Learning Curve 8b. Storing and Retrieving Memories

Question 1

Some of our memories of an emotionally significant moment or event are vividly clear. These are known as _____ memories.

Answer 1

Flashbulb

Question 2

A stimulus that facilitates the recall of information from long-term memory is called a:

Answer 2

Retrieval cue

Question 3

Which statement BEST captures the relationship between priming and a retrieval cue?

Answer 3

Priming is the unconscious awakening of memories based on retrieval cues.

Question 4

Damage to the brain’s _____ would MOST likely interfere with learning a conditioned fear response to the sight of a dog that had bitten you on several occasions.

Answer 4

cerebellum

Question 5

Chad is puzzling over a difficult question on a multiple-choice sociology test; however, as he rereads the response options, he remembers the correct answer. Chad has made use of:

Answer 5

Retrieval cues

Question 6

Damage to the _____ would MOST likely interfere with a middle-aged adult’s ability to perform a dance that was popular in one’s youth but rarely seen since then.

Answer 6

basal ganglia

Question 7

Samar’s teacher read a list of U.S. presidents and instructed him to find several facts on each as part of a homework assignment. However, Samar failed to write the list down. He can remember the first several presidents the teacher mentioned as well as the last few but not the ones in the middle. Samar’s memory for the first and last several presidents reflects the _____ effect.

Answer 7

serial position

Question 8

Meredith remembers the first several companies she contacted in her job search but not the next few; this exemplifies the _____ effect.

Answer 8

primacy

Question 9

“I remember that day!” Marta exclaims, showing a friend a “memories” status from 4 years ago that appeared today in her social media site newsfeed. Marta seems to have a clear _____ memory for the day in question.

Answer 9

episodic