Memory
What did Ebbinghaus measure in his memory research ?
How long it takes to memorize a list of meaningless syllables
What is meant by a “Duchenne” smile?
the full smile of a truly happy person
Suppose the final exam in one of your courses is just one essay question, “Describe everything you learned in this course.” What type of memory test is that ?
Free recall
The information-processing model compares memory to which of the following?
A computer
What does "positive psychology" study?
Experiences that enrich life, such as happiness, hope and creativity
What is distinctive of long-term memory, compared to short-term memory ?
It has greater capacity to store information.
How are emotions useful?
They focus our attention to important information, They help us to adjust our priorities, They influence moral decisions
Your geography professor gives you a list of the countries of Africa and asks for the capital of each but provides the first letter of each capital. What kind of memory is this?
Cued recall
A strategy to store more information in short-term memory is chunking.
True
People with high Emotional Intelligence (EQ) have the ability to
Understand emotions and use that information in making decisions.
Short-term memory has which of the following characteristics?
It can hold only a small amount of information for a short time.
How do psychologists measure emotions?
Self-reports, Behavior observations, psychological measures
If overhearing a word influences you to say it yourself, what type of memory has occurred?
Implicit
Remembering the names of the planets using “My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us Nachos” is an example of which memory strategy?
Mnemonic device
Which statement illustrates the James-Lange Theory of Emotion better?
I am running away so I must be scared.
After you witness a crime, the police show you photographs and ask whether any of them was the culprit. They are checking your memory by which method?
Recognition
Why are micro-expressions especially useful for psychologists studying emotions?
Because people cannot fake micro-expressions or inhibit them, they can help detect deception.
Which of these is an example of procedural memory?
A pianist remembering how to play a song on the piano.
To remember something long term, how should you study?
Break up your study into many short sessions.
How are emotions useful?
They focus our attention to important information
They help us to adjust our priorities
They influence moral decisions
Which of these results from both proactive interference and retroactive interference?
Forgetting
Paul Ekman’s expedition to the highlands of New Guinea led to the conclusion that
Facial expressions of emotions are universal
Which of these is an example of declarative memory
An actor remembering their lines
Break up your study into many short sessions.
Sleep or rest quietly
Drink caffeine
Godden and Baddeley’s experiment with scuba divers demonstrates the encoding specificity principle which implies
If you want to remember something at a particular time and place, study under the same or similar context and conditions