Exam 7: Memory

Evidence suggests that when the real criminal is NOT included in a "live" line-up, most witnesses

As he studies the different structures and regions of the brain, Jeremy works to link nearby structures together to more easily remember and recall them during his test. This attempt to make the information more meaningful, and thereby easier to remember later, is one example of ________.

When Bethany attempts to determine if she merely imagined being lost in a department store as a child, or if she really was lost in a department store as a child, she is engaged in ________.

Because of Mr Vargas' stereotype regarding the mathematical and scientific abilities of his female students, he often fails to recall exemplary female students whom he has taught. This forgetting is most likely the result of ________.

Which of the following forms of memory requires conscious attention for encoding, storage, and retrieval?

Eyewitness testimony has been found to be most accurate when

Which two types of memories are both considered to be part of explicit memory?

Which of the following statements is most accurate regarding the primary cause of forgetting?

Although you have never taken a class with Dr Hua, you walk into class, sit down, open your notebook, and wait for the professor to begin his lecture. What concept is being illustrated?

"You should have seen it! First the car flipped over and then it exploded! I will never forget it!" What type of memory may have just formed in this eyewitness?

If a researcher showed that people remember pleasant memories better when they are happy than sad, this would be one method for demonstrating the importance of

In answering this, and all other questions for this exam, you are making use of

The research by Lloyd and Margaret Peterson suggests that the duration of short-term memory is about 15 seconds, but some have proposed that it may be as short as 5 seconds. These other theorists have suggested that some of the participants in the Petersons' study were able to silently rehearse the letters they were shown, thus appearing to have a longer short-term memory duration. This alternative explanation for the Petersons' findings demonstrates which principle of critical thinking?

Remembering that your father used to read The Cat in the Hat to you every night best illustrates which type of memory?

While driving her children, Adriana's car broke down. She called her husband on the mobile phone for the number of a towing company. If the children's behaviour prevents her from repeating the number to herself, most likely Adriana will need to dial the phone number within the next ________ or she will forget the number.

As an adult and a parent of a four-year-old child, Camille has seen many children begin to cry when placed on the lap of Santa or the Easter Bunny. When discussing this with her brother, Luis, he reminds her of the time when she was five years old, that she began crying hysterically, ran from Santa's lap, and was lost for nearly two hours. Luis has made all of this up, but Camille has a clear and distinct memory of the event he described. This demonstrates the role of ________ in producing false memories.

The part of the brain where the emotional components of memories are stored is called the ________.

For students to show the best performance in their exams, they are advised to engage in

On the first day of class, Sheila asked her lecturer the best way to learn and remember the material for the course. The professor responded, "Focus on identifying and understanding the meaning of the important terms and concepts". The instructor is advocating a ________ level of processing.

Memory recovery from amnesia is