5 Written Questions

1. an error that occurs when a memory derived from one source is misattributed to another source
2. general knowledge that is not tied to the time when the information was learned
3. a memory test that requires a subject to memorize information a second time to determine how much time or effort is saved by having learned it before
4. the process of deciding wether memories are based on external sources (our perceptions of actual events) or internal sources (our thoughts and imaginations)
5. continued rehersal of material after one first appears to have mastered it

5 Matching Questions

1. storage
2. Eric Kandel
3. nonsense syllables
4. retrospective memory
5. source monitoring

1. a showed reflex learning in the sea slub produces changes in the strength of specific synaptic connections
2. b the process of making attributions about the origins of memories
3. c the ability to remember events from the past or previously learned information
4. d consonant-vowel-consonant arrangements that do not correspond to words
5. e maintaining encoded information in memory over time

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. loss of memories for events that occured prior to a head injury
   1. retrieval
   2. George Miller
   3. retrograde amnesia
   4. relearning
2. a memory problem that occurs when new information impairs the retention of previously learned information
   1. retrospective memory
   2. proactive interference
   3. retrograde amnesia
   4. retroactive interference
3. a memory problem that occurs when previously learned information interferes with the retention of new information
   1. retroactive interference
   2. semantic network
   3. proactive interference
   4. prospective memory
4. proposed the concept of chunking for storing information in short-term memory
   1. Brenda Milner
   2. Eric Kandel
   3. George Miller
   4. retrieval
5. showed that specific memories may depend on localized neural circuits in the brain
   1. recognition
   2. retention
   3. Richard Thompson
   4. rehersal

5 True/False Questions

1. Brenda Milner → followed the case of HM, who had his hippocampus removed

   True        False

2. self-referent encoding → a memory test that requires a subject to memorize information a second time to determine how much time or effort is saved by having learned it before

   True        False

3. semantic network → the preservation of information in its original sensory form for a brief time, usually only a fraction of a second

   True        False

4. retrieval → recovering information from memory stores

   True        False

5. retention → the proportion of material retained

   True        False