Memory Processes
You forgot your friend’s birthday because you never paid attention when they told you. Which stage of memory failed?
What is encoding?
You forget someone’s name right after meeting. What does this suggest about short-term memory?
What is the limited time of short-term memory?
You remember how to ride a bike but you don't remember when you learned. What type of memory is this?
What is implicit memory?
You follow a step-by-step plan to solve a math problem and 100% get the correct answer.
What is an algorithm?
Boss baby babbles sounds like “ba” and “da,” but they don’t form real words yet.
What is the babbling stage?
After learning your new address, you start forgetting your old one. What kind of interference is happening?
What is retroactive interference?
Your memory of your AP Pysch case study changed after seeing photos and hearing stories. What process is this?
What is memory reconsolidation?
You recall the definition of “classical conditioning” for your psych test. What kind of memory are you using?
What is explicit memory?
When you rely on past experiences to solve new problems quicker, even if it sometimes leads to mistakes, what strategy are you using?
What is a heuristic?
A baby understands when you say “no” but can’t say it yet. What kind of language is this?
What is receptive language?
You study for an exam in your room and recall better when taking the test in that same room. What type of cue is helping?
What is context-dependent memory?
You’re sure you came up with an idea, but really it was Freuds idea all along. What memory problem is this?
Your ability to play tic-tac-toe comes back quickly after years of not playing. What form of retention is this?
What is relearning?
After hearing about a shark attack, you become scared of sharks even though it’s still statistically safer than vending machines.
What is the availability heuristic?
The smallest sound "units" in a language, like “th” or “s,” are called what?
What are phonemes?
You're trying to remember Mrs Song's name and can't remember until someone mentions that she was your Pysch teacher and suddenly you remember. What memory principle helped you?
What is a retrieval cue?
Mason claims he was abducted by aliens but remembers no details. What kind of memory error is this?
What is repression?
While trying to study vocabulary, you make acronyms to help remember terms. What memory strategy are you using?
What are mnemonic devices?
You ignore evidence that your opinion is wrong and only focus on things that support what you believe.
What is confirmation bias?
Damage and or obliteration to this brain area affects understanding language.
What is Wernikes Area?
Mrs. Song is more likely to remember the first and last students in a long attendance list but forget the middle ones. What is this phenomenon called?
What is the serial position effect?
How can leading questions alter people's memories of an event. What is this effect called?
What is the misinformation effect?
Why do we remember emotionally intense moments like when Harambe died more vividly than regular days?
What are flashbulb memories?
You suddenly realize the solution to a riddle without using any strategy or steps.
What is insight?
The part of the brain that helps you speak clearly and form words is called what?
What is Broca’s area?