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Problem 1

Describe how the ESR model of memory can be compared to the workings of a computer.

Problem 1

Briefly explain the decay theory of forgetting.

Problem 1

Briefly describe why we sometimes shape, rearrange, or distort our memories.

Problem 1

Define long-term potentiation (LTP)

Problem 2

Researchers have demonstrated that it is _______ to create false memories. a. relatively easy b. rarely possible c. moderately difficult d. never possible

Problem 2

Your vivid memory of what you were doing when you were first informed about your parents' impending divorce might be an example of _______. a. encoding specificity b. Iong-term potentiation (LTP) c. latent learning d. a flashbulb memory (FBM)

Problem 2

Information in __________ lasts only a few seconds or less and has a relatively large (but not unlimited) storage capacity. a. perceptual processes b. working memory c. short-term storage d. sensory memory

Problem 3

Dave was told the same childhood story of his father saving his neighbor from a fire so many times that he is now sure it is true, but all the evidence proves it never happened. This is an example of ________ a. a repressed memory b. deluded childhood fantasies c. a false memory d. early-onset juvenile dementia

Problem 3

___________ is the process of grouping separate pieces of information into a single unit. a. Chunking b. Collecting c. Conflation d. Dual-coding

Problem 3

The __________ effect suggests that people will recall information presented at the beginning and end of a list better than information from the middle of a list. a. recency b. latency c. serial position d. primacy

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