Week 10

Question 1

name the 2 main memory theories.

Answer 1

• stage model

- level of processing theory

Question 2

__ __ is a big part of memory.

Answer 2

executive control

Question 3

working memory is related to ___ ___.

Answer 3

executive control

Question 4

which factors can influence the transfer of information from short to long-term memory?

• time
• stress and anxiety
• alcohol use: intoxication
• attention
• all of the above

Answer 4

all of the above

Question 5

eddy is an 85-year old man who shows some mild cognitive difficulties. you are working with him on how to remember to take his medications every morning and what strategies he could use to remember to take them. which 2 types of memory is eddy experiencing difficulty with?

Answer 5

procedural memory and prospective memory

Question 6

paul is experiencing memory deficits that are now interfering with everyday interactions. throughout your patient’s session you talk to him about his past personal experiences. he is struggling to recall these events. what is his deficit area?

Answer 6

episodic memory

Question 7

which types of amnesia did kalvin/clive have in the video?

Answer 7

anterograde amnesia and retrograde amnesia

Question 8

what does asking which strategies you used or asking which list will be harder to remember assess?

Answer 8

metamemory

Question 9

does the CMT assess metamemory?

Answer 9

yes

Question 10

what does the second part of the CMT where you provide the client with a contextual strategy assess?

Answer 10

shows that the person can use a strategy and has the potential to learn

Question 11

the second part of the CMT (contextual strategy) aligns with what?

Answer 11

the zone of proximal development - provide client with a strategy and it improves their ability to learn

Question 12

is the CMT a static or dynamic eval.?

Answer 12

dynamic

Question 13

which type of memory does the CMT measure?

Answer 13

episodic

Question 14

why are there 4 parallel versions of the rivermead behavioral memory test (RMBT)?

Answer 14

for reassessment purposes

Question 15

for the showing faces subtest of RBMT, what does asking what gender and age group each person is in do?

Answer 15

encoding strategy - creates more connections and allows for deeper processing for recognition

Question 16

• remember a list of words based on a few categories
• ask pt. to repeat them back 3 times
• can be categorized to remember better

Answer 16

hopkins verbal learning test

Question 17

• shapes
• 3 repetitions
• immediate and delayed recall after 20 mins

Answer 17

BBVMT

Question 18

• assesses short-term and working memory
• use grouping/chunking to remember better (strategy)
• also involves attention

Answer 18

serial digit learning test

Question 19

which memory is used in the task-specific approach?

Answer 19

procedural memory

Question 20

what does choosing an external compensatory memory system (external aid/strategy) do?

Answer 20

creates better encoding

Question 21

based on the generation effect

Answer 21

self-gen

Question 22

internal strategy where if we create it ourselves, we remember it better

Answer 22

generation effect

Question 23

name the 2 main strategies to improve memory from kessler vid.

Answer 23

• imagery
• context
• true power comes when you combine both