PSY CH 8: Memory Practice Test

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Memory of a specific event

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Episodic Memory

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Memory of facts and concepts

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Semantic Memory

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The magical number seven, plus or minus two” refers to the storage capacity of ________ memory

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short-term (working) memory

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Organizing info into smaller units that are easy to recall

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Chunking

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Nate uses a roster to help him in remembering all 25 hockey players’ names and jersey numbers for keeping statistics for the team. At one game, Nate forgets the roster. The only names he remembers are the first 5 and the last 3, this is an example of:

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Serial Position Effect

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What memory improvement technique is Karen using by studying for 15 minutes every day leading up to her History test? Options: Chunking, Spacing Effect, Context Effects, Recency Effect of Serial Position Effect

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Spacing Effect

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What are the components of memory?

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Encoding, storage, retrieval

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Translation of information into a form in which it can be used

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Encoding

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What is Semantic Encoding?

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Attach Meaning to the information

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When new info takes the place of old info in Short Term Memory

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Interference