Exam 7: Long-Term Memory--Encoding and Retrieval

Donald Hebb proposed that memory is represented in the brain by structural changes in all of the following EXCEPT the

Free recall of the stimulus list "apple, desk, shoe, sofa, plum, chair, cherry, coat, lamp, pants" will most likely yield which of these response patterns?

The elaborative rehearsal task of learning a word by using it in a sentence is generally most effective if the generated sentence is

Memory for a word will tend to be better if the word is used in a complex sentence (like "the bicycle was blue, with high handlebars and a racing seat")rather than a simple sentence (like "he rode the bicycle").This probably occurs because the complex sentence

The story in the text about the balloons that were used to suspend a speaker in mid air was used to illustrate the role of _____ in memory.

The standard model of consolidation proposes that the hippocampus is

____ consolidation involves the gradual reorganization of circuits within brain regions and takes place on a fairly long time scale, lasting weeks, months, or even years.

The principle that we learn information together with its context is known as

Acquiring information and transforming it into memory is

Elementary school students in the U.S.are often taught to use the very familiar word "HOMES" as a cue for remembering the names of the Great Lakes (each letter in "HOMES" provides a first-letter cue for one of the lakes: Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, Superior). This memory procedure usually works better than repeating the names over and over, which provides an example of

Transfer-appropriate processing is likely to occur if

You have been studying for weeks for a nursing school entrance exam.You love the idea of becoming a nurse, and you have been enjoying learning about the material for your exam.Each night, you put on relaxing clothes and study in the quiet of your lovely home.Memory research suggests you should take your test with a _____ mind set.

The author of your text makes a suggestion that students should study in a variety of places. This suggestion is based on research showing that people remember material better if they learned it in a number of different locations, compared to studying the same amount of time in one location.The suggestion solves a problem raised by

Describe and compare maintenance and elaborative rehearsal, including a discussion of the "procedures" associated with each type.Indicate separate examples for which each type of rehearsal is best suited.Also, describe experimental results that illustrate how effective each type of rehearsal is at establishing durable long-term memories.

The medial temporal lobe (MTL), involved in memory consolidation, includes all of the following structures EXCEPT the

Shallow processing of a word is encouraged when attention is focused on

Bransford and Johnson's study had participants hear a passage which turned out to be about a man on the street serenading his girlfriend in a tall building.The wording of the passage made it difficult to understand, but looking at a picture made it easier to understand.The results of this study illustrated the importance of _______ in forming reliable long-term memories.

Your book explains that brief episodes of retrograde amnesia (e.g., the traumatic disruption of newly formed memories when a football player takes a hit to the head and can't recall the last play before the hit)reflect

Lourdes and Kim have been studying for two hours for their chemistry exam.Both girls are tired of studying.Lourdes decides to watch a two-hour movie on DVD, while Kim decides to go to bed.What would you predict about their performance on the chemistry exam?

Compare and contrast levels-of-processing theory with transfer-appropriate processing.Describe experimental results for both and highlight their significance to our understanding of memory.