Exam 12: Remembering and Forgetting

"I know all of my students' names this semester.But I would have a hard time remembering many of the names from past semesters." This illustrates:

The classic forgetting curve that Ebbinghaus described for nonsense syllables has a:

Rolando wants to memorize a list of items to take on a camping trip.He uses "Four is a door" to remember the fourth item,imagining a sleeping bag up against the door.Rolando is using:

Proactive interference is to ____ as retroactive interference is to ____.

Network theory relies on the concept of nodes.What is a node?

The more confident an eyewitness is,the more accurate their memory.

Bryce attended his 25-year high school reunion.As he was driving to the reunion,he tried to remember the names of some of his classmates.This is called ____; at the reunion,he could remember his classmates when he saw their faces.This is called ____.

Research on retrieval cues has found that it is the ____ of associations that leads to improved recall of events or information.

Studies of eyewitness testimony have shown:

In a recent study,subjects who were given the drug propranolol were less likely to experience:

A man memorizes a shopping list by imagining where each item would be found in his local supermarket.He is using:

You should be in the same physiological state during retrieval of information as you were when learning the information.This is called:

Describe how propranolol may have promise in helping people deal with painful memories; in particular,describe the action the drug has on the brain.

Eyewitness testimony is accurate and reliable.

Your cousin's amygdala was seriously damaged in a car accident.Which of the following is most likely to happen with her memory?

"Oh,I know the answer to this question.I can just feel it.Don't say it.Oh,come on.I know it." If you have ever experienced this,then you are familiar with:

According to the text,the tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon results from:

In proactive interference,new memories are interfering with old memories.

Violet has to learn the colors of the visual spectrum for science class.Erv tells her that the name "ROY G.BIV" can be used to remember them,because each letter stands for a color (e.g.,R = Red).Using ROY G.BIV to remember the colors of the spectrum is an example of:

What happens when you repeat someone's name over and over?