Ch 6. Memory

The process of getting information from long-term memory back into short-term memory is

• encoding

• sensory memory

• retrieval

Maintains the sounds that we hear for about 3-4 seconds

• echoic memory

• iconic memory

• primacy

Which type of memory has unlimited capacity to remember things your whole life

• sensory memory

• working memory

• long-term memory

• auditory memory

Some memories are stored in terms of their meaning.  Which type of encoding is this?

• Visual
• Acoustic
• Semantic
• Tactile

Remembering how to perform actions is an example of:

• Episodic memory

• Procedural memory

• Semantic memory

An example of sensory memory in action is:

• Recognising a friend in the street
• Repeating someone's phone number back to yourself
• Seeing your name written in the air with a sparkler
• Remembering the answer to an exam question

Not being able to remember an old phone number because you can only remember the new one is an example of:

• Proactive interference

• Primacy Effect

• Retroactive interference

• Recency Effect

Which of the following best describes chunking?

• replacing what is already stored with new information

• organizing items into familiar or manageable units

• fading of memory in bits and pieces.

• recalling the last items in a series

Bryson remembers nothing before his concussion happened, meaning he has ________ amnesia.

• anterograde

• short-term

• retrograde

• retro-antero

Jane writes a song to help her remember all of her terms for anatomy class. She is utilizing ________ encoding.

• acoustic

• semantic

• visual

• automatic