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- 1. Multiple ChoiceThe retention (saving) of encoded material over time.encodingstorageretrievalrehearsal
- 2. Multiple ChoiceThe process of getting the information back out of memory storage.encodingstorageretrievalNext-in-line-effect
- 3. Multiple ChoiceThe first stage of memory that involves information bombarding us every second.sensory memoryshort-term memoryautomatic processingeffortful processing
- 4. Multiple ChoiceInformation can be held in this storage bank for around 30 seconds with out rehearsal.short-term memorylong-term memorysensory memoryvisual encoding
- 5. Multiple ChoiceOrganizing items into familiar, manageable units.chunkingmnemonicrelearningrecall
- 6. Multiple ChoiceOur memory for skills, such as riding a bike.implicit memoryexplicit memoryechoic memoryiconic memory
- 7. Multiple ChoiceOur memory for facts, such as psych vocabulary.explicit memoryimplicit memoryprimingnext-in-line effect
- 8. Multiple ChoiceThe human capacity for storing long-term memories isroughly equal to seven units of informationenhanced through hypnosisessentially unlimitedtypically much greater in young children than in adults
- 9. Multiple ChoiceThe magical number seven, plus or minus two” refers to the storage capacity of ________ memoryexplicitshort-termimplicitsensory
- 10. Multiple ChoiceFading away of memoryAmnesiaDecayInterferenceRepression
- 11. Multiple ChoiceA memory from our own personal life is aEchoic MemoryProspective MemoryEpisodic MemorySemantic Memory
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Which of the following has limited storage capacity?Short Term MemoryLong Term MemorySensory Memory - 13. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following memories happen with conscious awareness?Implicit MemoriesEpisodic MemoriesProcedural MemoriesRepressive Memories
- 14. Multiple ChoiceMemory decay is fastest for which type of memory?Sensory MemoryShort Term MemoryWorking MemoryLong Term Memory
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Early estimates of working-memory capacity relied on the digit-span task. The data indicate working memory capacity to be ________ items.
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Memory can be defined as the process of
encoding, storing and retrieving information.
storing of information
processing of information
none of the above
- 17. Multiple ChoiceMnemonics are.....strategies for forgettingstrategies for improving memorystrategies for improving lifestrategies for chunking
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the magical number?7+-8+-
- 19. Multiple ChoiceThe process of getting information into memory is called_______primingchunkingencodingstoring
- 20. Multiple ChoiceSherry easily remembers the telephone reservation number for Holiday Inns by using the mnemonic 1-800-HOLIDAY. She is using a memory aid known asthe peg-word system.implicit memory.the serial position effectchunking
- 21. Multiple ChoiceThe human capacity for storing long-term memories isroughly equal to seven units of informationenhanced through hypnosisessentially unlimitedtypically much greater in young children than in adults
- 22. Multiple ChoiceExceptionally clear memories of emotionally significant events are calledrepressed memories.sensory memoriesmood-congruent memoriesflashbulb memories
- 23. Multiple ChoiceThe magical number seven, plus or minus two” refers to the storage capacity of ________ memoryexplicitshort-termimplicitsensory
- 24. Multiple Choice
is the ability to retain information over time
memory
chunking
dancing
reherarsing
- 25. Multiple Choice
Where are memories stored in the brain? choose 2 answers
teeth
sensory memory
amygdala
hippocampus
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This is the first process of placing information in the memory
incoming information
encoding
short-term memory
long-term memory
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the process of placing encoded information into permanent mental state is called
storage
sensory memory
short-term memory
long-term memory
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If a sensory message is important enough to enter consciousness, it moves from sensory memory to which type of memory?
Long-Term Memory
Implicit Memory
Echoic Memory
Short-Term Memory
Eidetic Memory
- 29. Multiple Choice
Hermann Ebbinghaus was one of the first memory researchers and was able to graph how most memories are forgotten. According to Ebbinghaus, when are most memories forgotten?
The First Hour
The Second Day
Within the next three months
Within the next six months
The last 15 days.
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