Memory
Research Methods
The Land of Mystery
Memory 2.0
Biological Things
100
Which area of a list of items would be forgotten if it fell victim to the serial position effect?
The middle
100
Which of the coefficients illustrates the weakest correlation?
+.32 -.33 +.25 -.27
+.25
100
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Method of Loci
100
If you’re experiencing proactive interference, you cannot remember what?
New Information
100
Neurons feel this way when they're at rest.
Negative
200
The forgetting of information due to other information getting in the way is known as what?
Interference
200
This type of variable can interfere with a research study.
Confounding Variable
200
What happens to the heart and breathing rates during REM sleep?
They increase
200
Which brain structure is largely associated with memory?
The hippocampus
200
A spark ignites a fire. An extinguisher puts it out. What division of the nervous system acts as a spark?
Sympathetic Nervous System
300
Your best friend just moved to a new house. You, out of habit, drove to their previous address. What is this an example of?
Proactive Interference
300
This is the only research method that can demonstrate cause and effect relationships.
Experiments
300
Remembering that Hydrogen is the first element on the periodic table is an example of what type of memory?
Semantic
300
Trouble remembering events after an accident is known as what type of amnesia?
Anterograde Amnesia
300
Why could getting hit in the back of the head cause you to “see stars”?
It houses the primary visual cortex
400
What correlation exists between depth of processing and likelihood of remembering?
Positive (Depth increases; Likelihood increases)
400
Create a negative skewed curve.
400
Resulting in a ‘split brain’, which portion of the brain is intentionally destroyed?
Corpus Callosum
400
Which is the best option for recalling a word?
Reading a word
Spelling a word
Verbally repeating the word
Counting the number of syllables in the word
Verbally repeating the word
400
Acetylcholine is to muscle contraction in the Peripheral Nervous System as ____ is to the fight or flight response.
Adrenaline
500
The cerebellum assists in these types of memories.
Procedural
500
What is the connection between a study's generalizability and how its participants are chosen?
The sample was representative of the population and was chosen randomly so the study's findings can be applied (or generalized) to everyone
500
In what type of aphasia (language loss) does the individual struggle with writing?
Broca's Aphasia's
*Broca's = production of speech (Speaking and Writing)
500
Remembering that you have to stop by the office for a form before you leave school is an example of what kind of memory?
Prospective
500
What Four functions does the hypothalamus control?
Feeding and thirst
Fighting
Fleeing
Mating