Psychology Final Chapter 7

Front 1

Which memory aid requires that we take the initial letter of each word and form a nonsense word?

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An acronym

Front 2

A number of studies by Elizabeth Loftus have yielded valuable information concerning:

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the accuracy of eyewitness memory

Front 3

There are as many kinds of sensory memories as there are:

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sense modalities

Front 4

The memory structure first encountered by the information coming from the senses is called the:

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sensory memory

Front 5

Your text claims that the STM allows us to live our experiences but the LTM allows us to________ the constant flow of information.

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understand

Front 6

The process of translating information into neural data that can be stored in the brain is called:

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encoding

Front 7

A man cannot recall events that occurred two minutes prior to an automobile accident in which he was involved. What type of forgetting is involved?

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Retrograde amnesia

Front 8

Why does the text advocate the spacing of study sessions?

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The research evidence suggests that massed practice leads to poorer retrieval.

Front 9

The amount of information registered in sensory memory is:

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the entire visual or auditory or olfactory panorama

Front 10

Facts stored in ________ memory are often established more quickly, but they are more susceptible to forgetting.

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declarative

Front 11

A very primitive type of memory storage, in which no organization or categorization of information takes places, occurs in the:

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sensory memory

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The short-term memory is called our working memory because:

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it functions to store as well as retrieve information

Front 13

The short-term memory can hold about ________ chunks of information at any one time.:

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7 ± 2

Front 14

Methods of encoding which help us organize material for more efficient storage and retrieval in LTM are known as:

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mnemonic devices

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Planted or false memories:

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are easily passed from person to person

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Chunking benefits the memory process by:

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all of the above

Front 17

________ memories are associated with feeling of knowing and familiarity and not available to consciousness.

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implicit

Front 18

Recent studies indicate that the thalamus may play a primary role in:

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consolidation

Front 19

Research on eyewitness testimony indicates that what people recall of an accident or crime scene

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can be influenced by the kind of questions they are asked

Front 20

An image stored in iconic memory generally fades from usefulness in approximately:

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