Crash Course Memory Study Skills Quiz

What is the first stage of memory where information is processed from the senses?

• Sensory memory

• Long-term memory

• Working memory

• Short-term memory

What is the attention span of sensory memory?

• 15-30 seconds

• 1-2 minutes

• 30-60 minutes

• 5-10 minutes

Which part of the brain primarily handles the short-term or working memory?

• Prefrontal cortex

• Hippocampus

• Amygdala

• Cerebellum

What is the name of the chemical that augments information in the hippocampus during memory formation?

• Neurotransmitters

• Endorphins

• Serotonin

• Dopamine

What is the name of the German psychologist who developed the Forgetting Curve to understand how memories decay over time?

• Carl Jung

• Ivan Pavlov

• Sigmund Freud

• Herman Ebbinghaus

What is the term for mental devices that help associate pieces of information in ways that are easier to remember?

• Synapses

• Hippocampus

• Neurotransmitters

• Mnemonics

What is the principle that states the harder you have to work to recall something, the greater the reward for doing so?

• Recognition Strength

• Forgetting Curve

• Desirable Difficulty

• Spacing Effect

What is the name of the system that uses five boxes to represent specific study intervals for spaced repetition?

• TinyCards System

• Anki System

• Leitner System

• Quizlet System

What type of memory involves dredging the information up from the depths of your memory banks without seeing it?

• Short-term memory

• Recall

• Recognition

• Long-term memory

What is the general idea behind spaced repetition?

• Study different information every day

• Study the same information every day

• Increase time intervals between study sessions

• Decrease time intervals between study sessions