Lecture 17 - Improving Your Memory

Question 1

(lecture):

Describe elaboration and why it works to improve memory.

Answer 1

(lecture):

See slide 8

Question 2

(lecture):

Describe elaborative interrogation.

Answer 2

(lecture):

See slide 9+10

Question 3

(lecture):

Describe the Pressley et al. (1987) study.

Answer 3

(lecture):

See slide 11+12

Question 4

(lecture):

What are some issues of implementing the elaborative interrogation?

Answer 4

(lecture):

See slide 13

Question 5

(lecture):

Describe the retrieval practice technique.

Answer 5

(lecture):

See slide 14

Question 6

(lecture):

Describe the Roediger & Karpicke (2006) study.

Answer 6

(lecture):

See slide 15

Question 7

(lecture):

Why does practice testing improve learning?

Answer 7

(lecture):

See slide 16

Question 8

(lecture):

Describe implementation

Answer 8

(lecture):

See slide 18

Question 9

(lecture):

Describe spaced practice.

Answer 9

(lecture):

See slide 19

Question 10

(lecture):

Describe the Bude et al. (2011) study.

Answer 10

(lecture):

See slide 20

Question 11

(lecture):

Describe the Robust effect.

Answer 11

(lecture):

See slide 21

Question 12

(lecture):

Why is distributed practice good?

Answer 12

(lecture):

See slide 22

Question 13

(lecture):

How should learning episodes
be spaced?

Answer 13

(lecture):

see slide 23

Question 14

(lecture):

Describe the Fowler and Barker (1974, Exp 1) study.

Answer 14

(lecture):

See slide 26+27