Chapter 6 - Memory

Question 1

Type of forgetting where you fail to process info into memory, info doesn’t get past sensory memory

Answer 1

Encoding failure

Question 2

noticing some physical features is a _____ level of processing

Answer 2

shallow

Question 3

Can be divided into episodic and semantic memory

Answer 3

Declarative (Explicit) Memory

Question 4

Motor skills, habits, and classically conditioned reflexes make up _____ memory

Answer 4

Procedural (Implicit) Memory

Question 5

People who train their brains to excel in memory tasks

Answer 5

Memory Jocks

Question 6

Found that participants were better able to learn a word list if the words were organized in any meaningful way

Answer 6

Bower and colleagues

Question 7

responsible for working with verbal information for brief periods of time

Answer 7

Phonological Loop

Question 8

process of reactivating and recalling the information

Answer 8

retrieval

Question 9

Type of memory with a capacity of 7 +/-2 chunks of info

Answer 9

Short-Term Memory

Question 10

noticing some patterns and a little more detail is a _____ level of processing

Answer 10

Intermediate

Question 11

Type of forgetting where you attribute an event to the wrong source that we experienced, heard, read, or imagined

Answer 11

Source Amnesia

Question 12

Found that students who frequently text and use social media during study time have lower GPAs

Answer 12

Junco and Cotton

Question 13

Where visual and spatial data are briefly stored and manipulated

Answer 13

Visuospatial sketchpad

Question 14

process of holding information in the brain

Answer 14

storage

Question 15

people remember thing better when they are near the beginning or end of the list rather than the middle

Answer 15

Primacy and recency effect

Question 16

process of forming memories

Answer 16

encoding

Question 17

Detailed account of circumstances surrounding an emotionally significant or shocking, sometimes historic event

Answer 17

Flashbulb memory

Question 18

Memory aides that help us translate information into a form that is easier to remember

Answer 18

Mnemonics

Question 19

Directs attention, makes plans, and coordinates activities. Determines what info is used and ignored

Answer 19

Central executive

Question 20

When older information prevents or interferes with retrieval of newer information

Answer 20

Proactive Interference

Question 21

thinking about the meaning of something is a _____ level of processing

Answer 21

Deep

Question 22

How the brain encodes, stores, and retrieves information for later use

Answer 22

Memory

Question 23

Forms the bridge between memory and conscious awareness

Answer 23

Episodic buffer

Question 24

When new information prevents or interferes with retrieval of older information

Answer 24

Retroactive Interference

Question 25

Facts and general knowledge make up _____ memory

Answer 25

Semantic

Question 26

Bowman found that students who did this while reading took longer to read the passage than those who didn’t

Answer 26

Multitasking

Question 27

Type of memory with essentially unlimited capacity

Answer 27

Long-Term Memory

Question 28

Your physical or mental state can serve as memory cues

Answer 28

Mood Congruence / State Dependent Memory

Question 29

You are more likely to remember something when you are in a similar environment to where you were when you learned it

Answer 29

Encoding Specificity Principle

Question 30

Events experienced by a person make up _____ memory

Answer 30

Episodic