Possible Quiz Questions

Possible quiz questions:

1. What are some metaphors used in premodern times to think about memory? What is the current metaphor that is used in our culture? Wax tablet, aviary, scribe Physical space… wax tablet

2. How was Ebbinghaus important to early memory research. What did he do? How has memory research changed? First memory researcher to use scientific approach… nonsense syllables on himself, Showed the advantage of experimental approach, memory could be studied scientifically CVC’s have NO MEANING

3. Using pages 12-19 as a guide, make a list of issues that psychologists have been concerned with since Ebbinghaus.

Durability of memory (how long it stays) Factors that affect memory (repetition, emotion, stress) Stm – LTM How memory affects learning Acquisition of specific memory skills

1. Give an example of explicit remembering, and example of implicit remembering. Try to give examples not stated in the text. For each, tell why it belongs in that category. Remembering PIN number, some conscious act of remembering Hypnotic suggestion We remember something because the environment prompts us w/o us being aware of that prompt

2. Make a list of primary memory assessments, and a list of secondary assessments. Do the two types always agree? Primary: accuracy, amount of info, quantity Secondary: quality of info, amt of time, rating of confidence, or accuracy Intrusions

3. Make a list of the techniques used to evaluate memory ability (beginning p. 30). Which of these do you feel give the truest picture of memory ability? Serial learning Memory span – free recall Paired associate learning Multiple choice True false Forced choice Study test procedure Single-item probe technique

4. What are some of the important memory findings concerning implicit memory? How did some of these findings shake up our views of memory? How should we explain the dissociation between implicit and explicit memory? Amnesia!! On measure of implicit memory, amnesics can perform as well as nonamnesics.