Abnormal Psychology Chapter 6
Any steps you take to try and commit something to memory are part of the _____ process
encoding
When you call information for a phone number, but you don’t have a pen to write down the number,
which part of your memory must attempt to maintain the number while you look for a pen?
short-term memory
The strategy of grouping bits of information into larger units that are easier to remember is called
chunking
For information stored in long-term memory to be used, it must first be
retrieved
Memories of a vacation spent with your family would be considered
episodic memories
Which of the following is not one of the three types of nondeclarative memories?
information learned in class
A memory researcher asks subjects to memorize a list of words and finds it takes them 30 minutes to
do so. Two weeks later, he asks the same subjects to memorize the list of words again, and then they
do so in 15 minutes. The percentage of time saved, 50%, is known as the
recognition score
Which of the following techniques is used to measure memory?
all of the above: the relearning method, tests of recall, tests of recognition
According to the serial position effect, which items on a list are least likely to be recalled?
the middle law
Vern had too much to drink. The next day he gets a phone call from a woman he met at the party, but
can’t remember her name. According to the state-dependent memory effect, under which condition
will Vern most likely remember her name?
when he has a bit too much to drink
An integrated framework about people, objects, and events that is stored in long-term memory is
called a
schema
There is a good chance that you remember exactly where you were and exactly what you were doing
when you first heard about the attacks on September 11, 2001. Such a vivid memor is called a _____
memory
flashbulb
Jacquez believes that as you get older, memories that haven’t been used will just fade away and
disappear. His position is most consistent with which cause of forgetting?
decay theory
David studied French in high school but switched to learning Italian in college. Whenever he tries to
speak French, he catches himself instead translating his English phrase into Italian. Why is David
forgetting his French?
