FiltersDone

Question type

Essay

Multiple Choice

Short Answer

True False

Matching

Exam 8: Memory

Show Answer

Share

---

All types

Filters

Study FlashcardsPractice ExamLearn

Question 131

Multiple Choice

Review LaterAdd Note

Review Later

Memories for well-learned automatic skills such as how to tie your shoes are called ________ memories.

A) iconic
B) procedural
C) working
D) state-dependent

Correct Answer

verified

Show Answer

Question 132

Multiple Choice

Review LaterAdd Note

Review Later

During the course of a day, people may unconsciously encode the sequence of the day's events. This best illustrates

A) the spacing effect.
B) automatic processing.
C) procedural memory.
D) the self-reference effect.

Correct Answer

verified

Show Answer

Question 133

Multiple Choice

Review LaterAdd Note

The three steps in memory information processing are

Ebbinghaus' retention curve best illustrates the value of

Textbook chapters are often organized into ________ to facilitate information processing.

Memory aids that involve the use of vivid imagery and clever ways of organizing material are called

Many of the experimental participants who were asked how fast two cars in a filmed traffic accident were going when they smashed into each other subsequently recalled seeing broken glass at the scene of the accident. This experiment best illustrated

A loss of an encoded memory as a result of a gradual fading of the physical memory trace best illustrates

The ability of some Alzheimer's patients to learn how to do something despite the fact that they have no conscious recall of learning their new skill best illustrates the need to distinguish between

Your relative success in recalling a dozen different names a week after you heard them listed in order is likely to illustrate

The importance of effortful processing for long-term retention is best illustrated by

Shelly was able to remember the names of three new class members for only a minute or two after they had been introduced to her. The new class members' names were briefly stored in her ________ memory.

Briefly glancing at a visual scene without consciously processing it may lead us to experience ________ when we subsequently focus conscious attention on the scene.

In Sperling's memory experiment, research participants were shown three rows of three letters, followed immediately by a low, medium, or high tone. The participants were able to report

Memory reconsolidation involves the modification of stored memories during the process of

The retention of encoded information over time refers to

The tendency to recall the first and last items in a list better than the middle items is known as the ________ effect.

Words, images, and other bits of information used to access a stored memory are called

The disruptive effect of prior learning on the recall of new information is called

Our two-track mind is most clearly illustrated by the difference between