Memory Overview
What are the three stages of memory in order?
Sensory Memory, Short-term Memory, Long-term Memory
To be stored for a long time, what must happen to the facts we know?
They must be transferred from short-term memory to long-term memory.
What is the type of memory where people call events in great detail?
Flashbulb memory
ROY G BIV is a fictitious name people use to help them remember the order of colors in the color spectrum. What is this an example of?
Mnemonic Device
Jacob was in an auto accident and now has difficulty remembering anything new. He can remember anything prior to the accident, but nothing since. His doctors suspect that his ____ was damaged
Define: general knowledge that is not tied to the time when the memory is learned
Semantic or Generic
How long does information last in short term memory?
Several seconds
Why are flashbulb memories so vivid?
What is chunking?
Sarah can remember quite vividly the first time his dad took him out to learn how to ride a bike, because he didn't use training wheels and took a nasty spill, scraping his knee badly. This would be best described as a(n) _______ memory.
(Note: the answer is not flashbulb)
Episodic
What is the memory process that locates stored information and returns it to consciousness?
Retrieval
How many things can the average person hold in their short term memory?
7
What type of retrieval process is used in a multiple choice test?
Recognition
encoding
Bradley is trying to remember a list of nouns like table, camera, and sunglasses. One way he does this is by repeatedly thinking about how useful each item would be if he were on vacation. What is Bradley employing?
Elaborative rehearsal
Skills need to ride a bicycle are store as _____ memories.
Procedural
You are driving down the street when you see a billboard displaying a phone number for a service you need. You keep repeating the number over and over so you won't forget it until you can pull over and put it in your phone. Yo do this to prevent the processes of ___ from causing you to forget the number.
Decay
Studying for a test in the same room in which it will be held may result in a better test grade. Why?
Context-dependent memory
Remembering what the word summer means requires ____ memory, while remember what you did on July 4th, 2020 requires ____ memory.
Semantic; Episodic
Tyler was in an accident that damaged his brain. Now he has lost his memory for all events occurring after his accident. Tyler's accident resulted in _____ amnesia.
Anterograde
Facts learned in classes at school become a part of the ___ memories
Generic or Semantic
What is the ability to call the last items in a series?
Recency Effect
Sad feelings that trigger memories of another sad time are an example of _____ - ______ memory.
Miranda was trying to learn the new plays that her new basketball coach had devised for the team. Unfortunately, she was having trouble learning the new plays because she kept confusing them with the plays she learned last season. She is experiencing _______ interference.
Proactive