Memory Types Quiz

When Amy was seven years of age, she had a babysitter from France. During this time Amy learned to speak a little French. Years later, when Amy got to college, she signed up for a beginning French class. Amy learned the material in her French class much more quickly than her classmates did. Amy’s rapid learning was most likely due to

• implicit memory

• episodic memory

• spontaneous recovery

• fluid intelligence

Chuck recalls the day last summer when he fell off his bicycle and scraped his knee. This is an example of

• iconic memory

• procedural memory

• semantic memory

• episodic memory

Hillary glances at a graph and then turns her head away less than a second later. When she tries to immediately remember what she saw, which of the following types of memory does Hillary use?

• Iconic

• Declarative

• Implicit

• Echoic

While he is at soccer practice, Erwin reminds himself that he has to stop at the grocery store on the way home to pick up milk and cereal for tomorrow’s breakfast. What sort of memory is Erwin using?

• Prospective

• Flashbulb

• Procedural

• Semantic

Which of the following is an example of semantic memory?

• Recalling a daughter’s wedding day vividly

• Recalling the equation to determine the volume of a cylinder

• Remembering how to swing a golf club

• Remembering feeling frightened when hearing the theme song to a popular horror movie

Asano is the expert for English literature on his school’s trivia team. He knows the authors and main characters of many famous novels. Which of the following describes Asano’s knowledge of these types of facts?

• Implicit memory

• Semantic memory

• Prospective memory

• Sensory memory

A teenager would most probably draw on which of the following to recall her tenth birthday party?

• Episodic memory

• Semantic memory

• Echoic memory

• Eidetic imagery

A basic assumption underlying short-term memory is that it is

• limited in capacity

• unlimited in capacity

• not under conscious control

• resistant to decay

A man sustains a head injury. After the injury, he is able to tie his shoes, but he does not recall where he lives. Which aspect of the man’s memory is intact and which aspect is dysfunctional, respectively?

• Procedural and semantic

• Procedural and sensory

• Episodic and procedural

• Episodic and semantic

A childhood friend asked Jeffrey whether he remembered where they went on summer vacation when they were eight years old. Jeffrey’s ability to recall correctly will rely on which of the following?

• Recognition memory

• The method of loci

• Implicit memory

• Episodic memory