Factors influencing memory

The serial position effect proposes that the

• recall of items towards the beginning and middle of the list are the highest.

• recall of items towards the beginning and end of the list are the highest.

• recall of items in the middle of the list is higher than the recency and primacy effects.

• recall is dependent on the type of information provided.

Repeating information over and over again to keep it in STM for as long as possible is referred to as

• context dependent cues

• state dependent cues

• elaborative rehearsal

• maintenance rehearsal

Forgetting as a result of retrieval failure usually occurs when

• we fail to encode the to-be-remembered information.

• we use an incorrect cue to locate and recover information.

• the hippocampus is severely damaged.

• the neural representation of the memory degenerates.

Enhancing memory by weaving otherwise unrelated information into a meaningful event is an example of

• context dependent memory.

• maintenance rehearsal.

• elaborative rehearsal.

• the encoding specificity principle.

The serial position effect for superior recall of items at the end of a list is called the __________ effect.

• recency

• primacy

• serial

• recall

Which of the following would serve as a state dependent retrieval cue?

• sadness

• a face

• a sound

• a location

Harry is planning a surprise party for his best friend's birthday. On the day of the party while he is so excited while waiting for his friend to arrive he can feel his heart rate increasing. This reminds him of the excitement he felt when he organised a surprise party for his dad a few years before.

What factor has influenced Harry's ability to remember surprising his dad for his birthday.

• context dependent cues

• state dependent cues

• maintenance rehearsal

• elaborative rehearsal

According to the serial position effect, superior recall for words at the beginning of a list is known as

• delayed effect.

• primacy effect.

• recency effect.

• consolidation effect.

Matt has just purchased a business and decides that he needs to start advertising his location on the radio. Matt is given the choice of four advertisement spots for his 1 minute ad: slot 1 - 5:56pm, 2 - 5:57pm, 3 - 5:58pm, or 4 - 5:59pm

According to the serial position effect, which time slots should Matt pick to ensure his audience remembers the location of his store?

• time slots 1 & 2

• time slots 2 & 3

• time slots 3 & 4

• time slots 1 & 4

Retrieval failure theory suggests forgetting occurs because

• old memories cause a failure to retrieve newly formed memories.

• new memories cause a failure to retrieve existing memories.

• the correct cue to access a memory can not be found.

• a memory is too traumatic to be recalled.