15 questions
When past memories prevent individuals from retaining new memories
encoding failure
repression
retroactive interference
proactive interference
Memories outside of conscious awareness are called
proactive memories
reactive memories
explicit memories
implicit memories
The image that persists for about 1/2 second after being seen is a(n)
sensation
echo
icon
illusion
Transforming incoming information into a usable form is the stage of memory called
retrieval
encoding
storage
organization
The storage capacity of long-term memory is best described as
a single item
about seven items
about seven volumes
limitless
The first step in placing information into memory storage is
rehearsal
sensory memory
short-term memory
mnemonic memory
The process of holding information in memory is referred to as
retrieval
encoding
storage
organization
Organizing information into larger units to increase the efficiency of short-term memory is called
Chunking
categorization
verbal labeling
symbolization
Information remembered without cues, often verbatim is called
recall
recognition
relearning
reintegration
Remembering the first and last items on a list, better than than middle ones is due to
the tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon
redintegration
the serial position effect
the pseudo-memory effect
Procedural memory would be affected by damage to the
cerebrum
cerebellum
motor cortex
limbic system
This kind of memory is part of long-term memory and contains factual information
Episodic
Semantic
Declarative
Procedural
A memory that is consciously retrieved and we are aware of having is called a(n)
Eidetic memory
Priming memory
Implicit memory
Explicit memory
Interference theories of forgetting say that retention will be best when studying is followed by
sleep
light reading or watching TV
studying similar subject matter
studying different subject matter
A multiple choice test makes use of which type of memory?
Recall
Recognition
Relearning
Redintergration