Question 1

Which of the following best describes the function of the visuospatial sketchpad?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Which of the following best describes the...

Question 2

People who can recall in considerable detail personal events from almost any day of their adolescent and adult life are said to have ________.

Accepted Answer

Highly superior autobiographical memory (HSAM) is a condition in which individuals can recall the vast majority of personal experiences and events in their life in great detail. Unlike savant syndrome, which can include a wide range of abilities, or Huntington's disease, which is a progressive brain disorder, HSAM specifically refers to the extraordinary capacity to remember personal past events. Rumination-prone recall abilities do not describe a recognized memory phenomenon related to detailed autobiographical recall.

Question 3

In the levels-of-processing model of memory and recall, which of the following is the stage of midlevel processing?

Accepted Answer

Phonemic processing is considered midlevel processing in the levels-of-processing model, as it involves encoding the sound of words.

Question 4

Advancing age tends to lessen recall for events and experiences that require ________ processing, but not for those that involve ________ processing.

Accepted Answer

Effortful processing requires more cognitive resources and tends to decline with age, whereas automatic processing, which requires less cognitive effort, remains relatively stable.

Question 5

________ memory is the form of memory that recalls the experiences one has had.

Accepted Answer

Episodic memory is specifically related to the personal experiences or episodes that an individual has lived through, making it the correct choice for recalling one's own experiences.

Question 6

________ is the first step toward the creation of a long-term memory.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ________ is the first step toward the...

Question 7

In the levels-of-processing model of memory and recall, which is the deepest level of processing?

Accepted Answer

Semantic processing, which involves thinking about the meaning of words themselves and the associated concepts, is considered the deepest level of processing according to the levels-of-processing model of memory. This deeper processing leads to better recall.

Question 8

Of the following, ________ is the first processing stage in long-term memory formation.

Accepted Answer

Encoding is the first stage in long-term memory formation, where information is initially processed and transformed into a format that can be stored in the brain.

Question 9

In the context of memory distortion, when is an individual most prone to having his or her memories modified through suggestibility?

Accepted Answer

Memories are most susceptible to distortion during the interval between experiencing an event and being asked to recall it, as this is when suggestibility and external influences can alter one's recollection.

Question 10

A memory from a real event that was encoded, stored, but not retrieved for a long period of time until some later event brings it suddenly to consciousness is known as a ________.

Accepted Answer

Recovered memory refers to a memory from a real event that was not retrieved for a long period until a later event triggers its recall, fitting the description provided.

Question 11

The ________ is crucial for assigning emotional significance to particular events.

Accepted Answer

The amygdala plays a key role in processing emotions and assigning emotional significance to events, making it crucial for emotional learning and memory.

Question 12

Sierra is 65 years old. She can vividly recall a certain event that took place when she was five years old. It was the day her father had come home for the first time in two years. She remembers running toward him as he walked in through the door wearing army overalls. Though this memory is from long ago, this image of her father is very strong in her mind. In the context of memory formation, Sierra's memory of her father can best be categorized as a(n) ________.

Accepted Answer

Flashbulb memories are highly detailed, exceptionally vivid 'snapshots' of the moment and circumstances in which a piece of surprising and consequential (or emotionally arousing) news was heard. Sierra's vivid and detailed memory of her father's return, a significant emotional event, fits this description.

Question 13

Jacques wants to remember a phone number, and he repeats it aloud until he types and saves the number in his cell phone. He is using the process of ________.

Accepted Answer

Jacques is using rehearsal, which is the process of repetitively verbalizing or thinking about the information to be remembered, in this case, a phone number, until it is securely stored.

Question 14

The ________ cortex is located in the parietal lobes.

Accepted Answer

The somatosensory cortex is located in the parietal lobes and is responsible for processing sensory information from the body, such as touch, temperature, and pain.

Question 15

________ is a kind of implicit memory that occurs when recall is improved by prior exposure to the same or similar stimuli.

Accepted Answer

Priming is the process where exposure to a stimulus influences a response to a later stimulus, enhancing the ability to recall related information.

Question 16

Deidre has a list of medicines she needs to buy from the drugstore. She quickly goes through the list and, believing she has memorized it, leaves the list behind when she steps out of her home. When she reaches the drugstore, however, she can only recall the names of the first few and the last few medicines on the list. Deidre's inability to recall the names of the medicines in the middle of the list is an example of ________.

Accepted Answer

Deidre's experience is an example of the serial position effect, which describes how people tend to remember the first and last items in a series better than the middle items.

Quiz 7: Memory