PSYC&100 Chapter 7 – Flashcards
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The tendency to recall the first and act items in a list better than the middle items is known as the _________ effect.
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serial position
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A momentary sensory memory of visual stimuli is called ___________ memory.
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iconic
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Faulty memory for how, when, or where information was learned is called...
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source amnesia
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An inability to retrieve information learned in the past is called...
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retrograde amnesia
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Which measure of memory is used on a test that requires matching glossary terms with their correct definition?
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recognition
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A lack of conscious memories of your first three years of life best illustrates...
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infantile amnesia
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To remember the information presented in her psychology textbook, Susan often relates it to her own life experiences. Susan's strategy is an effective memory aid because it facilitates...
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deep processing
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People should avoid back-to-back study times for learning Spanish and French vocabulary in order to minimize...
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interference
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Jamille is taking French in school. She gets her best grades on vocabulary tests if she studies for 15 minutes every day for 8 days than if she crams for 2 hours the night before the test. This best illustrates what is known as...
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the spacing effect
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Chunking refers to...
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the organization of information into meaningful units.
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Shortly after hearing a list of items, people tend to recall the last items in the list especially quickly and accurately. This best illustrates...
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a recency effect
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The integration of new incoming information with knowledge retrieved from long-term memory involves the activity of...
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working memory
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Your activated but limited-capacity memory is called _______ memory.
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short-term
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Many of the experimental participants who were asked how fast two cars in a filmed traffic accidents were going when they smashed into each other subsequently recalled seeing broken glass at the scene of the accident. This experiment best illustrated...
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the misinformation effect
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Which of the following has been suggested as an explanation for infantile amnesia?
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the hippocampus is one of the last brain structures to mature
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Watching a TV soap opera involving marital conflict and divorce led Andrea to recall several instances in which her husband mistreated her. The effect of the TV program on Andrea's recall provides an example of...
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priming
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The testing effect is also known as...
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a retrieval practice effect
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Words, images and other bits of information used to access a stored memory are called...
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retrieval cues
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Echoic memory refers to...
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a momentary sensory memory of auditory stimuli
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Eyewitnesses to a crime often recall the details of the crime most accurately when they return to the scene of the crime. This best illustrates...
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context-dependent memory.
