Questions and Answers
Why might you be able to score better on a multiple choice than an essay test?
Human memory is organized in a way that makes recognition quite easy.
What does confabulation reveal about the way we recall information?
Confabulation occurs when a person remembers information that was never stored in memory.
How does recall differ for children with eidetic memory from recall used by most adults?
Most adults recall memories by reconstruction; children with eidetic memory recall specific details from briefly viewed images.
Why do professional football teams often play loud noises during practices to prepare for games in noisy stadiums?
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Is relearning a measure of declarative or procedural memory? Why?
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Do long-term memories ever decay? Support your answer.
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Why might someone block a memory subconsciously?
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What are some possible explanations of infant amnesia?
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How does elaborate rehearsal differ from maintenance rehearsal?
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Why should you avoid studying subjects such as history and political science together?
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If you memorized your shopping list by memorizing the first letter of each item, what technique would you be using?
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Study Notes
Memory and Recall in Testing
- Recognition in multiple-choice tests is often easier due to organized human memory, allowing for easier identification of correct answers compared to essay tests which require recall.
Confabulation and Memory Gaps
- Confabulation refers to remembering fabricated information that was never stored, demonstrating how incomplete event reconstructions can lead individuals to invent missing details.
Eidetic Memory in Children
- Adults typically recall memories through reconstruction, while children with eidetic memory can precisely recall specific details from visuals they observed briefly.
State-Dependent Learning in Sports
- Professional football teams use loud noises in practice to mimic game conditions, enhancing recall by keeping the physiological or emotional states consistent with the actual game environment.
Relearning and Memory Types
- Relearning serves as a measure of both declarative and procedural memory; past learning impacts performance unconsciously (procedural) while also requiring less rehearsal time associated with declarative memory.
Longevity of Long-Term Memories
- The decay of long-term memories is uncertain, as some seemingly forgotten information may be retrieved through methods like meditation or hypnosis, suggesting that not all memories are lost.
Memory Repression
- Subconscious memory blockage can occur due to distressing experiences, where the memory remains present but becomes inaccessible due to its emotional impact.
Causes of Infant Amnesia
- The phenomenon of infant amnesia may be due to repression of traumatic experiences or can be attributed to undeveloped language skills, the immature hippocampus, or a nascent sense of self.
Rehearsal Techniques
- Maintenance rehearsal involves rote repetition without meaning, whereas elaborate rehearsal is more effective because it connects new information with existing knowledge.
Interference in Learning
- Studying similar subjects, such as history and political science, simultaneously may lead to interference and hinder effective learning.
Mnemonic Devices
- Using the first letter of each item in a shopping list as a memorization technique exemplifies a mnemonic device, which utilizes associations to facilitate retention of information.
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Explore the different aspects of memory and recall through this quiz. Topics include recognition vs. recall in testing, confabulation, eidetic memory, and state-dependent learning in sports. Test your understanding of how memory functions in various contexts and its implications.
