The Science of Learning and Memory

Front

What is the process of taking individual pieces of information and grouping them into larger units called?

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Chunking

Front

Which of the following focuses on the initial learning of information? Storage, Retrieval, Encoding, Chunking

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Encoding

Front

What is the term for maintaining information over time?

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Storage

Front

Which concept suggests that the way information is encoded affects how well it is remembered?

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Levels of processing effect

Front

What is the ability to access information when needed called?

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Retrieval

Front

Which of the following is the term for creating mental structures that make it easier to retrieve what you have learned? Visualization, Mnemonics, Chunking, Encoding

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Mnemonics

Front

What is the process of linking information from one thing to the next, making information interact with each other?

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Chaining

Front

Which type of processing focuses on meaning?

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Deep processing

Front

What is the term for combining verbal materials with visual materials?

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Dual coding

Front

Which type of processing focuses on meaningless bits of information?

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Shallow processing