Guided Reading Questions for the second half of chapter seven NAME_____________________Psy 201 Andrew GummowForgetting (pp. 294 – 298)1. Why do you think Ebbinghaus used nonsense syllables? A good answer would reference levels ofprocessing theory (p. 278)?2. When did Ebbinghaus forget most of the material?3. Look at Decay Theory and Interference Theory. Do you think one of these explains forgetting better than the other? Explain your answer:4. Give one example of Retroactive Interference and one example of Proactive Interference:5. Cognitive psychologists use a term called Motivated Forgetting. This concept is based on an idea from what prominent figure in psychology? And, what term did he use?Recovered Memories Controversy (pp. 298 – 302)6. You’ve read that Elizabeth Loftus’s research suggests that the misinformation effect can alter memory and even plant false memories. In light of that, should we accept the validity of all recovered memories?Physiology of Memory (pp. 302 – 304)7. What happened when they removed the hippocampus of the famous patient known as “H.M.”?Systems and Types of Memory (pp. 305 -8. Explain the difference between declarative and nondeclarative memory:9. Which of these memory systems would you use to recall important dates in history class, and which would you use to drive a car?10. What is the difference between episodic memory and semantic memory?11. Which of these memory systems would you use to recall who was at your 14th birthday party andwhich would you use to recall the name of the vice president of the
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