Exam 6: Memory-Part A

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The memory sin that does NOT have benefits similar to those of the other sins is:

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Research has shown that different aspects of a single memory are stored in:

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Which type of judgment has research shown results in better memory for words?

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At the supermarket,Charlotte finds it much easier to remember the food items she needs when she puts them into the categories of fruits,vegetables,and meat.What encoding process is Charlotte using to create and recall memories?

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Which statement accurately describes the results of a typical collaborative memory experiment?

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You look up a friend's address for the envelope of a letter you're writing.Suddenly,the phone rings.You abandon your address research to answer the phone,but it is a wrong number.When you get back to writing down the address,you have forgotten it because _____ memory has failed you.

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The process of bringing to mind information that has been previously encoded and stored in memory is known as:

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The process whereby memories can become vulnerable to disruption when they are recalled,thus requiring them to be consolidated again is termed:

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Someone who is shown the word organism and then asked to memorize 50 words subsequently might be more likely to incorrectly report that the word organize was on the list,illustrating the effects of:

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With respect to complex long-term memories,the hippocampus can MOST accurately be conceptualized as a(n):

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Of the memory "sins," one of the primary causes of eyewitness misidentifications is:

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Charlotte looks up a phone number on the Internet and says the number three times to herself.As she reaches for her phone to dial the number,she is distracted by noise coming from outside her office.When the noise ceases after about 30 seconds,she picks up the phone but finds that she cannot remember the number.This is due to the limits of _____ memory.

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Long-term memory can be broken up into two broad types: memory that does not require conscious recall,referred to as _____ memory,and memory that does require conscious recall,or _____ memory.

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The type of consolidation that occurs over a time scale encompassing years involves the transfer of memory from:

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Using social pressure,Shaw and Porter (2015)got a large percentage of the college students in their study to falsely remember _____ as adolescents.

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While cramming for a psychology exam,Hannah finds that,if she thinks about the meaning of terms and tries to use them in examples,she learns them much better.What technique is Hannah using to improve her memory of the terms?

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The small space between the axon of one neuron and the dendrite of another is termed the:

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Studies using fMRI have revealed that,the second time an object is viewed,there is _____ activity in the visual cortex,suggesting that priming makes perception of the object _____.

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The _____ memory store holds information for a maximum of 15 to 20 seconds in the absence of rehearsal.

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A third-grader must learn the rules of multiplication (1 × 1 through 12 × 12)in 2 weeks.The BEST advice to give this student is to:

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