Chapter 7 Review Game

Spoken language is based on units of sound called

• Morphemes

• Phonemes

• syntax

• words

A mental grouping of similar things, events or people is called a

• Concept

• Heuristic

• Similarity

• Prototype

The processing of information into the memory system is called

• Storage

• Encoding

• Retrieval

• Decay

A brief recording of sensory information in the memory system is best described by the :

• Long term memory

• Short term memory

• Sensory memory

• Effortful processing

Information can be held here for 30 seconds without rehearsal.

• Short term memory

• Visual encoding

• Long term memory

• Storage

Short term memory can retain about how many bits of information?

• 10

• 3

• 7

• 13

Studying in small bursts over a period of time

• Serial position effect

• Cramming

• Spacing effect

• Semantic encoding

A clear memory of an emotionally significant moment would be categorized as :

• Synapse

• Flashbulb memory

• Echoic memory

• Iconic memory

What type of retrieval is used when trying to remember a situation you experienced?

• Recognition

• Recall

• Priming

• Deja vu

Freud is often associated with _____

• Echnoic memory

• Repression

• The forgetting curve

• Misinformation effect