Exam 6: Memory

In the parallel distributed processing model of memory, ________.

Which of the following is the proper sequence of symptom development in most cases of Alzheimer's disease?

A test that requires one to reproduce information in any order is a ________ test of memory.

Long-term memory is sometimes unreliable because of ________ of information.

Rochelle remembered getting "Bs" in her English Literature classes in college. But years later, when she applied for a job and took out her transcript, she was shocked to find that she had actually gotten "C-" grades. She then started telling everyone she remembers being a pretty poor student. Her erratic memory of her mediocre performance is most likely due to ________.

"Use it or lose it" would most likely be associated with ________.

ECT, or electroconvulsive shock therapy, can disrupt consolidation and cause retrograde amnesia.

"Old information inhibits one's ability to remember newer information" defines ________.

Moishe can remember only the first two items and the last two items on the grocery list that his wife just read to him over the phone. The other five items in between are gone. This is an example of the ________.

Forgetting in long-term memory is most likely due to ________.

Declarative memories are to ________ memories as nondeclarative memories are to ________ memories.

Jesse still has very vivid memories of his first romantic kiss. This example illustrates a specific form of ________ memory known as a(n) ________ memory.

________ memory is constantly updated.

Retroactive interference of long-term memory means ________.

Short-term memory can hold about 12 plus or minus 2 bits of information.

Attention is the process of ________.

Alzheimer's disease accounts for between ________ and ________ percent of all dementia cases in the United States.

The breakdown of which of the following seems to be responsible for the impaired ability to form new memories?

A display of 12 letters is flashed on a screen in front of you followed by a tone. You attempt to recall a portion of the display based on the specific tone you heard. What aspect of your memory is this experiment designed to assess?

Pezdek and colleagues have found that false memories are more likely to be formed for plausible false events than for implausible ones.