Chapter 9 Handy Hints
- Define memory.
- Why are flashbulb memories so strong?
- What are the three stages in information processing model of memory?
- What do we call our visual sensory memory and our aural sensory memory?
- How long do these last?
- What did we learn about iconic memory from Sperling?
- What is the capacity of our STM?
- How can we retain more information in our STM?
- What is the capacity of our LTM?
- Give examples of automatic and effortful processing.
- Why does rehearsal of information improve retention?
- What are the benefits of spaced learning?
- Explain the serial position effect?
- What is the difference between proactive and retroactive interference?
- What are example of mnemonics?
- What did we learn form Kandel and Schwartz?
- How does chunking help us?
- What did we learn from the experiments concerning context clues?
- We learnt that we are not video recorders, instead we construct memories. What does this mean and what are these reconstructions of the past based on what?
- If you had a PET scan in operation, what part of the brain would you aim it at to determine if someone is lying?
- What is LTP?
- Give biological explanations of infantile amnesia?
- What are our two major types of memory
- How have studies of people suffering from amnesia confirmed this? (p.332)
- How can we use Bowers experiment to help us study?
- Recall, recognition and relearning are all indication of ______________ in action.
- Compare and contrast implicit and explicit memories.
- Why should we be wary of hypnotically refreshed memories?
- What is deja vu?
- Define the following: blocking, suggestibility, bias and misattribuiton, sources amnesia.
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