick the purse-snatcher out of a line-up of 8 suspects. The police are using

A multilevel classification system based on common properties among items is called a

When studying for her psychology exam, Amy would read each word from the list of key terms at the end of the chapter, read the definition of the term, and then think of an example that illustrated each term. Amy was using the process of _____ to hopefully enhance her memory of the terms.

Martin can't remember who invented flush toilets because he was flirting with a classmate when his history professor described this momentous event. His forgetting appears to be due to ​

If, while you are studying, you merely say the words on the page to yourself, you are engaging in ____ encoding, which is inferior to semantic encoding.

The _____ component of working memory controls the allocation of attention.