Forgetting, Memory Construction, and Improving Memory

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Memories before age _____ are unreliable.

If an instructor asks her class to draw either side of a U.S. penny from memory, the vast majority will not be very successful. This is due to:

Sleep is important for remembering studied material because during sleep, the brain organizes and _____ newly learned information for long-term memory.

If you witness a traumatic event, you're likely to _____ the event.

Jack was having difficulty recalling information while studying for an exam. He decided to go to his classroom and sit in the same chair he does in class. Jack is attempting to:

Janel was sexually abused by her uncle when she was 5 years old. This experience was so devastating and traumatic that she removed the memory from her conscious awareness. This is an example of:

_____ is the inability to form new memories.

The inability to retrieve information from one's past is called:

According to Sigmund Freud, people may forget because they are _____ painful memories.

If a hint or cue helps you recall information that you were previously unable to access, you are having difficulty with ____ information.

Those who are unable to form new memories are experiencing _____.

Our ability to recognize material can make us feel _____, which might lead to poorer performance on certain tests.

In psychoanalytic theory, the basic defense mechanism that banishes anxiety-arousing thoughts, feelings, and memories from consciousness is called:

Timothy is studying and trying to remember all the planets in the solar system. His mother told him she has a trick to remember the order of the planets: Moody Vera Easily Makes Juicy Savory Unusually Notable Pizzas. Timothy's mother is using

One reason our memories fail is because of problems with:

The misinformation effect makes it difficult to evaluate the accuracy of our memories because we have not retained the: