Unit 2: Memory & Research

One of the major advantages of long-term memory over short term memory is

• Long-term can store information for a brief period of time

• Short-term can remember emotions while long-term cannot

• Long-term has an essentially unlimited capacity

• Short-term, on average, cannot remember more than 15 things

Which of the following best describes the process of storage?

• Saving a file on a computer

• Retrieving a previously saved file from the computer

• Typing a paper on a computer

• A hard drive crash on a computer

Michael is temporarily unable to think of the name of his favorite restaurant. His struggles are likely a result of failure in

• Storage

• Encoding

• Rehearsal

• Retrieval

What form of memory is being used when you are asked to remember an answer on a test?

• Recognition

• Rehearsal

• Recall

• Relearning

Remembering how to ride a bike is typically a part of what memory?

• Episodic

• Semantic

• Procedural

• Flashbulb

Remembering the name of your favorite singer would be recognized as what type of memory

• Episodic

• Semantic

• Procedural

• Flashbulb

Remembering where you went over the weekend would typically be recognized as which type of memory?

• Episodic

• Procedural

• Semantic

• Flashbulb

Implicit memories are typically stored in the

• Cerebellum

• Hippocampus

• Amygdala

• Hypothalamus

Explicit memories are typically stored in the

• Cerebellum

• Hippocampus

• Amygdala

• Hypothalamus

Which of the following best accurately describes a mnemonic device?

• Using Never Eat Soggy Waffles to remember the cardinal directions

• Remembering items at the beginning and end of a list

• Practicing information over and over

• Creating a visual image in order to recall information