Memory

When past memories prevent individuals from retaining new memories

• encoding failure

• repression

• retroactive interference

• proactive interference

Memories outside of conscious awareness are called

• proactive memories

• reactive memories

• explicit memories

• implicit memories

The image that persists for about 1/2 second after being seen is a(n)

• sensation

• echo

• icon

• illusion

Transforming incoming information into a usable form is the stage of memory called

• retrieval

• encoding

• storage

• organization

The storage capacity of long-term memory is best described as

• a single item

• about seven items

• about seven volumes

• limitless

The first step in placing information into memory storage is

• rehearsal

• sensory memory

• short-term memory

• mnemonic memory

The process of holding information in memory is referred to as

• retrieval

• encoding

• storage

• organization

Organizing information into larger units to increase the efficiency of short-term memory is called

• Chunking

• categorization

• verbal labeling

• symbolization

Information remembered without cues, often verbatim is called

• recall

• recognition

• relearning

• reintegration

Remembering the first and last items on a list, better than than middle ones is due to

• the tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon

• redintegration

• the serial position effect

• the pseudo-memory effect