Module 2.6 Quiz

John has noticed that he does better on his chemistry exams when he takes them in the same seat in which he sits during class than when he sits in a different seat for exams. Assuming that John is properly prepared for exams, what psychological concept best explains the difference in his scores?

• Recall

• Context-dependent memory

• Explicit memory

• The serial position effect

Which of the following is an example of the serial position effect?

• Remembering the most important assignment you have to complete for school tomorrow

• Remembering the skills you learned early in life, such as walking

• Remembering the beginning and end of your grocery list but not the items in the middle

• Remembering the names of co-workers whom you met over lunch at your new job

What psychological concept is depicted in the graph?

• Recency effect

• Mood-congruent memory

• Encoding specificity principle

• Primacy effect

Which of the following statements accurately describes the data depicted in the graph?

• The data in the graph represent qualitative data.

• The data in the graph represent standard deviations.

• The data in the graph represent quantitative data

• Primacy effectThe data in the graph represent ranges.

Antonia is testing herself in preparation for her upcoming psychology test. She is aware of the value of the testing effect. Which other retrieval practice strategy is she employing by way of her self-testing?

• Metacognition

• Interleaving

• Mood-congruent

• Priming

Gabe has tests next week in his biology and psychology classes, and he knows that mixing his study of the two topics — shifting from biology to psychology and back — is an effective way to improve retention. What’s the name of the technique described here?

• Metacognition

• Interleaving

• Mood-congruent

• Priming

Dani is at a meeting where everyone goes around the table and introduces themselves. By the end, Dani can only remember the names of the last two people who introduced themselves. This is an example of which concept?

• Framing

• Mental set

• Recency effect

• Primacy effect

Which of the following involves accessing memory through recognition?

• An oral presentation

• An essay question

• A fill-in-the-blank question

• A multiple choice question