Psych 1 - Unit 4 Review

Which of the following sequences is in the correct order?

• encoding, sensory memory, short-term/working memory, retrieval

• short-term/working memory, encoding, sensory memory, retrieval

• short-term/working memory, sensory memory, encoding, retrieval

• sensory memory, encoding, short-term/working memory, retrieval

Which of the following is an example of automatic processing?

• encoding the names of your co-workers when you begin a new job

• encoding of the three steps of the information-processing model

• encoding your new password to your Twitter account

• encoding of where a particular photograph appears on the page of this textbook

Hermann Ebbinghaus's research established the importance of

• the serial position effect

• rehearsal

• mnemonic devices

• semantic encoding

The self-reference effect is a tool used to improve

• mnemonic devices

• chunking

• distributed rehearsal

• semantic encoding

Which of the following is associated with sensory memory?

• the hippocampus

• long-term potentiation

• recall

• the echoic store

Short-term/working memory

• holds a lot of information and lasts a long time

• holds a lot of information but only lasts a short time

• doesn't hold much information and only lasts a short time

• doesn't hold much information but lasts a long time

A vivid memory of meeting the person who later becomes your spouse is an example of

• a flashbulb memory

• working memory

• the iconic store

• the serial position effect

An example of an implicit memory is remembering

• how to walk

• details of a trip to your grandparents' house last summer

• your cell phone number

• how to change Wi-Fi networks on your cell phone

What best explains the finding that if you always drink coffee while studying, you will probably do better on tests if you also drink coffee?

• state-dependent memory

• long-term potentiation

• flashbulb memory

• implicit memory

The cerebellum is involved in ____________ memory.

• explicit

• iconic

• flashbulb

• implicit