Psychology Memory Processes Quiz

The ______ is a cognitive process that involves encoding, storage and retrieval of information.

The ______ model of memory was developed by Atkinson and Shiffrin in 1968.

Sensory memory holds information for approximately ______ seconds.

Short-term memory (STM) can hold information for up to ______ seconds.

Long-term memory (LTM) can hold information for an ______ amount of time.

The ______ effect refers to the tendency to recall items at the beginning and end of a list better than items in the middle.

Glanzer and Cunitz (1966) conducted a study to investigate the ______ effect.

The study by Glanzer and Cunitz (1966) supports the ______ model of memory.

The study by Loftus and Palmer aimed to investigate how ______ information can influence eyewitness accounts of events.

The researchers used different verbs in their questions to test the effect of language on ______ estimation.

The participants, who were ______, viewed traffic accidents in short video clips.

The study found that the verb used in the questions had a ______ effect on the reported speed of the cars.

The participants who were asked about cars that "______" each other reported the highest average speed.

The study suggests that eyewitness testimony can be ______ by the language used in questioning after an event.

Loftus and Palmer's experiment utilized a ______ setting to ensure greater control over confounding variables.

The study's findings demonstrate the potential for the ______ to influence how events are perceived and remembered.

The three processes involved in memory are ______, storage, and retrieval.

The ______ is a model of memory proposed by Atkinson and Shiffrin in 1968.

One type of encoding that relies on the meaning of information is called ______ encoding.

The capacity of short-term memory is often referred to as the "magic number" of ______ plus or minus 2.

______ memory is a type of long-term memory that holds information about personal experiences and events.

The long-term memory of facts and general knowledge is known as ______ memory.

Unlike declarative memories, ______ memory is unconscious and involves skills and procedures.

Sensory memory is said to have a very short duration, typically lasting only ______ to 5 seconds.

The researchers utilized a ______ to make sure the translation of the questionnaires was not a confounding variable.

The study investigated the potential role of ______ factors on flashbulb memories.

The participants were presented with word ______ on a screen during the fMRI scan.

The participants were asked to rate their memories for ______, detail, confidence in accuracy, and arousal.

The researchers used the memories of personal events from the ______ as a baseline for evaluating the nature of 9/11 memories.

Only half of the participants reported having ______ of the 9/11 event.

The ______ cortex is associated with higher cognitive functions, such as decision-making and planning.

Those participants who reported having flashbulb memories also reported being ______ to the World Trade Centre on 9/11.

The study used a ______ -discounting experiment to investigate the neural correlates of reward preferences.

The study highlights the potential danger of the ______ fallacy.

Participants made choices between smaller/______ sums of money and larger/later sums of money.

The ______ system, associated with the dopamine system, was more activated by decisions involving immediate rewards.

Regions of the ______ cortex were activated more by long-term reward options.

The study findings confirmed that higher levels of thinking and decision-making come from the ______ cortex.

Activation of the limbic system is associated with fast, ______ , and impulsive thinking.

The study supports the idea of two types of thinking, System 1 and System 2, which operate in different parts of the ______ .

They argue that we have no way of knowing that the participant’s original memories had been ______ altered by the leading questions.

The acronym WEIRD stands for: Westernized, Educated, Industrialized, ______, Democratic.

A good theory should be ______, meaning it does not show bias towards any gender or culture.

A theory that ignores the influence of other factors on behaviour, focusing on a limited number of factors, can be considered ______.

One common critique of schema theory is that it is too ______ and hypothetical to be useful.

The acronym U CRAP’ED stands for Unbiased, Clearly Defined Variables, ______, Applications, Predictive Validity, Empirical Support, Determinist.

Schema theory is rooted in the ______ Approach.

Loftus and Palmer’s research on the ______ of eyewitness testimony is often used as an example in evaluating theories.