Memory 239- Of the following, which is the most similar to the concept of long-
term memory?
a. a computer hard drive c. a computer mouse
b. a computer monitor d. a computer keyboard - Amber meets a cute guy named Carson at a party. She wants to
make sure she remembers his name, so she reminds herself that
he has the same name as the capital of Nevada (Carson City). This
transferring of information from short-term memory to long-term
memory is an example of what type of rehearsal?
a. repetitive c. elaborative
b. imagery d. maintenance
5. Brenda has been able to tie her shoes since she was 4 but now
finds it difficult to explain to her baby brother how to tie his shoes,
but she can easily demonstrate it for him. Brenda’s memory for
shoe tying is best characterized as a __ memory.
a. declarative (explicit) c. episodic
b. semantic d. nondeclarative (implicit)
6. When you take your final exam in your psychology class, what type
of memory will you most certainly need to access to answer each
question?
a. nondeclarative c. episodic
b. semantic d. working
Getting It Out: Retrieval of Long-Term Memories
My problem isn’t so much getting information into my head; it’s
finding it later that’s tough.Oddly enough, most people’s problems with getting information stored in LTM back out
again have to do with how they put that information into LTM. Take the survey What Do
You Remember? to learn more about what factors influence your own memories of events.
Retrieval Cues
6.6 Identify the effects of cues on memory retrieval.
Remember the previous discussion about maintenance rehearsal versus elaborative
rehearsal? One of the main reasons that maintenance rehearsal is not a very good way
Simulate the Experiment What Do You Remember?Survey
interactive