PSYC2501 CH. 7 – Flashcards

In Slameka and Graf's (1978) study, some participants read word pairs, while other participants had to fill in the blank letters of the second word in a pair with a word related to the first word. The latter group performed better on a later memory task, illustrating the

_______ cues help us remember information that has been stored in memory.

Acquiring information and transforming it into memory is

Which example below best demonstrates state-dependent learning?

The principle that we learn information together with its context is known as

People often report an annoying memory failure when they walk from one end of the house to the other for something and then forgetting what they went to retrieve when they reach their destination. As soon as they return to the first room, they are reminded of what they wanted in the first place. This common experience best illustrates the principle of

Transfer-appropriate processing is likely to occur if

Students, beware! Research shows that _____ does not improve reading comprehension because it does not encourage elaborative processing of the material.

How would you describe the relationship between elaborative rehearsal and maintenance rehearsal in terms of establishing long-term memories?

From the behavior of H.M., who experienced memory problems after a brain operation, we can conclude that the hippocampus is important in

____ transforms new memories from a fragile state, in which they can be disrupted, to a more permanent state, in which they are resistant to disruption.

Recent research on memory, based largely on fear conditioning in rats, indicates that

According to the levels of processing theory, which of the following tasks will produce the best long-term memory for a set of words?

According to memory research, studying is most effective if study sessions are

The memory mechanism Hebb proposed is associated with