psych quiz 6

the persistence of learning over time most clearly depends on

when an eyewitness to an auto accident is asked to describe what happened, which measure of memory is being used?

which measure of memory is used on a test that requires matching glossary terms with their correct definitions

ebbinghaus' use of nonsense syllables to study memory led to the discovery that

the three steps in memory information processing

the retention of encoded information over time refers to

the process of getting information out of memory is called

the original atkinson-schiffrin three-stage information processing model introduced distinctions among

shelly was able to remember the names of her new classmates for only a minute or two after they had been introduced to her. the new class members' names were briefly stored in her

according to allen badly, we consciously process incoming auditory and visual-spatial information in our ______ memory

the integration of new incoming information with knowledge retrieved from long-term memory involves the activity of

in alan baddeley's model of working memory, the hypothetical central executive engages in

consciously repeating the name of a new classmate you want to remember illustrates

we encode implicit memories by means of

retention of skills and classically conditioned associations without conscious recollection is known as _______ memory

a conscious memory of the name of the first president of the US is a(n) _______ memory

implicit memory is to explicit memory as ______ is to _______

a momentary sensory memory of visual stimuli is called ______ memory

chunking refers to

we are more likely to remember the words "bicycle, cigarette, and fire" than the words "void, process, and inherent" this best illustrates the value of

jamille is taking french in school. she gets her best grades on vocab tests if she studies for 15 minutes every day for 8 days than if she studies for 2 hours the night before the test. this illustrates what is known as

the process of encoding refers to

encoding a written word semantically rather than on the basis of the word's written appearance illustrates a distinction between

which of the following questions would best enable you to remember that you saw the word PEACH on today's test?

to remember the information presented in her psych textbook, susan often relates it to her own life experiences. susan's strategy is an effective memory aid because it facilitates

which type of memory has an essentially limitless capacity?

which neural center in the limbic system helps process explicit memories for storage

damage to the hippocampus would most likely interfere with a person's ability to learn

after recovering from a stroke, farina was able to learn how to hit a tennis bal.

she is unable, however, to learn and remember the name of the rehab therapist who has been working with her each day to develop her tennis swing. farina is most likely to have suffered damage to her

a good night's sleep improves recall of the previous day's events by facilitating the transfer of memories from the

cerebellum is to _____ memory as hippocampus is to _____ memory

long-term potentiation refers to

by activating the amygdala, stress hormones facilitate

words, images, and other bits of information used to access a stored memory are called

hearing the word rabbit may lead people to spell the spoked word hair as hare. this best illustrates the outcome of a process known as

after learning that kicking would move a crib mobile, infants showed that they recalled this learning best if they were tested in the same crib. this best illustrates

after his last drinking spree, fakim hid a half-empty liquor bottle. he couldn't remember where he hid it until he started drinking again. fakim's pattern of recall best illustrates

whenever he feels sexually jealous, david is flooded with painful memories of instances when he thought his girlfriend was flirting with other men.

david's experience best illustrates

the tendency to recall the first and last items in a list better than the middle items is known as

after having brain surgery to stop sever seizures, henry molaison could recall events he experience prior to the surgery but was unable to form new conscious memories. molaison's memory difficulty most clearly illustrates

we are unable to consciously attend to most of the sights an sounds that are continually bombarding us. this fact most clearly contributes to

hermann ebbinghaus discovered that the rate at which we forget newly learned information is initially

proactive interference refers to the

retroactive interference involves the disruption of

after learning the combination for his new locker at school, milton is unable to remember the combination for his year-old bicycle lock. milton is experiencing the effects of

compulsive gamblers frequently recall losing less money than they actually did. their memory failure best illustrates

research on memory construction indicates that memories of past experiences are likely to be

in the study led by elizabeth lotus, two groups of observers were asked how fast two cars had been going in a filmed traffic accident.

observers who heard the vividly descriptive word smashed in relation to the accident later recalled

the psychologist jean piaget constructed a vivid, detailed memory of a nursemaid's thwarting his kidnapping after hearing false reports of such an event. his experience best illustrates

which of the following poses the greatest threat to the credibility of children's recollections of sexual abuse