A car drives past you as you stand on the street. Even though the shape and size of the image cast on your eye changes as a car moves across your visual field, you still identify it as the same object. This is called
In one of Loftus’s original experiments, participants saw an…
In one of Loftus’s original experiments, participants saw an accident in which a car drove through a stop sign and then collided with another car. During questioning, a researcher asked questions about the car that went through the yield sign. This is an example of which of the following?
Which of the following matches findings on how flashbulb mem…
Which of the following matches findings on how flashbulb memories compare with typical memories?
In Cabeza et al. (2004), participants looked at pictures the…
In Cabeza et al. (2004), participants looked at pictures they took themselves and photographs of the same locations that were taken by another person. What differences were observed when it comes to the areas of the brain that were active for own vs. other photos?
A landmark study in memory research was conducted by Miller…
A landmark study in memory research was conducted by Miller in 1956. What was Miller’s magical number?
Craik and Tulving (1975) tested how level of processing impa…
Craik and Tulving (1975) tested how level of processing impacts memory. Participants were shown a word and asked a question about it. Which question led to the best memory for the words?
Barlett’s (1932) “War of the Ghosts” experiment used a techn…
Barlett’s (1932) “War of the Ghosts” experiment used a technique called repeated reproduction. What did they find as participants retold the story of the War of the Ghosts over and over?
George Sperling tested the capacity of sensory memory using…
George Sperling tested the capacity of sensory memory using both a whole report and partial report technique. Which of the following is correct regarding this research?
In one task used for testing the visuo-spatial sketchpad, pa…
In one task used for testing the visuo-spatial sketchpad, participants are shown squares numbered one through ten. The numbers then disappear, and participants are required to touch the squares in order. What is the name of this task?
Which of the following describes the false memory coglab?
Which of the following describes the false memory coglab?