Memory Types Flashcard

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When Amy was seven years of age, she had a babysitter from France. During this time Amy learned to speak a little French. Years later, when Amy got to college, she signed up for a beginning French class. Amy learned the material in her French class much more quickly than her classmates did. Amy’s rapid learning was most likely due to

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implicit memory

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Chuck recalls the day last summer when he fell off his bicycle and scraped his knee. This is an example of

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episodic memory

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Hillary glances at a graph and then turns her head away less than a second later. When she tries to immediately remember what she saw, which type of memory does she use?

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Iconic

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What sort of memory is Erwin using when he reminds himself to stop at the grocery store for milk and cereal?

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Prospective

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Which of the following is an example of semantic memory? Recalling a daughter’s wedding day vividly, Recalling the equation to determine the volume of a cylinder, Remembering how to swing a golf club, Remembering feeling frightened when hearing the theme song to a popular horror movie

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Recalling the equation to determine the volume of a cylinder

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Asano is the expert for English literature on his school’s trivia team. He knows the authors and main characters of many famous novels. Which of the following describes Asano’s knowledge of these types of facts?

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Semantic memory

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A teenager would most probably draw on which of the following to recall her tenth birthday party?

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Episodic memory

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A basic assumption underlying short-term memory is that it is

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limited in capacity

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A man sustains a head injury. After the injury, he is able to tie his shoes, but he does not recall where he lives. Which aspect of the man’s memory is intact and which aspect is dysfunctional, respectively?

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Procedural and semantic

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A childhood friend asked Jeffrey whether he remembered where they went on summer vacation when they were eight years old. Jeffrey’s ability to recall correctly will rely on which of the following? Recognition memory, The method of loci, Implicit memory, Episodic memory

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Episodic memory