Memory Psychology Review

What is the memory process that locates stored information and returns it to consciousness?

• Retrieval

• Storage

• Encoding

• Interference

The average person can hold in short-term memory a list of

• 20 items

• 7 items

• 10 items

• 5 items

This question is an example of what kind of retrieval process

• Recall

• Recognition

• Relearning

• Reiteration

Elvis Guitar Broke Down Friday helps me remember the order of musical notes. This is an example of

• The method of loci

• Spark Notes

• Cornell Notes

• Mnemonic Device

Method used to increase the amount of information one can hold in their short-term memory

• Chunking

• Gapping

• Method of Groups

• The undertaker method

Chunking, mnemonics, and rehearsal are all ways of _______ information

• Relearning

• Priming

• Encoding

• Retrieving

What part of the brain controls your ability to make new memories?

• Hippocampus

• Thalamus

• Cerebral Cortex

• Amygdala

I can remember my wedding day vividly because of the strong emotional connection. This is an example of a

• Semantic Memory

• Generic Memory

• Flashbulb memory

• Procedural Memory

When I studied for the test I was in a great mode. Right before the test I got in a fight with my bestie. I struggled to remember the information because of

• State-Dependent Memory

• Context-Dependent Memory

• Echoic Memory

• Sensory Memory

When I studied for the test I was in a dimly lit room with music blaring. On the day of the test, I couldn't remember anything because the test was given in a bright and quiet lecture hall. This is most likely because of

• State-Dependent Memory

• Context-Dependent Memory

• Echoic Memory

• Sensory Memory