Exam 7: Human Memory

Early-selection theories of attention propose that

The consolidation view suggests that after the consolidation of a long-term memory,the memory is stored in a region of the

According to Cowan,the capacity of short-term memory has been ____ because researchers have not controlled for ____ by participants.

Jack and Sophia are having a debate over a recent news story.Sophia finally brings in the latest issue of the Weekly Bulletin to show Jack that she is correct.However,Sophia can't find the information in the Weekly Bulletin,and now she is wondering where she read the news story.In this example,Sophia

Most memory researchers are skeptical about the accuracy of recovered memories of abuse and cite findings on the misinformation effect,imagination inflation and the tendency to confuse real and imagined memories.

Several students are arguing over the actual year that the Berlin wall came down.Some of the students think it was in 1990,several think it was in 1991,and one student thinks it may have been 1988.Seth confidently tells them it was in November 1989,because it came down the same week he won a statewide spelling bee.The fact that Seth is able to accurately recall the date illustrates the impact of

Proactive interference occurs when

The process of deciding on whether a memory is based on an external source or an internal source is referred to as

While driving with her two young children Kathy's car broke down.She called her husband on her cell phone and he told her the phone number of a towing company to call.If the children's behavior prevents her from repeating the phone number to herself,most likely Kathy will need to dial the phone number within the next ____ or she will forget the number.

Adan has been trying to recall the name of the musical artist who released the song that was #1 when he was 14.Adan feels somewhat frustrated because he is certain he knows the artist's name,but he just can't seem to recall it at this moment.Adan is experiencing something referred to as

Which of the following areas of the brain is associated with the severe memory impairment that occurs in Alzheimer's disease?

If you try to remember something but cannot,yet know the information is in memory,you are experiencing the

Kelly is taking antibiotics for an ear infection,but she finds she often forgets to take the medication when she is supposed to.She has tried leaving the container for the medication in plain view,but she still forgets on occasion.Kelly's difficulty in remembering to take her medication illustrates

Parallel distributed processing models of memory assert that specific memories correspond to

The fact that recall by eyewitnesses can be distorted by information introduced after the event by police officers,attorneys,etc.,is BEST explained by which of the following?

Knowing that a particular person has been arrested and accused of the crime in question can influence the recollections of eyewitnesses.This finding can best be explained by

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

Victims of organic amnesia who can recall memories stored before a head injury but can not recall information processed after the injury are showing

Sensory memory

When you listen to a lecture,the information is held in ____ memory until you write it in your notes.