Memory Practice MCQ

Front

A fill-in-the-blank test is a good example of:

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Recall

Front

Facts learned in classes at school become part of your:

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Semantic memories

Front

Memory in which people recall events in great detail is called:

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Flashbulb Memory

Front

Computers and people both handle information using the process of:

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Encoding, storage, and retrieval

Front

The multiple choice question is an example of what kind of retrieval process?

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Recognition

Front

Ryan can remember quite vividly the first time his dad took him out to learn how to ride a bike, because he didn't use training wheels and took a nasty spill, scraping his knee badly. This would best be described as a(n) ___ memory.

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episodic

Front

Chunking, mnemonics, and rehearsal are all ways of ___information.

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encoding

Front

Which of the following exemplifies retroactive interference? After suffering a blow to the head, Jean cannot form new memories. Elle failed a Spanish test because she studied for her Italian test after studying Spanish. Lee cannot remember an important date on the history exam. Jodi remembers the first few items on her school supply list, but can't remember the rest of them.

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Elle failed a Spanish test because she studied for her Italian test after studying Spanish.

Front

Depending on the person, this memories capacity is 5-9 items and lasts about 5-20 seconds.

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Working memory

Front

When given the phrase "eat so_p," many people will say "eat soup" because they were ___ with the word "eat." This illustrates the concept of

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priming.