CHAPTER 7 PSYCHOLOGY HONORS – Flashcards

In the processes involved in memory, which of the following best describes encoding?

Phil is listening intently to his principal's lecture on the advancement of scientific research. In this scenario, Phil is most likely _____.

In terms of memory encoding, sustained attention is _____.

Which of the following is true of divided attention in memory encoding?

_____ first suggested that encoding can be influenced by levels of processing.

Bob witnesses a burglary. On being questioned by the police, Bob provides a vague description of the burglar, mentioning his approximate build and height, but he is unable to recall specific details. Which of the following is most likely the highest level of processing that Bob has engaged in while encoding information about the burglar?

Alison visits the public aquarium in her city. While looking at the fish tank, she notices an apple snail stuck to the glass wall of the tank. She feels nostalgic because she remembers collecting apple snails with her brothers when they were younger and she misses him today. Which of the following is most likely the highest level of processing Alison has engaged in to encode her childhood memory about apple snails?

_____ refers to the formation of a number of different connections around a stimulus at any given level of memory encoding.

Jacob is a waiter at Foodplace, a five-star restaurant. He is known for his excellent memory with regard to customer orders. He recalls each customer's order perfectly by associating the order with where the customer is seated and with the clothes the customer is wearing. In this scenario, which of the following encoding processes is Jacob most likely using to help him remember his orders?

_____ were responsible for formulating an early popular theory of memory that acknowledged the varying life span of memories.

Which of the following is true of sensory memory?

Which of the following is a way to improve short-term memory?

Which of the following is true of working memory?

Which of the following is true of long-term memory?

Recalling the names of the members of a famous football team is an example of _____.

Jack, a 40 year old man, still remembers how he and his mother celebrated with ice cream whenever Jack did well on a test. In this scenario, Jack's recollection of this memory best illustrates the use of his _____ memory.

Jacob asks his little brother Grant to play a game of chess with him. As Grant has never played chess before, Jacob explains the rules of the game to him. What type of long-term memory has mainly helped Jacob to recount his knowledge of chess to Grant?

Which of the following is true of implicit memory?

Jeremy, an eight-year-old boy, did not learn to tie his shoelaces until he was almost six years old. Now, he ties them like an expert while talking to others and without looking at his feet. Skills like this are associated with _____ memory.

A preexisting mental concept or framework that helps people organize and interpret information is called a(n) _____.

_____ is the theory that memory is stored throughout the brain in networks among neurons, several of which may work together to process a single memory.

Jenna is in an accident a week before her wedding. Due to her head injury, Jenna's memory is affected - even though she can speak and read clearly. She remembers that she is getting married in a week and remembers her appointments for the week, but she has no memory of how she met her fiancé or how long they were dating. In this scenario, Jenna's _____ memory is most likely impaired.

_____ refers to the tendency to recall the items at the beginning and end of a list more readily than those in the middle.

Julia is one of the finalists on a game show. Julia is able to remember the names of the contestants she met on the first day of the show, but she cannot remember the names of the contestants she met after that first day. In terms of memory retrieval, Juanita's ability to recall only the names of the contestants she met on the first day is an example of _____.

Janet has memorized one of John Keats's poems for an upcoming school play. The poem has four verses, and Janet can recite the entire poem word for word. Keeping in mind the serial position effect in memory retrieval, which of the following verses is Janet most likely to remember in the future?

Donna prides herself on being able to remember a face after seeing it just once. However, she is not good with remembering the names that match the faces. In terms of memory retrieval, it can be said that:

Detective Jones is the primary detective in a murder case. In which of the following ways can he use the process of context-dependent memory to his advantage?

_____ memory is the memory of emotionally significant events that people often recall with more accuracy and vivid imagery than everyday events.

Motivated forgetting is usually associated with _____ memories.

Kyle was one of the eyewitnesses for a robbery that took place in a convenience store. When called in to the police headquarters to identify the suspect in a lineup, which of the following is most likely to elicit the most accurate response from Kyle?

According to Hermann Ebbinghaus's scientific research on forgetting, _____.

_____ refers to a situation in which material that was learned later disrupts the retrieval of information that was learned earlier.

_____ memory involves remembering information about doing something in the future.

Tom is studying for his final exams. He is using study tips from the science of memory, so which of the following practices would help Tom improve the task of rehearsing information?

Sue's parents suffered from Alzheimer disease before they died. Although Sue is still in her early forties, she is concerned about her own cognitive functioning. Her niece, Dawn, is a medical student. What helpful advice is Dawn most likely to give Sue based on her knowledge of Alzheimer disease?