Psychology Chapter 9-2 Practice Quiz
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Explicit memory is to long term memory as iconic memory is to _____ memory | Sensory |
| Echoic memory refers to | A momentary sensory memory of auditory stimuli |
| Peterson and Peterson demonstrated that unrehearsed short term memories for three constants almost completely decay in as short of a time as | 12 second |
| The magical number 7 plus or minus two refers to the storage capacity of | Short term memory |
| Which type of memory has an essentially unlimited storage capacity | long term memory |
| Research by Kandel and Shwartz on sea snails indicates that memory formation is associated with | the release of certain neurotransmitters |
| Long term potentation is a | Neural basis for memoryy |
| Which substance is most likely to facilitate the formation of new memories | Epinephrine, a physically and emotionally arousing hormone |
| Memory of facts is to ___ as memory of skills is to ___ | Explicit memory; implicit memory |
| The Hippocampus plays a critical role in ___ memory | Explicit |
| An understanding of the different brain circuit involved in implicit and explicit memory is most helpful for explaining | infantile amnesia |
| When an eyewitness to an auto accident is asked to describe what happened which test of memory is being utilized | recall |
| Which memory test would most effectively reveal that Mr. Quintano at age 55, still remembers many of his high school class mates | recognition |
| Words, events, places, and emotions that trigger our memory of the past are called | retrieval cues |
| memories are primed by | retrieval cues |
| Hearing the word rabbit may lead people to spell the spoken word "hair" as "h a r e" this best illustrates the process of | priming |
| Deja vu refers to | Eerie sense of having previously experienced a situation |
| Negative associations primed by distressing emotions most clearly illustrate | mood congruent memory |
| The inability to recall the numbers on a telephone dial that are not accompanied by letters is most likely due to | encoding failure |
| Which of the following substances is most likely to impair the formation of long term memories | alcohol |
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