TEST 2

Psychology 4040, Fall 2006 Name ____________________________

Dr. Stephen R. Schmidt

I. Define the following concepts: (5 pts each)

1) coding:

2) indirect memory tests:

3) serial position effect:

4) transfer-appropriate processing:

5) encoding specificity principle:

6) orthographic distinctiveness:

7) mnemonic technique:

8) parallel representation:

9) causal relation:

10) setting:

Short Answer: (10 points each)

1. What is meant by “functional dissociation’? How is this process used to separate cognitive systems?

2. How has research concerning the levels of processing framework changed our ideas concerning the impact of rehearsal on memory? Explain.

3. Do memories just fade away with the passage of time? Frame your answer within a specific theory of forgetting and support your conclusion with relevant research.

4. What are "false memories?" Give an example. Provide a theoretical explanation for the false memory in your example.

5. Some have argued that visual imagery is analogous to visual perception. What do they mean by this? Give an example of a kind of research that has demonstrated the analogy between visual perception and visual imagery.