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Question 81

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The first step in the memory process is ________information in a form that the memory system can use

A) encoding.
B) storing.
C) retrieving.
D) evaluating.
E) transduction.

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Question 82

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Because ideas in LTM are stored in terms of meaning, a practical way to improve memory is to

A) cut down on alcohol intake on study days.
B) use only maintenance rehearsal when studying.
C) study in a noisy crowded environment.
D) wait until the last moment to learn new material.
E) make the material meaningful when it is in working memory.

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Question 83

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Which memory system is best conceived of as three interrelated systems: central executive, sketchpad, and phonological loop?

The forgetting curve noted by Ebbinghaus demonstrates the ________ of memory.

You try to remember a phone number by repeating it over and over to yourself. What type of rehearsal are you using?

Janie is taking an exam in her history class. On the exam there is a question that asks her to state and discuss the five major causes of the Trans-Caspian War. Janie remembers four of them. She knows there is a fifth and can almost remember it; she knows that it is something like taxes. Janie is walking down the stairs, when all of a sudden, she remembers that the fifth point is taxes, but it is too late. Janie was suffering from

According to the levels-of-processing model, we are most likely to remember information that we process at a ________level.

The method of loci is a

What are the two major types of rehearsal (for moving information from working to long-term memory) ?

An emotionally arousing event will cause

If you study for an exam on one day and then continue studying on the next day, you are using

Which memory system provides us with a very brief representation of all the stimuli present at a particular moment?

________ refers to the term for any system that encodes, stores, and retrieves information.

Bonnie is trying to remember what grocery items she needs from the stores. She repeats the words, "Eggs, cookies, bread, tortillas, and pretzels" over and over again in her mind. Bonnie is utilizing which memory technique?

Suppose you're pitching in a baseball game facing a good hitter. You remember that you struck him out with a fastball the last time he was up. You also remember that your coach told you always to try to be unpredictable, so you decide to throw a curve ball this time. In making this decision, you are primarily using your

Which of the following is NOT one of Daniel Schacter's "seven sins" of memory?

________ refers to a situation in which memories are colored by our beliefs and previous experiences.

When newer information interferes with the retrieval of older information, this is called

Which of the following might be the most appropriate analogy for eidetic imagery?

_______ rehearsal results in a more lasting memory and promotes the transfer of information to long-term memory compared to _______ rehearsal.