Chapter 7 Review
____________ amnesia is the inability to form memories for new information while ____________ amnesia is the inability to recall old memories before an accident, trauma, etc. Anterograde; retrograde
What are the three categories of long-term memory? Semantic, episodic, procedural
_________ rehearsal is to simply repeating information to keep it in working memory while _______ rehearsal is to actively reviewing info and making connections. Maintenance; elaborative
What is the capacity and duration of STM and LTM? 20 seconds and 5-9 items; limitless & limitless
________ memory is to visual sensory memory that lasts ¼ of a second, while ______ memory is auditory memory that lasts 3-4 seconds. Iconic; echoic
Please give an example of a flashbulb memory. JFK assassination, 9/11, etc…
_________ memory is to memories that you did not deliberately learn, while ________ memory is to memories that have purposely been learned and recalled. Implicit; explicit
_______ is when you must reproduce previously learned material while _______ is when you must identify present stimuli that have already been presented. Recall, recognition
Information that is more thoroughly connected to meaningful items in LTM will be remembered better. Levels-of-processing theory
Hermann Ebbinghaus found that the amount of forgetting information just learned drops dramatically at first and then becomes stable. This is called… The forgetting curve
________ interference is the blocking of old information by new, while ______ interference is the blocking of new information by old. Retroactive; proactive
According to the serial position effect, you will have the most trouble recalling information in the _____ of a list. Middle
You were a witness to a crime. The police officer asked how tall the man was that robbed the store. You answer 6 feet tall and then describe the man that way when telling the story later. In reality, the robber was a woman. What just happened? Misinformation effect or expectancy bias
Who is the psychologist that believed we are born with a language acquisition device that helps facilitate the rapid learning of language? Noam Chomsky
The smallest meaningful units of language are _______ and the smallest units of sound in language are _______. Morphemes; phonemes
“After we saw the gooses at the zoo, Timmy got in a fight with Jimmy and hitted him.” What is this? Overregularization
_____ concepts are mental representations of objects and events based on direct experiences while _______ concepts are based on definitions, rules, and formulas. Natural; artificial
When solving an algebra problem with a formula, I am using a(n) ____________. If I am trying to figure out who to marry, I will most likely use a(n) ___________ instead. Algorithm; heuristic
My dad didn’t need a coffee filter when he couldn’t find one in my kitchen. He used a paper towel instead. He was NOT experiencing _________. Functional fixedness
The _______ bias causes us to ignore or find fault with information that we don’t agree with, while the _______ bias causes us to think that we could have known the outcome of an event in advance. Confirmation; hindsight