Memory Quiz

What is memory according to the Memory Notes Key?

• The process of putting information into the memory system.

• Learning that has persisted over time, information that has been stored and can be retrieved.

• The encoding of details like time, space, frequency and meaning of words.

• Sensory input to the visual system.

What is the difference between recall and recognition?

• Recall involves being able to access the answer without being cued, while recognition involves identifying information after experiencing it again.

• Recall is the process of learning something a second time, while recognition is the process of putting information into the memory system.

• Recall is sensory input to the visual system, while recognition is a branch of the sensory memory used by the auditory system.

• Recall is encoding the meaning of a word, while recognition is encoding sound.

Which type of memory is described as the information that we are currently aware of or thinking about?

• Long-Term Memory

• Short-Term Memory

• Iconic Memory

• Echoic Memory

What is the role of echoic memory?

• It is a branch of sensory memory used by the sense of touch.

• It is the encoding of details like time, space, frequency and meaning of words.

• It is a branch of the sensory memory used by the auditory system.

• It is the process of putting information into the memory system.

What does semantic encoding involve?

• Encoding the meaning of a word and relating it to similar words with similar meanings.

• Encoding sound.

• The process of learning something a second time.

• Sensory input to the visual system.

What type of memory is known as unconscious memory related to procedural tasks?

• Prospective Memory

• Explicit Memory

• Implicit Memory

• Episodic Memory

Which memory is described as the ability to recall an image for a much longer period?

• Eidetic Memory

• Photographic Memory

• Procedural Memory

• Explicit Memory

What is Prospective Memory?

• Remembering to complete a task in the future.

• Recollection of specific events, situations, and experiences.

• Encoding strategies used to organize and/or chunk to be learned material.

• Memory where one cannot remember things before the event/incident.

What causes retrograde amnesia?

• Inability to create new memories after the event/incident.

• Physical changes in the brain after learning something new.

• Injury and trauma.

• Encoding physical qualities.

What is anterograde amnesia?

• Can't remember things before the event/incident.

• Unable to create new memories after the event/incident.

• Long-term memory that involves the recollection of specific events.

• Remembering to complete a task in the future.