1300 EDUC Chapter 7 review

1.

Multiple Choice

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Which is not a myth about memory ?

Some people are stuck bad memory

People use only 10 percent of their brain power

Memory benefits from long hours of practice.

The more you learn about a particular topic, the easier it is to learn even more. How you organize the information is more important than the quantity.

2.

Multiple Choice

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1 pt

The key to truly comprehending new material is _____, and it is not easy.

Concentration

Distraction

Procrastination

Inattention

3.

Multiple Choice

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1 pt

Semantic memory involves facts & meanings without regard to where and when you learned those things

True

False

4.

Multiple Choice

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A(n) _____ is a word that is created from the first letters of several other words.

Rhyme

Anomaly

Acronym

Acrostic

5.

Multiple Choice

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1 pt

Multitasking is believed to be more efficient

True

False

6.

Multiple Choice

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1 pt

ROY G. BIV is a common way students are taught to remember the colors of the visible light spectrum: Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet. ROY G. BIV is a(n)

visualization.

acrostic.

rhyme.

acronym

7.

Multiple Choice

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Carl is really popular on trivia night because he's sure to know the most obscure factoids on almost every subject. This indicates that Carl has a very developed _____ memory.

semantic

episodic

procedural

short-term

8.

Multiple Choice

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1 pt

Which of these people is using procedural memory?

Kelsey, who is patching her coat the way her grandmother taught her to many years ago

Gavin, who is telling a story about a time he and his father got lost in the woods years ago

Brandon, who is recalling that December 7, 1941 is the anniversary of the day that Pearl Harbor was bombed

Samantha, who is following the instructions for heating a frozen meal for her lunch

9.

Multiple Choice

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1 pt

If you learn by looking at something repeatedly, you are a(n) _____ learner.

visual

casual

shallow

aural

10.

Multiple Choice

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1 pt

A(n) _____ is a review sheet that includes both words and visual elements.

mind map

acrostic

summary

acronym

11.

Multiple Choice

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1 pt

Which of these statements about memory is true?

There is no way to improve your memory.

Remembering too much can clutter your mind.

You have more mental ability than you actually tap

Some people are just born with a bad memory.

12.

Multiple Choice

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1 pt

You can differentiate between African and Asian elephants by looking at their ears: African elephants have ears that are large and look like Africa, and Asian elephants' ears are much smaller and look like India. This memory trick is known as a(n) _____.

acrostic

visualization

rhyme

acronym

13.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

The association of words or ideas with images is known as

personification.

visualization.

characterization.

identification.

14.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

"My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us Noodles" is a phrase to help you remember the order of the planets from closest to farthest from the sun: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune. This phrase is an example of a(n)

acronym.

visualization.

acrostic.

rhyme.

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