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- 1. Multiple ChoiceA clear memory of an emotionally significant moment or event.echoic memoryflashbulb memoryimplicit memoryexplicit memory
- 2. Multiple ChoiceThe processing of information into the memory system.encodingstorageretrievalautomatic processing
- 3. Multiple ChoiceThe retention (saving) of encoded material over time.encodingstorageretrievalrehearsal
- 4. Multiple ChoiceThe process of getting the information back out of memory storage.encodingstorageretrievalNext-in-line-effect
- 5. Multiple ChoiceThe persistence of learning over time through the encoding, storage and retrieval of information.memorylearningserial position effectsemantic learning
- 6. Multiple ChoiceThe first stage of memory that involves information bombarding us every second.sensory memoryshort-term memoryautomatic processingeffortful processing
- 7. Multiple ChoiceInformation can be held in this storage bank for around 30 seconds with out rehearsal.short-term memorylong-term memorysensory memoryvisual encoding
- 8. Multiple ChoiceThe most common effortful processing technique where information is repeated.rehearsalmnemonicrecallrecognition
- 9. Multiple ChoiceStudying in small bursts over a period of time.spacing effectcrammingiconic memoryechoic memory
- 10. Multiple ChoiceA memory aidmnemonicchunkingimplicit memoryexplicit memory
- 11. Multiple ChoiceOrganizing items into familiar, manageable units.chunkingmnemonicreleanrecall
- 12. Multiple ChoiceOur memory for skills, such as riding a bike.implicit memoryexplicit memoryechoic memoryiconic memory
- 13. Multiple ChoiceOur memory for facts, such as psych vocabulary.explicit memoryimplicit memoryprimingnext-in-line effect
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhen choices are given, it is much easier to identify genuine ones. A multiple choice test is a good examplerecognitionrecallreleandeja vu
- 15. Multiple ChoiceThe mental processing of retrieval of information from memory. A fill in the blank test is a good example.recallrecognitionrelearnlearning
- 16. Multiple ChoiceThat eerie sense that you have experienced something before.deja vumood-congruentrecognitionrecall
- 17. Multiple ChoiceThe influence of environmental factors on one's perception of a stimulus. Chewing a particular flavor of gum while studying and then chewing that same flavor during the test can increase the retrieval of information.context effect or state dependent memorymood-congruent memorymnemonicmisinformation effect
- 18. Multiple ChoiceThis person studied memory retention by stringing together nonsensical syllables and memorizing them.SkinnerThorndikeLoftusEbbinghaus
- 19. Multiple ChoiceUsing the the acronym Roy G. Biv to studying the colors of the rainbow. This is a good example ofmnemonicspacing effectvisual encodingacoustic encoding
- 20. Multiple ChoiceThe term working memory represents psychologists' newer understanding oflong-term memory.flashbulb memory.short-term memory.sensory memory.
- 21. Multiple ChoiceChunking refers togetting information into memory through the use of visual imagery.the organization of information into meaningful units.the unconscious encoding of incidental information.the tendency to recall best the first item in a list.
- 22. Multiple ChoiceA mnemonic is asensory memory.test or measure of memory.long-term memory.memory aid.
- 23. Multiple ChoiceWhich type of memory has an essentially limitless capacity?echoic memoryshort-term memorylong-term memoryiconic memory
- 24. Multiple ChoiceResearch on the storage of memory indicates thatour brains can store new memories only if they discard some old memories.our capacity for storing information in our short-term working memory has no real limit.we do not process and store memories in only a single location within the brain.once memories are consolidated in storage, they can never be forgotten.
- 25. Multiple ChoiceA lack of conscious memories of your first three years of life best illustratesdéjà vu.repressed memory.infantile amnesia.the serial position effect.
- 26. Multiple ChoiceThe tendency to recall the first and last items in a list better than the middle items is known as the ________ effect.serial positionmisinformationretrieval practicespacing
- 27. Multiple ChoiceThe experience of memory loss is calledflashbulb memory.mnemonics.amnesia.déjà vu.
- 28. Multiple ChoiceA loss of an encoded memory as a result of a gradual fading of the physical memory trace best illustratesrepression.interference.storage decay.the misinformation effect.
- 29. Multiple ChoiceThe disruptive effect of new learning on the recall of previously learned information is calledrepression.source amnesia.retroactive interference.the spacing effect.
- 30. Multiple ChoiceSelective attention determines what information moves fromshort-term memory to long-term memory.sensory memory to short-term memory.implicit memory to explicit memory.episodic memory to semantic memory.
- 31. Multiple ChoiceThe feeling that you know someone’s name, but cannot quite recall it, is an example oftip of the toungueserial positioning effectstate dependent memoryretrograde amnesia
- 32. Multiple ChoiceA teenager would rely on her _____ memory to recall her 8th birthday party.semanticproceduralepisodicechoic
- 33. Multiple ChoiceIf a subject is asked to remember this list of numbers in 10 seconds: 48, 31, 45, 76, 97, 84, 26, 12, 67, which numbers will she most likely remember?84, 4548, 6712, 3197, 76
- 34. Multiple Choice"The magical number 7 plus or minus 2" refers to the storage capacity of ___________ memory.explicitimplicitsensoryshort-term
- 35. Multiple ChoiceLast year, Zoe was taught by Mrs Hopper. This year, Mrs Hopper teaches Zoe’s sister, Pia, but she often calls Pia by Zoe’s name. This is known asA. retrograde amnesia.B. anterograde amnesia.C. proactive interference.D. retroactive interference.
- 36. Multiple ChoiceKasey is having trouble learning French because she finds that having learned Spanish earlier makes it more difficult for her to now learn French. This is known asproactive interference.retroactive interference.decay.encoding failure.
- 37. Multiple ChoiceKim is having trouble remembering her old phone number even though she had that number for ten years. It seems that her current phone number that she has had for two years is keeping her from remembering her old phone number. This is calledproactive interference.retroactive interference.decay.suppression.
- 38. Multiple ChoiceWithout rehearsal, information in short-term memory will fade in about30 seconds.2 hours24 hours.three days.
- 39. Multiple ChoiceKenny has learned the sentence “ My Very Earnest Mother Just Showed Us Nine Planets” as a way to remember the names of the nine planets. This illustrates the use ofThe method of lociThe spacing effectThe “peg-word” systemMnemonics
- 40. Multiple ChoiceJamie performs better on foreign language vocabulary tests if she studies the material 15 minutes every day for 8 days than if she crams for 2 hours the night before the test. This illustrates what is known asthe spacing effect.the serial position effectmood-congruent memorychunking
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