Working Memory#1
The tendency to recall words at the beginning and end of a list better than those in the middle
What is the serial position effect?
According to George Miller, the capacity of working memory is often described as this many items, plus or minus two
What is 7?
Knowing all the U.S states requires this kind of long-term memory
What is semantic memory?
True or false: Memory is always accurate, similar to taking a videotape.
What is false?
Alcohol causes which kind of amnesia?
What is anterograde amnesia?
This patient has impaired STM but normal LTM after damage to the left parietal-occipital region
Who is Patient K.F?
Working memory is reduced when participants are asked to perform this task which interferes with the phonological loop
What is the concurrent articulation task?
This principle explains why words that were previously seen are more likely to be used to complete word fragments
What is repetition priming?
This type of memory error occurs when new information disrupts the ability to recall previously learned information
What is retroactive interference?
Imagine we ask a subject to read a list of 2 to 6 sentences. Afterward, the subject recalls the last word of each sentence. This is a ______ task and it tests _______
What is reading span? What is working memory?
Performing a task between learning a list of words and recalling them disrupts this memory phenomenon
What is the recency effect?
What depth level of processing occurs when asking “Does it rhyme…”
What is somewhat processed?
It is (possible/impossible) to perform well on a recognition task without source memory because recognition draws on ______________
What is possible? What is familiarity?
Flashbulb memories tend to have _____ confidence but ____ accuracy
What is high? What is low?
During 10+ word lists, people rely on their LTM, and most confusion errors are often due to _____
What are semantically similar words/meaning?
You are shown a grid of 3x4 letters for a brief moment followed by a tone that indicates you should recall the bottom row. In this ______ task, you would most likely recall (none/some/all) the letters from the indicated row
What is the partial report procedure? What is all?
Della Sala et al. (1999) used this task to investigate the spatial module of the visuospatial sketchpad
What is the Corsi-Block tapping task?
Ashley always studies for her psychology exams while drinking coffee. On the day of the exam, she skips her usual caffeine and struggles to recall certain facts. This phenomenon demonstrates __________
What is state dependent memory?
When you switch from driving a manual car to an automatic, you might still instinctively press the clutch, even though it’s not needed. Based on data we learned in class, this is most likely explained by what phenomenon?
What is proactive interference?
What are the two potential explanations for the spacing effect as explained in class?
What is encoding variability and effort?
You are given a list of words to remember: sad, bad, mad, lad, and rad. At the same time you are tasked with repeating “ta, ta, ta”. Because you are performing the ________, you will likely make (more/less) sound-like errors since the _______ is being interfered
What is the concurrent articulation task? What is less? What is the phonological loop?
The partial report experiment conducted by George Sperling demonstrates a ___ capacity sensory memory and a ___ working memory capacity
You are an RA for a cognitive psych lab and you run an experiment where you show participants a list of words including “potato” and “spaghetti ”, then later give them incomplete versions of those words like “p_ta_o” and “_pa_gh_tti” to see if they can complete them without telling them to recall the original list. This experiment is called the ________ task and it tests ______ memory
What is word-fragment completion? What is implicit?
While this type of practice can sometimes lead to better short-term retention, it is generally less effective for long-term memory compared to spaced practice.
What is massed practice?
DAILY DOUBLE: Patient HM suffered from _________ amnesia, meaning he was unable to form new _______ memories but still retained normal ______ memory. His ability to improve on the mirror tracing task also shows that his ________ memory remained intact
What is anterograde? What is long-term? What is short-term? What is implicit?