Memory, learning and sleep

A measure of memory in which the person must retrieve information learned earlier, as on a fill-in-the-blank test. 

• recall 
• memory 
• rehearsal
• recognition

Organizing items into familiar, manageable units; often occurs automatically. 

• relearning 
• chunking 
• encoding
• priming

"The magical number 7 plus or minus 2" refers to the storage capacity of ___________ memory. 

• explicit
• implicit
• sensory
• short-term

You learn better by _________________________________.

• studying the test material

• using a study guide

• testing your own knowledge

• highlighting important passages

Which of the following is the incorrect way to learn?

• spacing the learning

• highlighting information

• cramming

• testing yourself

Whenever you practice something, you give your brain the opportunity to strengthen the connections between _____________________.

• students

• answers

• neurons

• schedules

How much sleep do experts recommend for the average person each night?

• 6 hours

• 8.5 hours

• 12 hours

• 14 hours

Biological Clock

• A wall clock with animals rather than numbers for hours.

• An inner watch that helps an animal's body keep track of time.

• a genetically programmed physiological system that includes the day-to-night cycle.

Long-term memory

• Relates to storage and retrieval of relatively permanent information.

• A memory from past-life experiences

• Another name for a computer hard drive

Short-term memory

• A common excuse for not finishing one’s homework.

• Relates to storage and retrieval of relatively recent knowledge and events.

• Another name for an inexpensive computer.