Chapter 8 Memory Unit Review Challenge Exam

Front

Ben is asked to memorize the words canine, feline, and avian. He remembers the words by associating them with their synonyms: dog, cat, and bird. This is an example of ______ encoding.

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semantic

Front

What is the set of processes used to encode, store, and retrieve information over different periods of time?

Back

memory

Front

Terrance finds it difficult to learn the alphabet, until he hears the alphabet song. Then he can easily remember it. This is an example of ______ encoding.

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acoustic

Front

What type of memories do we consciously try to remember, recall, and report?

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explicit memories

Front

The act of getting information out of memory storage and back into conscious awareness is known as ______.

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retrieval

Front

What kind of memory involves storage of brief events, such as sights, sounds, and tastes?

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sensory

Front

What is episodic memory?

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information about events we have personally experienced

Front

You see a television commercial for a product you may want to buy, and there is a telephone number you must call to place an order. Because you don’t have anything with which to write down the number, you repeat it to yourself over and over again until you feel like you won’t forget it. This process is called ________.

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rehearsal

Front

In order to remember his lines for the play, Guy repeats his lines over and over again. This process is called ________.

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rehearsal

Front

Within the semantic network model of memory, what would happen to concepts that are related to (or attached to) one that is currently being activated by thinking about it?

Back

They’d be activated more strongly than the concept first activated.