Psych I: Unit 4 - Memory

Personal facts and memories are a part of someone's ___ memory.

A witness is positively sure he saw the defendant commit a crime. Must the jury believe him?

Your dad forgot the grocery list but remembers the 1st 2 things and the last 2 things. Problem?

Information gets from sensory memory to STM through the process of

#s are flashed on a screen while a certain tone is played. You attempt to recall #s from tone.

When asked what day WWII ended, Bob can't remember. When given 3 choices, he can. Bob needed

A lot of adults can remember the name of their 1st grade teacher. This is a problem for

Testing effect says the best way to study is to test yourself. The best way to test yourself is

___ is an active system that receives info, organizes it, stores it, and later retrieves it.

Without a ___, you lose the ability to make new memories.

Bits of information are combined into meaningful units for STM through the process of

On your test you remember 3 of 4 items. You know the 4th rhymes with bed, but not what it is.

On game shows like Jeopardy!, people use their ___ memory.

The Internet is a good analogy for

Flashbulb memories

Facts and experiences we can consciously know are called ________ memories.

The first step in the memory process is

The best method to get things into LTM is

Memories that last a fraction of a second after seeing something are called

Questions like this one test your

An active system that processes the information in STM is ___ memory.

Research indicates that consolidation occurs during

Repeating items over and over is ____ rehearsal.

The usual first symptom of Alzhiemer's Disease is

Loftus' experiments used ____ to show how witnesses can be confused.

The best place to take your psychology test is in

Which memory system has an unlimited capacity and can keep information for decades?

Which type of LTM may or may not be in conscious awareness (like tying your shoe)?

When you remember answers to an essay test after you've left the room, you had a problem with

A witness can't describe a suspect. The police use a hypnotist to help. The defense objects BC