Human Memory Study Guide

What is elaborative rehearsal? How might you use this to study and/or remember information 
better? 

• Elaborative rehearsal is a memory technique that involves relating new information to what is already known.

• Elaborative rehearsal is a method of repeating information over and over again until it is memorized.
• Elaborative rehearsal is a method of associating new information with existing memories and knowledge.
• Elaborative rehearsal is a method of studying by writing down the information to be remembered.

What are mnemonic devices? How might you use this to study and/or remember information 
better?

• Used to organize and break down large bits of information into small rememberable part

• Relate the information to yourself

• Spacing out information to retain information better

• Generate your own information from information given

What is the self-reference effect? How might you use this to study and/or remember information better? 

• Generate your own information from information given

• Relate new information to what you already know

• Take information given and relate it to yourself using queues

• Test yourself on information given to retain it

What is the spacing effect? How might you use this to study and/or remember information 
better? 

• testing yourself on information

• revisiting information in small increments over a period of time

• used to organize and break down large pieces of information

What is the generation effect? How might you use this to study and/or remember information 
better? 

• Testing yourself on information

• Receiving information and putting it into your own words

• Used to organize and break down large pieces of information

• Revisiting information in small increments over a period of time

What is the testing effect? How might you use this to study and/or remember information 
better? How does memory function? 

• The testing effect is the practice of testing one's memory by taking quizzes or practice exams. This can help improve memory retention. Memory functions by creating new neural connections when information is learned and strengthening those connections through repetition.
• The testing effect is the phenomenon where actively retrieving information from memory enhances long-term retention. Memory functions by encoding, storing, and retrieving information.
• The testing effect is the process of testing a product before it is released to the market. This can be done through various methods such as focus groups and surveys. Memory functions by storing information in the brain and retrieving it when needed.
• The testing effect is the concept of testing a hypothesis in a scientific experiment. This can help validate or refute the hypothesis. Memory functions by storing information in the form of electrical signals in the brain.

What are the three major processes in memory? 

• encoding, storage, and retrieval
• learning, understanding, and applying
• input, output, and processing
• recalling, forgetting, and organizing

What is encoding in the brain? 

• The process of converting neural codes into motor commands.
• The process of converting sensory information into motor commands.
• The process of receiving information and coding it into our brains to be saved.

• The process of converting neural codes into sensory information.

What are the three different types of encoding? Which one is the most effective? 

• Visual, Acoustic, Sematic encoding; Somatic is this most effective

• Sensory, Long-term, Short-term encoding: Sensory is the most effective

• Spacing, Mnemonic, Elaborative encoding: Mnemonic is the most effective

What does levels of processing refer to?

• The accuracy of information that is processed and encoded in memory.
• The amount of information that can be stored in memory.
• Encoding, Storage, Retrieval of information.

• The speed at which information is processed in memory.