Module 26

Question 1

Humans have two – controlled by different parts of the brain.

Answer 1

distinct memory systems,

Question 2

encoding failure due to – and –

Answer 2

age and attention

Question 3

Course of forgetting is initially rapid, and then levels

off with time

Answer 3

storage decay

Question 4

Physical change in the brain occur as memory forms

Answer 4

memory trace

Question 5

T/F: we cannot remember what we have not encoded

Answer 5

true

Question 6

Eventsandmemoriesarenotavailablebecause these were never –.

Answer 6

acquired

Question 7

Memories have been – due to stored memory decay.

Answer 7

discarded

Question 8

two types of interference

Answer 8

proactive and retroactive

Question 9

Occurs when older memory makes it more

difficult to remember new information

Answer 9

proactive

Question 10

Occurs when new learning disrupts memory for older information

Answer 10

retroactive

Question 11

Freud: Repressed memories protect– and

minimize anxiety

Answer 11

self-concept

Question 12

Today: Attempts to forget more likely when information is–, not emotional

Answer 12

neutral

Question 13

T/F: forgetting can occur at any memory stage

Answer 13

true

Question 14

As we – information, we filter, alter, or lose

much of it.

Answer 14

process

Question 15

occurs when a memory has been corrupted by misleading information.

Answer 15

misinformation effect

Question 16

occurs when repeatedly imagining fake actions and events can create false memories.

Answer 16

imagination effect

Question 17

Involves faulty memory for how, when, or where

information was learned or imagined

Answer 17

Source amnesia (source misattribution)

Question 18

Is sense that “I’ve experienced this before.”

Answer 18

déjà vu

Question 19

Suggests cues from the current situation may unconsciously trigger retrieval of an earlier experience

Answer 19

déjà vu

Question 20

– feel like real memories and can be persistent but are usually limited to the gist of the event.

Answer 20

False memories

Question 21

False memories are often a result of faulty –

Answer 21

eyewitness testimony.

Question 22

• Researchers studied effect of suggestive interviewing techniques
  (58 percent of preschoolers produced false stories about one or more unexperienced events.)

Answer 22

Ceci and Bruck

Question 23

Children often accurately recall events and actors because they are –

Answer 23

neutral