Encoding Memories

Multiple Choice

What is the process of transferring information from short-term memory to long-term memory called?

• Retrieval

• Encoding

• Consolidation

• Rehearsal

Multiple Choice

What mnemonic can be used to remember the order of the planets in our solar system?

• My Very Excellent Mother Just Served Us Nachos

• My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us Nachos

• My Very Excited Mother Just Served Us Nachos

• My Very Energetic Mother Just Served Us Nachos

Multiple Choice

an abbreviation formed from the initial letters of other words and pronounced as a word

• archetype
• acronym
• allusion
• aesthetics

Multiple Choice

Acronym

• a word formed from the first letters of several words.

• The opposite meaning of another word.

• The same meaning of another word.

• A nut that squirrels like to eat.

Multiple Choice

What is the Method of Loci and how can it be applied in mnemonic devices?

• A technique for memorizing information using spatial memory

• A method for organizing thoughts in writing

• A way to improve mathematical skills

• A strategy for learning foreign languages

Open Ended

What are the benefits of chunking information? Provide examples.

Multiple Choice

What is the difference between massed practice and distributed practice?

• Mass practice is better for long-term retention

• Distributed practice involves longer study sessions

• Mass practice leads to fast forgetting

• Distributed practice is less effective than massed practice

Multiple Choice

What is the process of turning short-term memories into stable long-term memories called?

• Memory Retrieval

• Memory Consolidation

• Memory Encoding

• Memory Storage

Open Ended

What is the difference between fluency and automaticity?

Multiple Choice

Getting a good night sleep will help:

• you focus better

• keep working memory at its maximum capacity

• encode and cement information in long-term memory

• all of these

Multiple Choice

What are the three most effective study strategies mentioned in the image?

• Distributed Practice

• Memory Consolidation

• Massed Practice

• Cramming

Multiple Choice

What does the graph illustrate about the Serial Position Effect over time?

• It shows a steady increase in recall over time

• It indicates that recall is highest at the beginning and end of a list

• It demonstrates that recall decreases consistently over time

• It suggests that recall is unaffected by the position of items

Multiple Choice

Students who restudy course material at the end of a semester in order to pass the AP final exam are especially likely to demonstrate long-term retention of the course material. This best illustrates the value of

• implicit memory
• the serial position effect
• long-term potentation
• the spacing effect

Multiple Choice

Which of the following has limited storage capacity?

• Short Term Memory
• Long Term Memory
• Sensory Memory

Multiple Choice

What is an example of a distributed practice?

• A field hockey team practicing shooting techniques non-stop for 40 minutes

• A dancer thinking through complex footwork sequence

• Shooting practice in basketball that is punctuated at regular points

• Throwing a baseball towards different targets at different distances, angles or heights

Poll

How confident do you feel about this topic now?

• Very confident
• Somewhat confident
• Not confident