Psychology Chapter 6: Memory

Akira Haraguchi recited the digits of pi to the first 83,431 decimal places in 2005. Psychologists consider Haraguchi a

________ involves retaining information over time

Attention, deep processing, elaboration, and the use of mental imagery are _______ processes.

Which of the following memory systems has a time frame of up to 30 seconds

reorganizing information that exceeds the 7 plus or minus 2 rule into more meaningful units

Being able to consciously recall information from the past and recite it involves what type of memory?

Priming is a phenomenon that has been found to result in:

the process of bringing information to mind whenever needed

Multiple choice exams involve testing a student's _________ abilities, whereas essay exams, involve testing _____ abilities.

Motivated forgetting and repressed memories are usually associated with what type of memories

learning that has persisted over time. information that has been stored and in many cases can be recalled

a measure of memory in which the person must retrieve information learned earlier Like fill in the ____ tests

a measure of memory in which the person need only identify items previously learned Like multiple choice tests

a measure of memory that assesses the amount of items saved when learning material again

conscious, active processing of incoming auditory and visual spatial information and of info retrieved from long term memory

memory of facts and experiences that one can consciously know and "declare" Like when you study Things you think you need to remember

retention independent of conscious recollection

non-conscious encoding of incidental info, such as space, time, and frequency, and of well-learned info, such as word meanings Like when ya burn ya hand

a long term memory how we remember to do things ride a bike read

memory aids, especially those techniques that use vivid imagery and organizational devices ROYGBV

organizing items into familiar, manageable units; often occurs automatically

encoding info on basic auditory or visual levels based on the sound structure or appearance of a word

encodes semantically based on actual meaning associated with the word

"memoryless memory" how you jog your memory

our tendency to recall the last and first items on a list

_______ is a limited capacity memory system in which info is usually retained for less than a minute unless strategies are used to retain it longer

Which of the following statements apply to the concept of working memory

Memory _____ is a process that occurs when info was retained in memory comes out of storage, that is when we recall or remember something

The term amnesia refers to a loss of memory. This memory disorder can:

The three stages of memory in the Atkinson-Shiffrin theory; __________ memory, short-term, and long-term.

The process by which info gets into memory storage is _______

The process of retaining information for future use is called:

Which of the following are involved in problems in the retrieval process?

The type of memory that involves remembering info about something in the future is _____ memory.

When one has completed a class, you should enhance encoding by ________ the material by rewriting or retyping the info

Which of the following are true in regard to memories of traumatic events?

H.M. could not remember things that happened after surgery to remove his hippocampus. This is an example of

Which of the following concepts suggest that if two neurons are activated at the same time, the connection between the may be strengthened

The _______ __________ effect refers to the tendency to recall items at the BEGINNING AND END of a list better than in the middle

Which of the following are levels of autobiographical memory?

Which of the following circumstances illustrate motivated forgetting?

Allison lived in a foreign country for a year and she didn't drive, but still knew how. This is is an example of _______ memory

Megan is listening to music and other things. Multitasking is called ________ __________ and it decreases encoding.

After David sustained traumatic brain injury, he has discovered that he can't remember anything that happened in the last four years

When using memory retrieval the info that is an individual is searching for comes out of _____

Which of the following is true of explicit memory?

Which of the following statements are true regarding short term memory

________ theory states that people forget not because memories are lost from storage but because other info gets in the way of what they want to remember

Which of the following are components of Baddeley's working memory theory?

Which of the following statements are true regarding eyewitness testimony

In the context of serial position, the ________ effect is when one can recall items at THE END of the list.

Explicit memory is the _______ recollection of info such as facts and events

Gladys has a lot on her mind and fjkdlf sdjflksd

Alan has a list and is dumb and is unable to remember anything at all. This is an example of

You are at a concert, you hear the orchestra rehearsing, feel the velvet seat you are on, smell the perfume of the woman. This describes __________ memory.

________ is the memory process where info retained memory is brought out of

A(n) ______ is a a general mental framework that helps us to understand and organize info

Jason is actively trying to remember his teammates names jkdfsjiofdjfsfsdfsddfjiofsdk[i

Which of the following strategies can be used to increase the number of pieces of info that can be held in short term memory

When ________ is extensive, the person has attempted to make the to be remembered info meaningful and has engaged in detail processing

Info must be encode and ______ in order to be retrieved later

Which of the following statements are true regarding short term memory

_______ failure occurs when the info has never entered into long term memory

The frontal lobes of the brain play an important role in:

Which of the following is true of explicit memory

The initial recording of info into memory is called ________

The tip of the tongue phenomenon is a failure of :

According to levels of processing theory, we are most likely to remember things if we consider _________

People remember better when they attempt to recall info in the same external circumstances in which they learned it. This describes

in forensic psychology, most of the interest in _______ __________ focuses on distortion, bias, and inaccuracy of memory

Which of the following circumstances illustrate motivated forgetting

_________ is a memory task where the person has to retrieve previously learned info; _______ is a memory task where the person has to identify learning items

The terms used to describe the process that occurs when a person forgets something because it is painful or anxiety laden

When considering the effects of serial position, the _______ effect refers to better recall for items at the BEGINNING

in order to remember the way to the library, Kareem created a mental picture of the campus map, she used _____ to remember the route

Traumatic memories appear to be linked to the release of stress related hormones. Which of the following brain areas are involved in the release of stress release hormone

At which of the following levels of process are we most likely to recall info

The frontal lobes of the brain play an important role in:

Encoding failure occurs when the info:

Which of the following is true regarding the effect of elaboration of encoding

The term used to describe remembering to do something is prospective memory. The term used for remembering the past _____ memory.

Which of the following are true in respect to memory in the aging process?

A(n) ______ is a general mental framework that helps us to understand and organize info

Which of the following are explanations for why the primacy effect occurs?

After David sustained a traumatic brain injury, he has discovered that he can't remember anything that happened in the last four years, but he can learn new info

Select all of the following that are powerful tools for processing memory

Dr. Marsh has her General Psychology class go through an exercise in which they look at a group of objects and attempted to remember them

According to levels of processing theory we are most likely to remember things if we consider

Select all of the following that causes retrieval failure

Taking a batch of muffins out of the oven in 20 minutes is an example of a _____ based prospective

Which of the following are tips to help you encode info successfully

according to the connection network perspective, our ____ are organized sets of neurons that are activated together

In an MRI study, participants viewed pictures while in an MRI scanner

The memory of your grandmother's name is not just represented in a single spot in the brain but involves activity spread djfjsdfjd

Sperling's classic study on sensory memory determined that info held in _____ memory can be forgotten very quickly

in terms of how we engage with info we are trying to remember the continuum from shallow to intermediate to deep where deeper levels produce better memory is called levels of processing

Toddler Christine loves to play restaurant. She knows the whole routine; find a restaurant, be seated, look at menus, order, pay, leave. This is a ______

Special cases of memory have been researched and debated by cognitive psychologists. Select the following that describes a special case where special memory retrieval is utilized

You have studied french for years, but now you are taking a Spanish class

_______ theory states that the passage of time always increases forgetting

Due to the neurosurgery that treated his severe form of epilepsy, H.M.'s

Hermann Ebbinghaus was the first person to conduct scientific research on ________

_________ amnesia is characterized by memory loss for a segment of the individual's past

if a researcher activates info in participants remember new info more sufficiently

Craig has returned from the war in Iraq, badly physically injured. When questioned by family and friends he says that he doesn't remember his experiences because they are too painful

Which of the following explanations for why the primacy effect occurs?

Why do some researchers believe that "recovered memories" should instead be called "discovered memories"

Lee Anne is telling her children stories about when she was young

Explicit memory has two sub types. Autobiographical memory, a form of ________

In an MRI study, participants viewed pictures while in an MRI Scanner

The type of very brief visual memory that allows us to "write" in the air with sparklers is _____ memory