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Which of the following is true of sensory memory?
Sensory memory holds information within time frames of a fraction of a second to several seconds.
Explicit and Implicit memory involves different brain areas. The cerebellum is important for "Finger memory" - pianists may say they can't remember how to play a piece of music but when they attempt it their fingers seem to remember and they play it well. What brain structure is important for Explicit memory?
hippocampus
Jeremy visits a new coffee shop. Even though the arrangement of seats and counters at this coffee shop is different from every other coffee shop he has been to, he automatically knows that he must stand in line in front of the counter and get his sugar and cream from the counter on the side. In this scenario, Jeremy has a(n) _____ for how coffee shops work.
script
Jack, a father of two, still remembers how his mother and he shared an entire tub of ice cream whenever Jack did well on a test. In this scenario, Jack's recollection of this memory best exemplifies the use of his _____ memory.
episodic
Jacob is a waiter at Alpines, a five-star restaurant. He is known for his excellent memory with regard to customer orders. He recalls each customer's order perfectly by associating the order with where the customer is seated and with the clothes the customer is wearing. In this scenario, which of the following encoding processes is Jacob most likely using to help him remember his orders?
Mental imagery
Which of the following is true of long-term memory?
Long-term memory has a storage capacity that is virtually unlimited.
According to Hermann Ebbinghaus's scientific research on forgetting, _____.
most forgetting takes place soon after an individual learns something
_____ refers to the tendency to recall the items at the beginning and end of a list more readily than those in the middle.
The serial position effect
Which of the following is true of the term "levels of processing" in memory?
It refers to a continuum of memory processing.
_____ memory involves remembering information about doing something in the future.
Prospective
Janet has memorized one of John Keats's poems for an upcoming school play. The poem has four verses, and Janet can recite the entire poem verbatim. With reference to the serial position effect in memory retrieval, which of the following verses is Janet most likely to remember in the future?
The first and fourth verse of the poem
The difficulty that people have in identifying the correct penny (from page 244) is not that we have forgotten what a penny looks like but rather that we experienced a(n) _______ failure.
encoding
Jackie is amazed at how fast Eric's fingers move over the keyboard when he plays computer games. Eric doesn't have to look at the keypad to recall the placement of each key. His fingers automatically move to the keys meant for controlling his in-game character while he focuses on game strategies. Which type of memory is primarily responsible for Eric's dexterity with the keyboard?
Procedural memory
The first step in memory is _____.
encoding
Ryan, a high-school football player, received a head injury during a game. Following recovery, Ryan was unable to remember anything that happened before the injury. However, he was able to form new relationships and new memories. In the context of forgetting, Ryan's condition best exemplifies _____.
retrograde amnesia
Which of the following is true of flashbulb memories?
Such memories are more durable than memories of day-to-day happenings.
David's roommate, Ryan, asks David for advice on how to study for his final exams. Applying his knowledge of context-dependent memory, David will be most likely to recommend that Ryan study _____.
quietly in the classroom in which he is to take his exam
Chunking is the process of _____.
packing information that exceeds the 7 + 2 memory span into higher order units
Unrehearsed information stored in short-term memory lasts no more than _____.
30 seconds
Minutes before her biology test, Katie tries to learn the definition of "osmosis" from her class notes. She repeats the definition over and over again in her mind until she is confident that she will remember it. Which of the following methods is Katie using to help her memorize the definition?
Rehearsal
_____ memory refers to a combination of components that include short-term memory and attention that allow individuals to hold information temporarily as they perform cognitive tasks.
Working
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