Chapter 7 Flashcards
Which of the following processes involves initial formation of a memory code?
Encoding
While in history class, Anna was taking notes and finishing an assignment that was due in her next class. The next time Anna was in her history class she did not recall what the professor was talking about, even though she had written down notes last time. Which memory process was the primary reason Anna had trouble remembering her last class?
Attention
What level of processing would include rhyming a word with another word to help remember it?
Intermediate processing
Brandy is studying for her final exam in her brain anatomy class. She has trouble remembering the names for certain brain areas, so she connects the names with pictures of things like trees or animals to help her remember on the test. What memory encoding technique is Brandy using?
Visual memory
What type of memory is the shortest, lasting between a fraction of a second and several seconds?
Sensory memory
Which of the following is a similarity between traditional models of short-term memory and the working memory model?
both models indicate that storage capacity for short term memory is limited
Daniel has been studying for his psychology exam and wants to make sure he remembers everything so that he can do well on the exam which is two days away. What memory storage system is the ideal place for Daniel to store information for his exam?
long term memory
Which of the following are characteristic of flashbulb memories?
they are formed by significant unusual events that are often emotional
A professor drew a diagram on the board with the word ‘orange’ in the middle, surrounded by a map of lines connecting other words such as ‘orange’ or ‘round’ or ‘apple’ back to the word ‘orange’ in the middle, what memory concept would the professor be diagramming?
Semantic network
Mary is talking to her daughter and cannot seem to come up with the correct word, though she feels as though it’s just out of her reach. A few minutes later she remembers the word. What best describes this situation?
tip of the tongue phenomenon
Which of the following is a component of the misinformation effect?
Reconstructive distortion
A short-answer question on an exam would be considered which of the following types of learning measures?
Recall
When called on in class, Shawn was not able to remember the name of the psychologist who developed the first forgetting curve. Later when Shawn was in a study group and was asked what psychologist used nonsense syllables when creating the first forgetting curve, he was able to recall the name of the psychologist was Ebbinghaus. Which theory provides the best explanation for what Shawn experienced?
retrieval failure theory
Which of the following does not support skepticism regarding repressed or recovered memories?
Motivated forgetting
Patient H.M. suffered from what condition?
anterograde amnesia
