Exam 8: Memory

Autobiographical memories are most directly a subset of __________ memory.

Colin's therapist suggests that his lack of emotional expression reflects an attempt to distance himself from traumatic events he experienced years ago. Colin's therapist is making reference to the defense mechanism of __________.

Which of the following individuals is LEAST likely to benefit from Gingko balboa?

Which of the following is the best explanation for our difficulty in remembering new telephone numbers?

On a test of recall, participants who learn a list of words in one room do better if tested in that same room than if tested in a different room. This finding is best explained by __________.

Recall Bartlett's research with stories taken from the folklore of other cultures. Bartlett's results suggest that if participants are asked to recall meaningful verbal material, they are likely to __________.

A researcher presents participants with a list of words. She asks the participants to count the letters in the words in group 1, to come up with rhymes for the words in group 2, and to produce synonyms for the words in group 3. Later, she tests the participants' memory for all of the words. Going from best to worst, which pattern correctly indicates how well words in each group will be remembered?

Britta's therapist suggests that she has apparently forgotten traumatic family events in an attempt to protect her conscious mind from emotional upset. Britta's therapist is making reference to the defense mechanism of __________.

Ingrid is taking part in a psychology experiment based on the DRM paradigm. Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A patient with Korsakoff's syndrome will __________.

How does use of a schema improve memory?

Which type of memory is CORRECTLY matched with an example?

Imagine that you begin to list all the classes you've ever taken in college. Chances are, you will recall your last few classes particularly well. What is this phenomenon called?

Bruce watches a new television program with enthusiasm. He then watches a second, similar program. Bruce later finds it difficult to remember the details of the second program; he finds that details about the first program keep intruding. What has probably occurred?

Dr. Deblanc is conducting an experiment. Two groups of participants study a word list in a psychology laboratory. Some time later, one group attempts to recall the words in the same laboratory; the other group tries to recall the words in a very different environment, a nearby city park. Dr. Deblanc is probably investigating the influence of __________ on memory.

Working memory is to long-term memory as __________ is to __________.

Which of the following is an effective way to get access to a forgotten memory?

Which type of memory below is CORRECTLY matched with a description?

When a piece of information is "on the tip of your tongue," which of the following is true?

In an experiment, participants are first briefly exposed to unusual, lengthy words in Phase I. Later in the week, in Phase II, participants return for a word completion task, in which they attempt to fill in the missing letters of each of a list of words (e.g., p _ _ _ u d _ _ e). Some of the words correspond to Phase I words. Others do not. This is a(n) __________ memory experiment. Phase 2 words that also appeared in Phase I should be completed __________ accurately than those that did not.