memory codes

Question 1

craik and tucking results:

Answer 1

sentence judgments (semantic) were best followed by rhyming judgments (phonemic processing) and then capital letters (structural processing)

Question 2

questions about a ____ ____ resulted in better memory

Answer 2

word’s meaning

Question 3

recognition is still much better after semantic processing demonstrating that:

Answer 3

the level of processing is the best determinant of retention

Question 4

circular logic:

Answer 4

logical fallacy in which the reasoner begins with what they’re trying to end with

Question 5

is it easy to elaborate material at the ___ level and difficult to construct elaborations at the ____ or ____ level

Answer 5

semantic; structural or phonemic

Question 6

a more complex sentence frames produce a more:

Answer 6

elaborate memory code

Question 7

the more elaborate code was ineffective:

Answer 7

if the word did not fit in the sentence

Question 8

precise elaboration:

Answer 8

generation of additional material closely related to remembered material

Question 9

imprecise elaboration:

Answer 9

generation of additional material unrelated to remembered material

Question 10

elaboration is ___ always effective in recall

Answer 10

not

Question 11

primary distinctiveness

Answer 11

when shown a list of common words and all the words are printed in black ink except for one word that is printed in red ink

Question 12

release from proactive interference is an example of:

Answer 12

improving recall by making items distinct from other items in the immediate context

Question 13

secondary distinctiveness:

Answer 13

relative to information in our long term memory. ex a word is distinctive if it has unusual ordering of letters

Question 14

emotional distinctiveness:

Answer 14

events producing strong emotional responses are sometimes remembered well

Question 15

memory traces differ not only in their durability but also:

Answer 15

in the kind of info they contain