PSY 410 FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE
steps of memory - Answers - 1. attention, 2. learning/encoding, 3. storage, 4.
retrieval/memory
sensory memory - Answers - experiencing stimuli from any sensory modality such as
sight, sound, smell, taste, touch
short-term memory/working memory - Answers - remain in mental workspace
long-term memory - Answers - degrades over time or becomes inaccessible through
retrieval
implicit memory (nondeclarative, procedural, muscular memory) - Answers - memory in
which behavior is affected by prior experience without a conscious recollection of that
experience
procedural memory - Answers - A type of long-term memory of how to perform different
actions and skills. Essentially, it is the memory of how to do certain things.
explicit memory - Answers - memory of facts and experiences that one can consciously
know
semantic memory - Answers - a network of associated facts and concepts that make up
our general knowledge of the world
episodic memory - Answers - memory of moment or sequence of events
prospective memory - Answers - memory for the future, remembering to do something
at a later date
declarative memory - Answers - the cognitive information retrieved from explicit
memory; knowledge that can be declared
retrograde amnesia - Answers - inability to recall information after event for period of
days, weeks, months leading up to the event
anterograde amnesia - Answers - an inability to form new memories
Patient HM - Answers - A patient who, because of damage to medial temporal lobe
structures, was unable to encode new declarative memories. Upon his death we
learned his name was Henry Molaison.
, Highly Superior Autobiographical Memory (HSAM) - Answers - ability to recall every
event along entire life timeline with accuracy
new learning - Answers - used more commonly
free recall - Answers - a procedure for testing memory in which the participant is asked
to remember stimuli that were previously presented
shows intact chain of events of memory
cued recall - Answers - A test of long-term memory that involves remembering an item
of information in response to a retrieval hint.
shows intact attention, encoding, and storage
recognition testing - Answers - correct answer is mixed in with incorrect answers such
as multiple choice question
shows intact attention, encoding, and storage for task
forced-choice recognition testing - Answers - gives two options with one correct choice
doesn't tell much but concerning if less than 50%
immediate recall - Answers - Bases on definition and task,what type of memory
(cognitive function) is being assess?
- Name three items previously presented after a brief interval (a few seconds to a few
minutes)
measures attention
delayed recall - Answers - The ability to remember something after a period of rest or
distraction ranging anywhere from minutes to days.
measures how much was encoded, stored, and retrieved
testing of purposeful - Answers - patient is made aware that this is a memory test to
activate certain recalls
insight of how well one would perform
testing of incidental - Answers - examinee is not told that their memory is being tested
insight on day-to-day functioning
receptive communication - Answers - ideas presented to you
expressive communication - Answers - ideas presented by you
determinism - Answers - language determines thought
relativity - Answers - cultural differences in thinking are accompanied by linguistic
differences
steps of memory - Answers - 1. attention, 2. learning/encoding, 3. storage, 4.
retrieval/memory
sensory memory - Answers - experiencing stimuli from any sensory modality such as
sight, sound, smell, taste, touch
short-term memory/working memory - Answers - remain in mental workspace
long-term memory - Answers - degrades over time or becomes inaccessible through
retrieval
implicit memory (nondeclarative, procedural, muscular memory) - Answers - memory in
which behavior is affected by prior experience without a conscious recollection of that
experience
procedural memory - Answers - A type of long-term memory of how to perform different
actions and skills. Essentially, it is the memory of how to do certain things.
explicit memory - Answers - memory of facts and experiences that one can consciously
know
semantic memory - Answers - a network of associated facts and concepts that make up
our general knowledge of the world
episodic memory - Answers - memory of moment or sequence of events
prospective memory - Answers - memory for the future, remembering to do something
at a later date
declarative memory - Answers - the cognitive information retrieved from explicit
memory; knowledge that can be declared
retrograde amnesia - Answers - inability to recall information after event for period of
days, weeks, months leading up to the event
anterograde amnesia - Answers - an inability to form new memories
Patient HM - Answers - A patient who, because of damage to medial temporal lobe
structures, was unable to encode new declarative memories. Upon his death we
learned his name was Henry Molaison.
, Highly Superior Autobiographical Memory (HSAM) - Answers - ability to recall every
event along entire life timeline with accuracy
new learning - Answers - used more commonly
free recall - Answers - a procedure for testing memory in which the participant is asked
to remember stimuli that were previously presented
shows intact chain of events of memory
cued recall - Answers - A test of long-term memory that involves remembering an item
of information in response to a retrieval hint.
shows intact attention, encoding, and storage
recognition testing - Answers - correct answer is mixed in with incorrect answers such
as multiple choice question
shows intact attention, encoding, and storage for task
forced-choice recognition testing - Answers - gives two options with one correct choice
doesn't tell much but concerning if less than 50%
immediate recall - Answers - Bases on definition and task,what type of memory
(cognitive function) is being assess?
- Name three items previously presented after a brief interval (a few seconds to a few
minutes)
measures attention
delayed recall - Answers - The ability to remember something after a period of rest or
distraction ranging anywhere from minutes to days.
measures how much was encoded, stored, and retrieved
testing of purposeful - Answers - patient is made aware that this is a memory test to
activate certain recalls
insight of how well one would perform
testing of incidental - Answers - examinee is not told that their memory is being tested
insight on day-to-day functioning
receptive communication - Answers - ideas presented to you
expressive communication - Answers - ideas presented by you
determinism - Answers - language determines thought
relativity - Answers - cultural differences in thinking are accompanied by linguistic
differences
