Memory

How long does information in short term memory last?

• several days

• several minutes

• several seconds

• several hours

Answer explanation

Remember the average amount of time information stays in your short term memory is ...

18 seconds

What's the process that locates stored information and brings it back into consciousness?

• retrieval

• storage

• encoding

• interference

Answer explanation

Remember:

If your brain is has it stored already... You are just RETRIEVING it when you bring it back into your mind.

What is memory in which people recall events in great detail called?

• semantic memory

• flashbulb memory

• iconic memory

• implicit memory

Answer explanation

Remember:

Flashbulb is a light that really bright so we can see all the details...

That's why its called flashbulb memory.

What is chunking?

• elaboration of info into STM storage to LTM

• process of passing info from sensory to STM

• storage process of info in the LTM

• method to increase amount of info you can hold in your STM

Answer explanation

Remember!

Chunking is just that... putting things together so it can stay in your memory longer

3 2 4 1 5 8 becomes 32 41 58

General knowledge that is not tied to where the info was learned is called _______ memory.

• episodic

• semantic/generic

• procedural

• implicit

Answer explanation

Remember:

Semantic and Generic are the same....

General = Generic

ROY G BIV is a fictional name used to remember the colors in a rainbow. It's an example of _________.

• the method of loci

• a mnemonic device

• working memory

• memoranda

Answer explanation

Remember:

Mnemonic devices are things that help you to remember something else. Something that represents something else.

What are the 3 stages of memory in order?

• Long term, short term, sensory

• short term, long term, sensory

• sensory, short term, long term

• sensory, long term, short term

Answer explanation

Remember:

Sensory memory is always first

Short term memory is second.

Long term memory is last.

Ty had an accident causing brain damage. He's lost memory for all events AFTER his accident. What's his type of amnesia?

• retrograde

• anterograde

• primary

• secondary

Answer explanation

Remember:

Anterograde amnesia is remembering things After the accident.

How many items can the average person hold from a list in their short-term memory?

• five items

• seven items

• eight items

• nine items

Answer explanation

Remember:

The average person can remember 7 items.

Chunking, mnemonics, and rehearsal are all ways of ____________________ information.

• relearning

• encoding

• retrieving

• priming

Answer explanation

Remember:

Encoding is how to get the info to stay in our memory and we use Mnemonic devices, rehearsal, and chunking to help us remember things.