In the context of memory retrieval which of the following is true of autobiographical memory

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Which of the following is a feature of the deepest level of processing in memory?

It involves thinking about the meaning of a stimulus.

Which of the following structures of memory is autobiographical?

Episodic Memory

Which of the following refers to the conscious recollection of information, such as specific facts and events and, at least in humans, information that can be verbally communicated?

Explicit Memory or Declarative Memory

If all of the information on the hard drive of your computer is like long-term memory, then _____, like RAM, is comparable to what you actually have open and active at any given moment.

Working Memory

Which of the following is the main reason that hampers the use of rehearsal as a tool for retaining information over a long period of time?

It involves mechanically repeating information, without imparting meaning to it.

Which of the following statements is true about autobiographical memory?

It is a special form of episodic memory.

Jennifer and Stacey go to different schools but study the same text books. Jennifer's end-of-semester tests include only essay questions, whereas Stacey's end-of-semester tests include only multiple-choice questions. In the context of memory retrieval, which of the following statements is accurate?

Jennifer's tests have poorer retrieval cues than Stacey's tests.

The _____ is the tendency to recall the items at the beginning and end of a list more readily than those in the middle

Serial Position Effect

Having a better memory for items at the beginning of a list demonstrates the _____, whereas having a better memory for items at the end of a list demonstrates the _____.

primacy effect/recency effect

Multiple choice exams involve testing a student's _____ abilities, whereas essay exams involve testing _____ abilities.

recognition/recall

_____ is a situation in which material that was learned later disrupts the retrieval of information that was learned earlier.

Retroactive Interference

You are taking both a Spanish and a French course this semester. As you study the vocabulary words for your French test, you realize that the French words are disrupting the memory of the Spanish vocabulary words you studied last week. This is an example of

Retroactive Interference

Motivated forgetting and repressed memories are usually associated with what type of memories?

Traumatic memories

Proactive and retroactive interference are examples of

Retrieval Failures

According to Hermann Ebbinghaus

most forgetting occurs soon after we originally learned something.

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What is true autobiographical memory?

Autobiographical memories are complex mental representations of the self in the past. Memories are constructed from different types of autobiographical knowledge by a complex retrieval process controlled by the working self.

Which of the following describes autobiographical memory?

The term autobiographical memory refers to our memory for specific episodes, episodic memory, and to our conceptual, generic, and schematic knowledge of our lives, autobiographical knowledge.

Which of the following are function of autobiographical memory?

Autobiographical memories are said to serve at least three functions: they direct people's behaviour, inform their identity, and facilitate social bonding and communication.

Which of the following are levels of autobiographical memory?

There are three different levels of autobiographical knowledge: lifetime periods, general events, and event-specific knowledge [2].