Question 1

Describe memory span. With what type of storage is it associated? Describe one strategy that you can use to expand your memory span, and give one example of how you could use this strategy in your own life.

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Question 2

Illustrate how selective attention improves creation of memories. What does it tell us about attention and information processing? Give one real-world example.

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Question 3

Describe the three-part memory storage system. Compare each part in terms of duration and capacity.

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Question 4

Describe the context-dependent memory effect. Describe the state-dependent memory effect. How do these effects influence our ability to recall information? Think about your own life and provide an example of context- and state-dependent memory.

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Question 5

Describe anterograde amnesia. If a person had anterograde amnesia, how would it affect his or her implicit and explicit memories? Give an example of an implicit and explicit memory (one example of each).

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Question 6

Describe filter theory. What psychological phenomenon does filter theory help explain? Provide a real-life example of the kind of stimuli that are allowed through the filter.

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Question 7

What is a mnemonic? Explain how you could use the method of loci mnemonic to learn a long list of items.

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Question 8

Draw an example of a network of association for the concept of cup. Describe what happens when this network is activated. How does it relate to spreading activation models of memory?

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Question 9

Explain the relationship between short-term storage and working memory. How does working memory influence the duration and capacity of short-term storage?

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Question 10

Describe the levels of processing model. Explain the difference between maintenance and elaborative rehearsal, and provide an example (one example for each kind of rehearsal).

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Question 11

Describe the two types of explicit memory. Give a real-life example of each type of explicit memory.

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Question 12

Describe two ways in which our memories can be distorted. Provide an example of each.

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Question 13

Describe the primacy and recency effects. Which effect provides support for short-term storage? Explain why. Which effect provides support for long-term storage? Explain why.

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Question 14

Describe two ways that we forget. Explain what causes each type of forgetting, and provide an example of each type of forgetting.

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Quiz 7: Memory