Chapter #6: Memory

What is memory?

• The process of maintaining information in memory over time

• The process of transforming information into enduring memory

• The process of bringing to mind information that has been previously encoded and stored

• The process of acquiring, storing, and retrieving information over time

You are in the car, and a song comes on that makes you think of a past relationship. A _____ is external information in the present that helps bring up events from the past (stored info) to the mind​.

• Cue

• Visual imagery

• Organizational encoding

• Massed practice encoding

Maya is trying to recall when she had her 21st birthday party, which happened at a particular time and place. What type of memory is she accessing?

• Procedural Memory

• Episodic Memory

• Retrieval

• Chunking

Which type of memory holds sensory information for a few seconds or less?

• Short-term memory

• Working memory

• Long-term memory

• Sensory memory

What is the capacity of short-term memory?

• Unlimited

• 7 +/- 2 separate pieces of information

• Holding information for hours, days, and even weeks

• 15 + / - 2 separate pieces of information

Henry was trying to recall the steps of a dance routine he learned a few weeks ago. He found himself able to perform the steps without consciously remembering each one. This is an example of:

• Explicit memory

• Implicit memory

• Semantic memory

• Episodic memory

What is the process of bringing to mind information that has been previously encoded and stored called?

• Encoding

• Storage

• Retrieval

• Chunking

Mia, Charlotte, and Nora are learning to play the piano. Which type of memory involves the gradual acquisition of piano playing skills as a result of practice?

• Procedural memory

• Priming

• Semantic memory

• Episodic memory

What is identifying information that is previously learned called?

• Relearning

• Recognition

• Recall

• Episodic memory

Which type of retrieval is strongest when the environment is the same as when the experience originally happened? For example, students learning and studying in a classroom, and then taking their exam 3 in same classroom.

• Context-dependent retrieval

• State-dependent retrieval

• Serial position retrieval

• Elaborative retrieval