Which of the following relates to semantic encoding?

thinking about how words relate to your own life

An example of prospective memory?

Trying to remember that you have an appointment Thurs at 2pm

What is infantile amnesia?

When you can't remember the first few years of your life

Dr. Srb wants to research memory in 3rd graders. What are the requirements he needs to secure informed consent?

Signed consent form from the parents and assent form for the children

What is 'tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon'?

temporarily can't remember something, w/feeling it's just out of reach

An example of retroactive interference is...

Learning a new phone number interferes with recalling your old one.

Which would be an example of Method of Loci?

Picturing cat food in driveway and ketchup at front door etc

An example of automatic processing is:

Typing without looking at the keyboard

What technique helps to reduce confounding variables in experiments?

making sure all groups are exposed to an identical situation except the IV

To prevent encoding failure you should...

engage in effortful processing.

making connections when learning

Example of source amnesia

misremembers dream as something that really happened

What does having Highly Superior Autobiographical Memory mean?

a person can remember every moment of his/her past in vivid detail?

An example of metacognition is

Reflecting on own actions to make improvements

can't recall specific info bcuz of insufficient encoding into LTM

Misinformation Effect

Incorporating misleading info into one's memory of an event

Research on the effects of brain lesions/damage in humans on memory cannot be done as an experiment because:

Creating lesions in the brains of humans to study them would be unethical.

An example of state-dependent memory is ... ?

remembering sad memories when in a bad mood

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Serial position effect
all of the above
you remember info better at the beginning of a list than what follows
the order of info presented on a list influences what you remember
you remember info better @ the end of a list better than what came before
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Which of the following relates to semantic encoding?
noticing where in a sentence certain words appear
practicing in several relatively short sessions
practicing words for an extended period of time
thinking about how words relate to your own life
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An example of prospective memory?
Trying to remember that you have an appointment Thurs at 2pm
Remembering emotional events as opposed to mundane ones.
Remembering your 5th grade dance recital
Remembering how to perform habitual tasks, like walking
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What is infantile amnesia?
Loss of memory from the point of some injury
The theory the memory decays over times
When you can't remember the first few years of your life
The ability to recall images after only mere exposure
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Condition where you cannot remember new information
Anterograde Amnesia
Memory Erase Event
Retrograde Amnesia
Fugue state
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Whats an example of semantic memory
Your sister's birthday party
How to ride a bicycle
The capital of France
Your last holiday
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Dr. Srb wants to research memory in 3rd graders. What are the requirements he needs to secure informed consent?
Duly signed informed consent from the parents/guardians only
Signed consent form from the parents and assent form for the children
Duly signed informed consent from the minor only
Consent from parent/legal guardian and authorization from the school
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What is 'tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon'?
can't recall specific info bcuz of insufficient encoding into LTM
the disruptive effect of new learning on the recall of old information
the disruptive effect of prior learning on the recall of new information
temporarily can't remember something, w/feeling it's just out of reach
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What is the tendency to remember the beginning of a list
chunking
acronym
recency effect
primacy effect
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An example of retroactive interference is...
Loss of memory prior to an incident.
Memory of grade school ID # making the memorizing of college ID difficult.
Learning a new phone number interferes with recalling your old one.
Blocking of information (tip of tongue).
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Which would be an example of Method of Loci?
Using a garden to remember Gordon
Imagining a celebrity writing with carrot
Looking at old pictures of wedding
Picturing cat food in driveway and ketchup at front door etc
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An example of automatic processing is:
Learning a new language
Solving a complex math problem
Remembering a list of items
Typing without looking at the keyboard
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What technique helps to reduce confounding variables in experiments?
recording data in a scatterplot
assigning people to groups based on a specific characteristic, like age
making sure all groups are exposed to an identical situation except the IV
taking people from the population at random
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To prevent encoding failure you should...
engage in effortful processing.
limit parallel processing.
stop long-term potentiation.
avoid source amnesia.
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Effortful Processing
making connections when learning
preserving memories
learning by sounds or images
already knowing the knowledge given to you
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Example of source amnesia
misremembers dream as something that really happened
unable to remember how many snacks today
can't remember details of scary event because it's repressed
can't remember new password you keep confusing it with old
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Which method is most effective for long-term retention of information?
Mass Practice/ Cramming
Memory Consolidation
Chunking
Distributed Practice
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When researching ways to learn vocab, 1st hr class used a new method, and 4th hr class used the old. Confounding Var?
Number of words given
Time of Day
Method of assessment
Number of students
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What does having Highly Superior Autobiographical Memory mean?
a person can recall an image after seeing it a short length of time
a person can remember every moment of his/her past in vivid detail?
a person knows the number pi to over 20 decimal places
a person can remember all the presidents of the US in order
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What would the most likely correlation coefficient be?
0.1
-0.7
1.8
0.7
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An example of metacognition is
Hypothesizing outcomes to make improvements
Thinking about concepts of time and space
Reflecting on own actions to make improvements
Planning your future
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Encoding Failure
the disruptive effect of new learning on the recall of old information
the disruptive effect of prior learning on the recall of new information
temporarilt can't remember something, w/feeling it's just out of reach
can't recall specific info bcuz of insufficient encoding into LTM
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There are 'three levels of processing' (encoding) memory. Which of the following is the shallowest?
phonemic
structural
semantic
intermediate
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What does Ebbinghaus' Forgetting Curve demonstrate?
Encoding Decay
Storage Decay
Recognition Decay
Retrieval Decay
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Misinformation Effect
The loss of memory
Incorporating misleading info into one's memory of an event
The retention of encoded information overtime
Disruptive effect of new learning on the recall of new info
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Research on the effects of brain lesions/damage in humans on memory cannot be done as an experiment because:
The are not enough people who would be willing to participate.
It would take too much time.
It would be difficult to obtain enough funding.
Creating lesions in the brains of humans to study them would be unethical.
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Example of recognition retrieval
Essay question
Short answer question
Fill in the blank question
Multiple choice question
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An example of state-dependent memory is ... ?
remembering sad memories when in a bad mood
Using a mnemonic device to remember the 50 states
recall of a name after seeing a picture
using imagery to trigger retrieval cues
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Example of procedural memory
remembering the taste of birthday cake
recognizing a celebrity
remembering how to ride a bike
recalling the name of your freshmen year math teacher
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Which is example of episodic memory?
naming capitals of states
recalling your 17th birthday
tying your shoe lace
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