Week 4 = Memory

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What is the first stage of memory, analogous to saving a file onto a CD?
Acquisition
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The process of maintaining stored information over time is known as:
Retention
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Retrieval in memory is similar to which computer function?
Loading
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A key difference between computer and human memory is:
Human memory is active
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The typical range of items remembered in short-term memory is:
5-9
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According to the Levels of Processing (LoP) theory, what leads to better memory?
Deep processing
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In Craik & Tulving's 1975 study, which processing method had the highest recall percentage?
Sentence
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What type of memory is context-specific and follows the principle of Encoding Specificity?
Episodic Memory
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What is NOT a part of the semantic network in your notes?
School
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Flashbulb memories are typically associated with:
Vivid, Surprising experiences
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In a semantic network, if one concept is activated, what happens to related concepts?
Activation spreads to them
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What does a schema affect in memory?
The information we attend to and remember
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Who was one of the first memory theorists to develop the notion of the schema in memory?
Bartlett
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What is the method of serial reproduction in Bartlett's study?
Writing down a story after hearing it once.
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In Bartlett's studies, how were transformations of memory characterized?
They became more abstract and less recognizable.
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What happened to features in drawings that could not be easily labeled in Bartlett's study?
They remained unchanged.
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How did the assignment of a name influence memory reproduction in Bartlett's study?
It influenced the details that were reproduced.
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In the "War of the Ghosts" study, what was a significant finding regarding memory reproduction?
Memory remained stable over time.
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What does the term 'rationalization' in Bartlett's findings refer to?
Retelling the story from the storyteller's worldview.
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In Loftus and Palmer's 1974 experiment, what influenced participants' perception of a car's speed?
The wording used in the question about speed.
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According to Loftus and Palmer, what can alter a person's memory of an event?
Post-event information.
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What is a 'Coerced-Internalised False Confession' as per Kassin & Wrightsman's classification?
A confession made for instrumental gain, believing in one's own guilt.
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In the context of the recovered/false memory debate, what increases suggestibility?
Repetition of the event description.
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