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Question 1

What part of the information-processing model can we see impact our ability to remember information?

Answer 1

1) Encoding process 2) Long-term memory itself 3) Retrieval process

Question 2

What happens if there is an error with the encoding process and what happens to the encoding process as a person ages?

Answer 2

If information is not correctly encoded it will be difficult to recall the information. As we get older the encoding process slows down and can be more difficult to efficiently encode new information

Question 3

What happens to stored memories in the long-term memory if they are not used?

Answer 3

Over time certain stored memories can decay. If information is not reviewed or used the memory will start to decay

Question 4

What is reconsolidation?

Answer 4

This is when an individual’s memories are retrieved and are altered before they are stored again

Question 5

How can the misinformation effect impact a person’s memory?

Answer 5

When an individual accesses a memory theymay change or alter the memory with misleading information which distorts the original memory

Question 6

Describe Ebbinghaus’ forgetting curve.

Answer 6

At first individual’s will forget quite a bit of information, however, when an individual uses distributed practice they would see the amount of time they need to learn something decrease

Question 7

What does retrieval failure mean?

Answer 7

This is when a person has a stored memory in their long-term memory but are unable to properly retrieve the memory

Question 8

What is an example of a retrieval failure?

Answer 8

When a person asks you for the name of a movie that you know and the information seems just out of reach

Question 9

Describe the difference between proactive and retroactive interference.

Answer 9

Proactive interference is when new information is hard to access because of previously learned information. (forward acting) While retroactive interference is when new information replaces or disrupts the ability to recall old information. (backward acting)

Question 10

Anterograde

Answer 10

When a person can no longer form new memories, this type of amnesia almost always involves something happening to the hippocampus

Question 11

Retrograde

Answer 11

When a person can no longer retrieve past information, this could happen because of a blow to a person’s head

Question 12

Source

Answer 12

When a person can not remember where they heard the information from