PSY 316 MIDTERM 2 EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
What are some theoretical explanations for implicit memory effects? - Answer- -Use of a
processing pathway increases the speed and ease with which pathway will carry
activation
-People may be sensitive to the degree of processing fluency (you know whether it was
easy or hard to perceive something)
-When a stimulus feels special, you want to know why
___________ is knowing how to do something. - Answer- Procedural memory
__________ is changes in behavior caused by previous experiences. - Answer- Priming
Explain semantic memory and episodic memory. - Answer- semantic memory:
-General knowledge and facts lacking reference to the episodic context in which it was
learned
episodic memory:
-Memory for specific events in context
-Comes with a sense of reliving the event
__________________ is the loss of memory. - Answer- Amnesia
What are the two types of amnesia? (Explain them) - Answer- -Retrograde amnesia:
disruption of memory for things that happened prior to the injury
-Anterograde amnesia: disruption of memory for things that happened after the injury
________________ is the disrupted episodic memory but intact semantic memory. -
Answer- Clive wearing
Patient data supports connections between memory systems.
a. true
b. false - Answer- b. false
What is the story of H.M.? What happened to him? What were the after/ side effects? -
Answer- -H.M. received surgery to bilaterally remove the hippocampus in order to cure
his epilepsy.
-suffered from severe anterograde amnesia/ Could recall events that happened prior to
surgery, but not events that happened after the surgery
-H.M. could still form implicit memories
, What is Korsakoff's syndrome? What were some of the effects? - Answer- -Korsakoff's
syndrome: thiamine deficiency, often associated with chronic alcohol use
-Little difficulty remembering events before the alcoholism and new information is
forgotten quickly
-Could still form implicit memories
H.M. and Korsakoff's patients still have ability to form implicit memories.
a. True
b. False - Answer- a. True
What happens when the hippocampus is damaged? What did patients with this type of
damage do in the "colored lights and boat horn" test? - Answer- -these patients had
issues with explicit memories
-people with explicit memory issues were asked, what color was associated with the
boat horn. They could not remember the color, but they would sweat because of implicit
memories (fear conditioning).
What happens when the amygdala is damaged? What did patients with this type of
damage do in the "colored lights and boat horn" test? - Answer- -these patients had
issues with implicit memories
-these patients had their skin's conductance checked while being asked what color was
associated. They could say which color, but they would not sweat.
What are some of the issues and challenges with testing memory in a lab vs in real life?
- Answer- -Materials: lists of words vs. complex material
-Time frame: one experimental session vs. your life
-Reason behind learning: you're told to vs. you want to
-What you measure: how many items on a list vs. how much it matches real life
What is one real-life examples of memory errors? - Answer- -film of princess Diana's car
crash that doesn't exist
-film of the 9/11 plane crashing into first building that doesn't exist
-film of 1992 Amsterdam plane crash that doesn't exist
What are some reasons that memory errors exist? - Answer- -Connections link bits of
knowledge from one memory to other bits of knowledge
-each memory may not be stored alone and independently
-similar episodes can become linked together
-original memory for the episode linked with later thoughts about the episodes
________________ are errors in which other knowledge gets involved with the
remembered event - Answer- Intrusion errors
what is a DRM procedure? What is an example of this? - Answer- -this is a procedure in
which words relating to a topic are read, and when the participant is asked to repeat it
back they list the wrong word.
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
What are some theoretical explanations for implicit memory effects? - Answer- -Use of a
processing pathway increases the speed and ease with which pathway will carry
activation
-People may be sensitive to the degree of processing fluency (you know whether it was
easy or hard to perceive something)
-When a stimulus feels special, you want to know why
___________ is knowing how to do something. - Answer- Procedural memory
__________ is changes in behavior caused by previous experiences. - Answer- Priming
Explain semantic memory and episodic memory. - Answer- semantic memory:
-General knowledge and facts lacking reference to the episodic context in which it was
learned
episodic memory:
-Memory for specific events in context
-Comes with a sense of reliving the event
__________________ is the loss of memory. - Answer- Amnesia
What are the two types of amnesia? (Explain them) - Answer- -Retrograde amnesia:
disruption of memory for things that happened prior to the injury
-Anterograde amnesia: disruption of memory for things that happened after the injury
________________ is the disrupted episodic memory but intact semantic memory. -
Answer- Clive wearing
Patient data supports connections between memory systems.
a. true
b. false - Answer- b. false
What is the story of H.M.? What happened to him? What were the after/ side effects? -
Answer- -H.M. received surgery to bilaterally remove the hippocampus in order to cure
his epilepsy.
-suffered from severe anterograde amnesia/ Could recall events that happened prior to
surgery, but not events that happened after the surgery
-H.M. could still form implicit memories
, What is Korsakoff's syndrome? What were some of the effects? - Answer- -Korsakoff's
syndrome: thiamine deficiency, often associated with chronic alcohol use
-Little difficulty remembering events before the alcoholism and new information is
forgotten quickly
-Could still form implicit memories
H.M. and Korsakoff's patients still have ability to form implicit memories.
a. True
b. False - Answer- a. True
What happens when the hippocampus is damaged? What did patients with this type of
damage do in the "colored lights and boat horn" test? - Answer- -these patients had
issues with explicit memories
-people with explicit memory issues were asked, what color was associated with the
boat horn. They could not remember the color, but they would sweat because of implicit
memories (fear conditioning).
What happens when the amygdala is damaged? What did patients with this type of
damage do in the "colored lights and boat horn" test? - Answer- -these patients had
issues with implicit memories
-these patients had their skin's conductance checked while being asked what color was
associated. They could say which color, but they would not sweat.
What are some of the issues and challenges with testing memory in a lab vs in real life?
- Answer- -Materials: lists of words vs. complex material
-Time frame: one experimental session vs. your life
-Reason behind learning: you're told to vs. you want to
-What you measure: how many items on a list vs. how much it matches real life
What is one real-life examples of memory errors? - Answer- -film of princess Diana's car
crash that doesn't exist
-film of the 9/11 plane crashing into first building that doesn't exist
-film of 1992 Amsterdam plane crash that doesn't exist
What are some reasons that memory errors exist? - Answer- -Connections link bits of
knowledge from one memory to other bits of knowledge
-each memory may not be stored alone and independently
-similar episodes can become linked together
-original memory for the episode linked with later thoughts about the episodes
________________ are errors in which other knowledge gets involved with the
remembered event - Answer- Intrusion errors
what is a DRM procedure? What is an example of this? - Answer- -this is a procedure in
which words relating to a topic are read, and when the participant is asked to repeat it
back they list the wrong word.
