Ch. 6 Long Term Memory Structure

Question 1

A system that is responsible for storing information for long periods of time

Answer 1

Long-term memory

Question 2

Presented with a list of words: This curve indicates that memory is better for words OR numbers (hint) at the beginning of the list and at the end of the list than for words in the middle.

Answer 2

Serial Position Curve

Question 3

During this effect, Participants are more likely to remember words presented at the beginning of a sequence.

Answer 3

Primacy Effect

Question 4

Presented with a list of words: Better memory for the stimuli presented at the end of a sequence is called the _______effect.

Answer 4

Recency Effect

Question 5

The form in which stimuli is presented

Answer 5

Coding

Question 6

Recalling a new item is difficult because memory of older items are interfering. (looking for my parking spot, but going to the spot I was in yesterday)

Answer 6

Proactive Interference

Question 7

This type of memory occurs when learning from experience is not accompanied by conscious remembering.

(priming, procedural and conditioning)

Answer 7

Implicit Memories

Question 8

This type of memory is for DOING things that usually involved learned skills

Answer 8

Procedural Memory

Question 9

This occurs when the presentation of one stimulus changes the way a person responds to another stimulus

Answer 9

Priming

Question 10

This occurs when the test stimulus is the same as or resembles the priming stimulus.

Answer 10

Repetition priming

Question 11

This occurs when the following two stimuli are paired: (1) a neutral stimulus that initially does not result in a response and (2) a conditioning stimulus that does result in a response

Answer 11

Classical Conditioning