Exam 2 – Long Term Memory Practice – Flashcards
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____ memory refers to memory for facts that are not unique to us and that are not recalled in any particular temporal context.
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Semantic
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Some cognitive psychologists have asserted that ____ refers to the activation of a node by another node in the same network, due to the process of spreading activation.
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Priming
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Superior recall of words at and near the end of a list is referred to as the ____ effect.
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Recency
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Participants were shown a list of words and asked to judge whether each word described them or not. Recall was highest for the items that reportedly described the individual. This demonstrates ___.
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Self Reference Effect
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The greater recall associated with distributed practice (compared to massed practice) is called the ____ effect.
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Spacing
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We are conscious of ____ memories
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declarative
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Which statement below is most closely associated with levels of processing theory?
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C. Deep processing results in better memory than shallow processing
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____ amnesia refers to an inability to recall events that occur after whatever trauma caused a memory loss.
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anterograde
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Long-term potentiation (LTP) occurs in the:
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synapses
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The serial-position curve represents the probability of recall of ____.
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a given word, given its order of presentation in a list
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Joanne is studying for a psychology test. Based on the results of studies examining encoding and retrieval context, Joanne should get the best test results if she ____.
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studies in the testing room
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____ practice refers to learning in which various sessions are spaced over time.
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distributed
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In retrograde amnesia, the memories that return typically do so starting ________.
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from the more distant past and progressing up to the time of the trauma
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Katie and Inez are roommates taking the same psychology class. They have a psychology test in four days. Both women intend to study for three hours, but because of different work schedule, Katie will study one hour for each of the next three days, while Inez will study three hours the day before the exam. What would you predict about their performance?
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Katie should perform better because of the spacing effect.
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After being given directions to drive to the theater, Kurt can remember only the first two turns he is supposed to make. This illustrates the ____ effect.
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primacy
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If you need to remember whether you saw a friend yesterday at the library, you will draw upon a(n) ____ memory.
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episodic
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Reyna won an Olympic gold medal many years ago. Yet, she can still recall with great detail and vividness standing on the podium, medal in hand. This is an example of a(n) ____ memory.
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flashbulb
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When asking participants to free recall a list of items that were just presented for them to remember, the final item is most likely to be the first item they recall. This:
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supports the argument that recency is due to items remaining in STM / WM
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A person with isolated brain damage affecting only the hippocampus is most likely to have ____.
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anterograde amnesia
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____ memory refers to a form of memory retrieval in which a person uses past information without consciously being aware of doing so.
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implicit
