Memory and Information Processing Quiz

Which type of input involves things we perceive with our five senses?

• Information input

• Sensory input

• Cognitive input

• Emotional input

What is necessary to effectively retrieve information from memory?

• Automatic recall

• Building strong associations

• Passive learning

• Random access

What is the ability to access and relate memories that you have stored called?

• Encoding

• Retrieval

• Storage

• Recollection

Working memory is also known as

• Long-term memory

• Short-term memory

• Sensory memory

• Episodic memory

What type of memory is usually from seconds or minutes ago?

• Long-term memory

• Working memory

• Episodic memory

• Sensory memory

What kind of memories often have significance, such as a major triumph or defeat?

• Sensory memories

• Procedural memories

• Episodic memories

• Working memories

What is required for information to be stored in long-term memory?

• Repetitive exposure

• Immediate recall

• Passive learning

• Random access

What is the process of using deliberate strategies to retrieve information?

• Passive learning

• Automatic recall

• Active retrieval

• Random access

What is the term for the ability to retain information that you encoded recently?

• Long-term memory

• Working memory

• Episodic memory

• Sensory memory

What type of memory is responsible for storing general knowledge and information?

• Episodic memory

• Semantic memory

• Procedural memory

• Sensory memory