Memory and Learning Quiz

What is the name of the London musician who contracted a rare virus and developed extreme amnesia?

• Richard Atkinson
• Clive Wearing
• Gerard Butler
• Leonidas

Which type of memory is responsible for remembering how to ride a bike?

• Episodic memory
• Procedural memory
• Semantic memory
• Working memory

What are the three stages of memory according to Atkinson and Shiffrin?

• Encoding, storage, retrieval
• Sensory memory, short-term memory, long-term memory
• Recall, recognition, relearning
• Explicit processing, implicit processing, deep processing

Which type of memory is associated with specific episodes of your life?

• Procedural memory
• Semantic memory
• Episodic memory
• Working memory

What is the term for the process of encoding information based on its sound or appearance?

• Chunking
• Shallow processing
• Deep processing
• Rehearsal

Which type of memory is responsible for remembering facts and knowledge?

• Procedural memory
• Semantic memory
• Episodic memory
• Working memory

What is the term for the process of encoding information based on its meaning?

• Chunking
• Shallow processing
• Deep processing
• Rehearsal

What is the term for the process of refreshing or reinforcing old information?

• Recall
• Recognition
• Relearning
• Encoding

What type of memory is affected in Clive Wearing's case of extreme amnesia?

• Procedural memory
• Semantic memory
• Episodic memory
• Working memory

Which type of memory is responsible for remembering how to speak English?

• Procedural memory
• Semantic memory
• Episodic memory
• Working memory