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| The three steps in memory information processing are. . . |
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| Encoding, storage, retrieval |
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| Visual sensory memory is referred to as. . . |
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| Echoic memories fade after approximately. . . |
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| Which of the following is NOT a measure of retention? |
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| Our short-term memory span is approximately ______ items. |
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| Memory techniques such as acronyms and the peg-word system are called. . . |
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| One way to increase the amount of information in memory is to group it into larger, familiar units. This process is referred to as. . . |
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| Kandel and Schwartz have found that When learning occurs, more of the neurotransmitter ______ is released into synapses. |
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| Research on memory contruction reveals that memories. . . |
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| Reflect a person's biases and assumptions. |
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| In a study on context cues, people learned words while on land or when they were underwater. In a later test of recall, those with the best retention had. . . |
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| Learned the words underwater, that is, in the more exotic context. |
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| The spacing effect means that. . . |
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| Retention is improved when encoding and retrieval are separated by no more than 1 hour. |
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| Studies demonstrate that learning causes permanent neural changes in the _______ of animals' neurons. |
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| All these parts: Synapses, Myelin, Cell Bodies. |
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| In Sperling's memory experiment, research participants were shown three rows of three letters, followed immediatley by a low, medium, or high tone. The participants were able to report. . . |
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| All three rows with perfect accuracy. |
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| Studies of amnesia victims suggests that. . . |
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| There are three distinct types of memory. |
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| Memory for skills is called. . . |
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| The eerie feeling of having been somewhere before is an example of. . . |
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| When Gordon Bower presented words grouped by category or in random order, recall was. . . |
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| Better for the categorized words. |
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| The three-stage processing model of memory was proposed by. . . |
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| Hypnotically "refreshed" memories may prove inaccurate-especially if the hypnotist asks leading questions-because of. . . |
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| Which area of the brain is the most important in the processing of implicit memories? |
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| Which of the following terms does NOT belong with the others? |
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