Question 1

Describe the difference between semantic and episodic memory.

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Question 2

What structural changes to the brain are associated with a post-mortem diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease?

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Question 3

What theory of forgetting is associated with the concept that memories fade away over time because they are NOT used frequently?

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Question 4

What theory is built on the concept that memory leaves a physical trace on the brain when it is acquired?

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Question 5

What type of memory distortion is associated with failing to accurately remember where information was learned?

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Question 6

Provide an example that illustrates how priming can be unconscious.

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Question 7

Provide an example of how organization can enhance our ability to encode information into long-term memory.

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Question 8

What type of amnesia is described as the ongoing inability to form new memories after the onset of a disorder or event?

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Question 9

What is the term that describes an instance when an internal source that we generate produces a memory distortion?

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Question 10

In a comparison of average older participants and those with Alzheimer's disease,how much larger was the hippocampus of those with excellent memories?

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Question 11

Explain why performing another task while engaging in effortful processing will likely disrupt encoding,whereas encoding of information during automatic processing is less likely to be affected? Provide an example.

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Question 12

Describe the various types of information that are encoded as phonological versus visual codes.

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Question 13

Explain the encoding specificity principle,and provide an example.

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Question 14

Using the computer metaphor described in the Chapter ,identify the component that is analogous to the hard drive and its characteristics.

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Question 15

Define "chunking" and explain how this concept reveals that working memory can hold more than 7 plus or minus 2 words or numbers.

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Question 16

Distinguish implicit from explicit memories and provide examples of each.

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Question 17

What term is used to describe the phenomenon in which repeated stimulation of neurons increases the likelihood that these neurons will respond strongly to future stimulation?

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Question 18

How is the connectionist model of memory different from the information-processing model?

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Question 19

While on vacation,you and your friends are driving along a highway listening to the radio.Later,as you are driving on a winding road at night,you find the radio distracting and turn it off.What would explain your change in attitude to listening to the radio?

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Question 20

Describe how phonological,visual,and semantic codes might be used simultaneously.Which is most important in increasing the likelihood that information will be remembered?

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Quiz 8: Memory