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Arianna was an accomplished gymnast in her youth but hasn't been to the gym for nearly 10
years. Despite this, with some prompting from her old coach, she's able to do almost her
entire uneven bar routine. This is an example of ANSW ✔✔ procedural memory.
Memory of brief events, like the smell of french fries you pass on the way to the corner
store, are stored in ________ memory. ANSW ✔✔ sensory
developed around brief sensory events, like smelling french fries as we pass by. ANSW ✔✔
sensory memory
When rats had their ________ removed, they no longer experienced their fear memory.
ANSW ✔✔ amygdala
the amygdala ANSW ✔✔ regulates emotions
Samantha needs to remember a string of numbers, and does so by associating each set of
numbers with the jersey numbers worn by her favorite football players. This is an example
of ________ encoding. ANSW ✔✔ semantic
Which type of memory is tested on a multiple choice test? ANSW ✔✔ recognition
When questioning a victim about the perpetrator of a crime, the police should ANSW ✔✔
be intentionally vague and provide opportunities for the victim to offer information.
Shaquallah suffered a head injury in a soccer game and can remember everything from her
past, but can no longer make new memories. What type of amnesia does she have? ANSW
✔✔ anterograde
, Confusing the source of information is called ANSW ✔✔ misattribution.
________ interference occurs when old information hinders the recall of newly learned
information, while ________ interference happens when information learned more recently
hinders the recall of older information. ANSW ✔✔ proactive; retroactive
Memory aids that help us organize information for encoding are called ANSW ✔✔
mnemonic devices.
the set of processes used to encode, store, and retrieve information over different periods
of time. ANSW ✔✔ Memory
the input of information into the memory system. ANSW ✔✔ encoding
the encoding of details like time, space, frequency, and the meaning of words (usually done
without any conscious awareness). ANSW ✔✔ automatic processing
encoding of information that takes effort and attention ANSW ✔✔ effortful processing
The type of memory processing that is done without conscious awareness is known as
ANSW ✔✔ automatic processing
The encoding of words and their meaning ANSW ✔✔ semantic encoding
the encoding of images ANSW ✔✔ Visual encoding
the encoding of sounds, words in particular. ANSW ✔✔ acoustic encoding
encoded both visually and semantically ANSW ✔✔ High-imagery words