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- 1. Multiple Choice
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
The key to truly comprehending new material is _____, and it is not easy.
Concentration
Distraction
Procrastination
Inattention
- 3. Multiple Choice
Semantic memory involves facts & meanings without regard to where and when you learned those things
True
False
- 4. Multiple Choice
A(n) _____ is a word that is created from the first letters of several other words.
Rhyme
Anomaly
Acronym
Acrostic
- 5. Multiple Choice
Multitasking is believed to be more efficient
True
False
- 6. Multiple Choice
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
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
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
If you learn by looking at something repeatedly, you are a(n) _____ learner.
visual
casual
shallow
aural
- 10. Multiple Choice
A(n) _____ is a review sheet that includes both words and visual elements.
mind map
acrostic
summary
acronym
- 11. Multiple Choice
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
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
The association of words or ideas with images is known as
personification.
visualization.
characterization.
identification.
- 14. Multiple Choice
"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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