Module 33- Forgetting, Memory Construction, Improvement Formative

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Austin can't remember Jack Smith's name because he wasn't paying attention when Jack was formally introduced. Austin's poor memory is best explained in terms of

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storage decay

proactive interference

encoding failure

retroactive interference

source amnesia

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Ebbinghaus discovered that the rate at which we forget newly learned information is initirally *

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slow and subsequently stays slow

slow and subsequently speeds up

rapid and subsequently stays rapid

rapid and subsequently slows down

steady and subsequently speeds up

The disruptive effect of prior learning on the recall of new information is called *

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state-dependent memory

retroactive interference

the serial positioning effect

the spacing effect

proactive interference

After learning the combination for his new locker at school, Milton is unable to remember the combination for his year-old bicycle lock. Milton is experiencing the effects of *

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encoding failure

source amnesia

retroactive interference

proactive interference

automatic processing

Stereotypes can often influence the form in which information is retrieved from longer-term memory. This fact is most relevant to appreciating the importance of *

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long-term potentiation

automatic processing

memory construction

the spacing effect

visual encoding

After reading a newspaper report suggesting that drunken driving might have contributed to a recent auto accident, several people who actually witnessed the accident began to remember the driver involved as traveling more recklessly than was actually the case. This provides an example of *

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proactive interference

the serial positioning effect

state-dependent memory

the self-reference effect

the misinformation effect

After having seen many pictures of the Lincoln Monument during his lifetime, Mr. Adams mistakenly recalled that he had actually visited the site. This best illustrates *

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self-reference effect

mood-congruent memory

source amnesia

implicit memory

proactive interference

Research on memory construction indicates that *

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recent events are more vulnerable to memory distortion than events from our more distant past

false memories often feel as real as true memories

hypnotic suggestion is particularly effective technique for accurate memory retrieval

it is very difficult to lead people to construct memories of events tha never happened

true memories are created by long-term potentiation, and false memories are encoded in the cerebellum

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