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21 Cards in this Set
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Our ability to retain encoded material over time is known a
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storage
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The method of loci is a
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mnemonic technique.
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Our memory ability is WORST for
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information that doesn't fit with previous experiences
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The TOT phenomenon is explained as due to a weak match between
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retrieval cues and encoding in LTM.
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Suppose that you have just gotten a new cat. You note her unique markings, so that you can form a
memory of what she looks like in comparison with other cats in the neighborhood. What would a cognitive psychologist call this process of identifying the distinctive features of your cat? |
encoding
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Another term for eidetic imagery is
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describe it
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The memory process of ________ involves the location and recovery of information from your memory.
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retrieval
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Psychologists see memory as a(n) ____________________ system.
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interpretive
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Working memory involves activity in circuits located with the ________ of the brain.
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frontal cortex
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The text suggests that ________ is a good analogy for LTM.
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mental scaffold
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________ refers to the inability to form new memories.
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antrograde amnesia
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Patient H.M. is unable to form ________ memories as a result of the removal of his ________.
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declarative; hippocampus and amygdala
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To get material into permanent storage, it must be made meaningful while it is in
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long term memory
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The capacity of working memory is greatest for
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sounds
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________ memories are the most fleeting.
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sensory
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The forgetting curve noted by Ebbinghaus demonstrates the ________ of memory.
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transcience
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If knowing the names of your current teachers makes it difficult to remember the names of your teachers from last year, you are experiencing
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retroactive interference.
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________ occurs when memories are retrievable, but they are associated with the wrong time, place, or person.
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misattribution
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If you are trying to remember the names of all the U.S. presidents, the serial position effect would predict that you will have difficulty
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reading the presidents in the middle of the list
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The failures of memory identified by Schachter
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are naturally adaptive
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The failures of memory identified by Schachter
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a savings method
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