Psychology Final

The process of getting information into memory is called _______

• priming

• chunking

• encoding

• storing

Sherry easily remembers the telephone reservation number for Holiday Inns by using the mnemonic 1-800-HOLIDAY. She is using a memory aid known as

• the peg-word system.
• implicit memory.
• the serial position effect
• chunking

The human capacity for storing long-term memories is

• roughly equal to seven units of information
• enhanced through hypnosis
• essentially unlimited
• typically much greater in young children than in adults

Exceptionally clear memories of emotionally significant events are called

• repressed memories.
• sensory memories
• mood-congruent memories
• flashbulb memories

The magical number seven, plus or minus two refers to the storage capacity of ________ memory

• explicit  

• short-term  

• implicit  

• sensory

What are the components of memory?

• long-term memory, sensory memory, the amygdala

• Basal Ganglia, amygdala, hippocampus

• Encoding, storage, retrieval

• Storage, memory, hippocampus

Jamie is reading a book, thinking about plans for the night, and listening to music. Jamie reads 20 pages and then thinks "What did I just read?" This is an example of:

• Shallow Processing

• Deep Processing

• Hindsight Processing

• Iconic Memory

Repeating information over and over again to remember

• Elaborative Rehearsal

• Maintenance Rehearsal

• State Dependent Memory

• Context Dependent Memory

A memory aid

• mnemonic
• chunking
• implicit memory
• explicit memory

The mental processing of retrieval of information from memory. A fill in the blank test is a good example.

• recall

• recognition

• relearn

• learning