Exam 6: Memory-Part A

The encoding of survival-related information is effective because it often requires participants to engage in:

The case of HM is a documented case of a patient whose speech skills and intelligence were unaffected by the removal of his hippocampus and parts of his temporal lobe but who could not form new long-term memories.Which memory disorder was MOST pronounced in HM?

Which statement regarding the effectiveness of studying the same material twice versus studying once and quizzing yourself once to enhance recall on a memory test is TRUE?

Whenever Andrea goes to the library to study,she takes a Red Bull energy drink with her and drinks it while she studies.As the semester progresses,she notices that she does considerably better on an exam when she drinks a Red Bull during it.She MOST likely does better because of:

Robert calls Darla and asks her to pick up soap,a new pair of slippers,and wine from the store on her way home from work.Instead of making a list,Darla successfully remembers the items to be purchased by picturing herself sipping wine in her slippers,while Robert gives her a sponge bath.What memory technique is Darla MOST likely using?

Memory for motor skills (e.g. ,how to play a guital)that you clearly know,even if you cannot describe them,is known as _____ memory.

Memory is enhanced for highly emotional events in large part due to the activity of which brain structure?

The brain structure that is believed to act as an index linking information together is the:

When attention is divided,what happens in the brain?

The seven sins of memory:

The hippocampus appears to be critically involved in the formation of new _____ memories.

_____ is the tendency to incorporate misleading information from outside sources into personal recollections.

Which statement about priming is TRUE?

Transience involves the gradual switch from _____ to _____ memories.

Generating creative ideas by combining different types of information in new ways is termed _____ creative thinking.

State-dependent retrieval and the knowledge that alcohol has detrimental effects on test-taking would predict which study and then test context would produce the LOWEST score?

Remembering to do things in the future is called _____ memory.

The type of consolidation that occurs over a time scale of seconds to minutes involves the transfer of memory from:

Assigning a recollection or an idea to the wrong source is termed:

Gavin is asked to remember a list of 20 words.Some of the words are written in blue ink,and some are written in red ink.A week later,he is asked to recall as many words as possible.Gavin will probably do better on the task if,during the encoding phase,he: