Chapter 6: Memory

Question 1

The formulation of new memories is sometimes called ________, and the process of bringing up old memories is called ________.

Answer 1

construction; reconstruction

Question 2

What is semantic memory?

Answer 2

knowledge about words, concepts, and language-based knowledge and facts

Question 3

When people say you never forget how to ride a bike, they are referring to ________ memory, also called non-declarative memory.

Answer 3

implicit

Question 4

Which of the following is a good example of visual encoding?

Answer 4

thinking about a dog you want to adopt and having the image of the dog appear in your mind

Question 5

According to the Atkinson-Shiffrin model, ________.

Answer 5

memories are processed the same way that a computer processes information

Question 6

________ encoding is the encoding of images.

Answer 6

visual

Question 7

Which of the following is an example of retrograde amnesia?

Answer 7

Jane Doe emerges from a coma with no idea who she is, and she is unable to provide any details about herself, where she came from, or what happened to her.

Question 7

Which of the following is a good example of anterograde amnesia?

Answer 7

John Doe is in a car accident. Every day he wakes up with no memory of what he did the day before, feeling as though no time has passed because he is unable to form new memories.

Question 8

Dozens of people witness a purse snatching. One of the eyewitnesses loudly yells “the man with the blue shirt did it.” Later, when questioned by police, several other eyewitnesses remember the purse snatcher wearing a blue shirt, even though the purse snatcher was a woman in flowered dress. This is an example of ________: the effects of misinformation from external sources that leads to the creation of false memories.

Answer 8

suggestibility

Question 9

What is episodic memory?

Answer 9

information about events we have personally experienced

Question 10

For many in the baby-boom generation, the Kennedy assassination represents a ________, an exceptionally clear recollection of an important event.

Answer 10

flashbulb memory

Question 11

What is procedural memory?

Answer 11

type of implicit memory that stores information about how to do things

Question 12

In order for a memory to go into storage (i.e., long-term memory), it has to pass through three distinct stages: sensory memory, short-term memory, and ________ memory.

Answer 12

long-term

Question 13

What should be changed to make the following sentence true? In order for a memory to go into storage, it has to pass through three distinct stages: transitional memory, short-term memory, and long-term memory.

Answer 13

change the word “transitional” to the word “sensory”

Question 14

________ encoding is the encoding of sounds.

Answer 14

acoustic

Question 15

Which of the following is an example of a mnemonic device?

Answer 15

using the acronym “HOMES” to remember the names of the five Great Lakes

Question 16

In order to remember his lines for the play, Guy repeats his lines over and over again. This process is called ________.

Answer 16

rehearsal

Question 17

Remembering ________ is a good example of episodic memory.

Answer 17

your first day of school

Question 18

Which of the following statements about eyewitness testimony is correct?

Answer 18

Eyewitness testimony is vulnerable to the power of suggestion.

Question 19

When you take a multiple-choice test, you are relying on ________, a means of retrieving information out of your long-term memory storage system that helps you choose the correct answer.

Answer 19

recognition