Memory

The retention (saving) of material over time is known as:

• encoding

• storage

• retrieval

• rehearsal

The process of getting information back out of storage is known as:

• rehearsal

• retrieval

• repetition

• recognition

Information can be held in this memory bank for roughly 30 seconds without rehearsal.

• Visual Encoding Memory

• Sensory Registers

• Long-Term Memory

• Short-Term Memory

The memory enhancing strategy of breaking down units of information into smaller, more meaningful bits is called:

• mnemonics

• chaining

• chunking

• relearning

Using the acronym ROY G. BIV to remember the colors of the rainbow best represent:

• a mnemonic device

• chunking

• chaining

• rote rehearsal

The part of the brain primarily responsible for memory is the:

• hypothalamus

• amygdala

• cerebellum

• hippocampus

The human capacity for storing long-term memories is:

• essentially unlimited

• roughly equal to seven units of information

• enhanced through hypnosis

• typically much greater in young children than in adults

Your knowledge of the United States being comprised of 50 states is expressive of ____ memory.

• episodic

• semantic

• flashbulb

• amnesiac

The average storage capacity for short-term memory is:

• 7-11 items

• 3-5 items

• 5-9 items

• 9-13 items

September 11, 2001 is considered to be a ____ for many people.

• Proactive Memory

• Semantic Memory

• Flashbulb Memory

• Retroactive Memory