University of Florida

EXP 3604

CHAPTER 7

1)Mantyla’s “banana/ yellow, bunches, edible” experiment demonstrates that, for best memory performance, retrieval cues should be created

2. Memory for a work will tend to be better if the word is used in a complex sentence (like “the bicycle was blue, with handlebars and a racing seat”) rather than a simple sentence (like “he rode the bicycle”). This probably occurs because the complex sentence
3. Elementary school students in the U.S. are often taught to use the very familiar word “HOMES” as a cue for remembering the names of the Great Lakes (each letter in “HOMES” provides a first-letter cue for one of the lakes: Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, Superior). This memory procedure usually works better than repeating the names over and over. The use of this familiar word provides an example of:
4. The maintenance rehearsal task of learning a word by repeating it over and over again is most likely to
5. Acquiring information and transforming it into long-term memory is
6. Jenkins and Russell (1952) presented a list of words like “chair, apple, dish, shoe, cherry, sofa” to participants. In a test, participants recalled the words in a different order than the order in which they were originally presented. This result occurred because of the
7. According to levels of processing theory, deep processing result in better memory. However, studies have shown that shallow processing can result in better memory when the individual encodes              and is tested                                                                      .
8. You have been studying for weeks for a nursing school entrance exam. You love the idea of becoming a nurse, and you have been enjoying learning about the material for your exam. Each night, you put on relaxing clothes and study in the quiet of your lovely home. Memory research suggests you should take your test with a                                                                                                                                                  mind set.