Chapter 7 - Quiz Study Flashcards
David was thinking about baseball statistics when his mother told him to make sure to call his Uncle Jim for his birthday. Two hours later, David’s mom asked him if he had called his uncle yet and he said he did not even remember her asking him to. Which memory process is probably where David’s memory failure occurred?
Encoding
Jennifer studied for a week for her psychology exam. She took careful notes, made note cards, reviewed them many times, and even had her roommate test her. She even developed visual images and mnemonics to help her learn the four steps in forming memories. But when she read a question on the exam about this material, she got confused and got it wrong. Which memory process is probably where Jennifer’s memory failure occurred?
Retrieval
Roberto and Steve both studied a total of about 10 hours for a Chem exam. They both used many of the same study strategies such as making in-depth notes, reading the chapter multiple of times, and rehearsing the material many times. Roberto, however, spread his 10 hours of study over 1 week with 8 hours of sleep each night. Steve crammed his 10 hours in from 7pm to 5am the night and morning of the exam and only got 3 hours of sleep before his 9am exam. Who is likely to do better and why
Roberto because he utilized consolidation
Suppose you met a person who could remember things that happened well before she had a surgery but who is now incapable of forming new long-term memories. What part of the brain was most-likely affected by the surgery?
The Hippocampus
The brief traces of a touch or a smell left by the firing of neurons in the brain are examples of
Sensory Memory
What kind of memory do we use to keep someone’s phone number in mind long enough to put it in our list of contacts?
Working Memory
What type of memory allows us to perform skills, such as tying our shoes, automatically once we have mastered them?
Procedural Memory
When we actively try to recall information, especially words, from long-term memory, we use the
Prefrontal Cortex
Rehearsal makes memories stick. So does
Emotion
Neurons that ______________ together _______________ together.
Fire, Wire
One sea slug had frequent and closely-spaced-in-time puffs of air administered to it. Another had frequent puffs but they were not as closely spaced. Yet another slug had one puff administered to it. Which is most likely to remember this aversive event?
The one with frequent and closely spaced air puffs
CREB is a ________________ that switches on genes responsible for the development of new synapses.
Protein
For which of the following is there an least some scientific evidence that it can enhance our memory (3 items)
- Caffeine
- Ginkgo Biloba
- Drugs that enhance the protein CREB
Which technology metaphor is best for how memories work?
Text editor (on a computer typing software)
The fact that changing the wording of a question impacts people’s recall for events illustrates which kind of forgetting?
Suggestibility
