Psychology Study Questions: Chapter Twelve
(Pages 261-275)
Please answer the following questions, using complete sentences, AFTER you have completed the
assigned reading You should refer to your class notes for assistance.
1. Complete the following chart showing how memories are acquired and stored.
1a. What is proactive interference?
Example:
1b. What is retroactive interference?
Example:
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2. What does the “tip of the tongue phenomenon” tell us about the way that
memories are stored?
3. Explain the function that each part of the brain has on memory:
Hippocampus
Cortex
Amygdala
4. What is chunking and why does it work?
5. How do associative retrieval cues work? (example body pegs)
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6. How is flashbulb memory different from “normal memory”?
7. What do eyewitness testimonies and hypnosis tell us about the way our
memories are retrieved?
8. What is Alzheimer’s disease? Why does it happen to primarily older people?
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