(Cog Psy) Long Term Memory Quiz LU6&7

What is the function of the hippocampus in long-term memory?

• Storing new conscious memories

• Storing procedural memories

• Retrieving implicit memories

• Storing short-term memories

Which type of memory involves conscious recollections of events or facts that we have experienced or learned in the past?

• Procedural memory

• Implicit memory

• Semantic memory

• Episodic memory

What is the process of placing information into long-term memory called?

• Rehearsal

• Consolidation

• Retrieval

• Encoding

Which type of processing focuses attention on the physical features of an item?

• Elaborative processing

• Maintenance processing

• Deep processing

• Shallow processing

What is the term for a signal that gives you information about what to do when you have forgotten something?

• Retrieval cue

• Encoding specificity

• State dependent learning

• Transfer–appropriate processing

Which type of memory is usually unconscious and involves memory for carrying out highly practiced skills?

• Semantic memory

• Episodic memory

• Procedural memory

• Implicit memory

What is the process of recovering previously encoded information in long-term memory called?

• Storage

• Retrieval

• Consolidation

• Rehearsal

Which technique involves relating information to what you already know to make it more meaningful?

• Organize

• Elaborate

• Take Breaks

• Associate

What is the term for memory performance being enhanced if the type of encoding that occurs during acquisition matches the type of retrieval?

• Transfer–appropriate processing

• Retrieval cue

• State dependent learning

• Encoding specificity

Which type of memory is affected by the way information is programmed into the mind?

• Implicit memory

• Procedural memory

• Semantic memory

• Episodic memory