Exam 6: Memory

_____ is another label for declarative memory.

Why does the context in which an individual learns information aid in the memory of that information?

How does the tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon provide evidence that memories are stored in pieces as opposed to one large entity?

Why is recall generally more difficult than recognition?

Discuss the reliability of eyewitness testimony and the factors that affect the reliability of eyewitness testimony in general.

When new information pushes current information out of memory because the short-term memory is full, _____ has occurred.

_____ is a general strategy of repeating information in order to help maintain that information in the short-term memory.

The memory system with a virtually unlimited capacity that contains vast stores of a person's permanent or relatively permanent memories is called _____

Raymond is required to learn long lists of numbers for his job. Because he wants to remember as many numbers as possible, he breaks the numbers up into groups. What technique is Raymond utilizing?

_____ is a memory strategy that involves an individual repeating something over and over, whereas _____ is a memory strategy that involves connecting new information to something already stored in memory.

The tendency to encode elements of the physical setting in which information is learned, along with memory of the information itself, is known as _____

As Jezebel walked into the supermarket, she realized she forgot her grocery list. She tried to recall the items on the list, but once she got up to about ten items, she realized she had already forgotten the first few items. What did Jezebel experience?

While Noreen was driving down the highway, she saw two cars on the side of the road. She noticed that no one was hurt and that no one needed help. Within a second or two, she could no longer recall the color of the cars or the make of the cars. Based on this information, that information was likely stored in Noreen's _____

Sensory memory holds information from the senses for a period of time ranging from _____ to _____

How do we know that hormones play a role in memory?

Why is spaced practice more effective than massed practice?

Adam studies his psychology material using note cards. He writes questions on the front of the card and the answers on the back of the card. After he has a stack of note cards completed, he studies them one by one, over and over again. Based on memory research, which of the following statements should NOT be made to Adam to help him maximize his studying?

Rinu was awake late one night in his apartment. He was trying to cram in as much biology material as he could because he had a midterm exam the next morning. However, he was getting so sleepy that he found it difficult to learn much of anything. His roommate woke up to get some water to drink and saw Rinu trying to study. He told Rinu that because he is so tired, his brain will not be able to physiologically change to accommodate the incoming information. He strongly suggested that Rinu get some sleep instead. To which process was Rinu's roommate referring?

The major differences between sensory and short-term memory, according to the model of memory proposed by Atkinson and Shiffrin, are _____ and _____.

As 3-year-old Luca is learning to count to ten, his parents notice he always remembers one, two, three easily and then nine, ten easily. However, he often skips or mixes up the numbers in the middle. This example demonstrates _____