Memory Quiz

To help himself remember the name of his new colleague, Hope, Jose thinks about the meaning of her name—the feeling of hopefulness. Which of the following concepts best corresponds to Jose’s strategy?

• • Chunking

• • Semantic encoding

• • Self-reference

• • Imagery

Which of the following scenarios is best explained by long-term potentiation?

• • Erik and Harry don’t like each other when they are first assigned to the same a room during a class trip, but after spending a great deal of time together, they begin to like each other more.

• • When Sruthi first enters a dark room after coming in from outside, she can’t see anything, but her eyes adjust after a few minutes.

• • At first, Benjamin needs to drink only a small amount of a caffeinated beverage to feel its effects, but after drinking it regularly for a while, he needs more to feel the same effects.

• • The first time Colleen tries to remember Leo’s name it takes her a long time, but over time she remembers it more quickly.

When studying for a vocabulary test, Catherine read one of her vocabulary words and its definition aloud several times. About twenty seconds later, she still remembered the word’s meaning, but then she moved on to the next word in the list without engaging in any further strategies to enhance her memory. The next day, she tested herself on the same vocabulary word at the same time, in the same mood, and in the same location as when she had first studied the word, but she could not remember its definition. It is most likely that Catherine could not remember the word because she failed to engage which of the following memory functions?

• • Sensory memory, because Catherine did not pair the word with one of her senses to remember it the next day.

• • Long-term memory, because Catherine failed to encode the word; therefore, the word did not become a part of her long-term memory.

• • Retrieval, because though Catherine probably stored the memory, it was difficult for her to retrieve it.

• • Context-dependent memory, because Catherine did not study the word in a variety of locations.

Researchers want to examine if there is a difference between the retention of implicit versus explicit memories. To conduct this research as an experiment, which of the following would be necessary?

• • Statistical Significance

• • Random Assignment

• • Random Selection

• • Correlation Coefficient

In a research study on the multi-store method of memory, one group of randomly assigned high school students were given 5 minutes to rehearse details about a stimulus after being exposed to it for 15 seconds. A second group were not given time to rehearse the details of the stimulus. Which of the following research designs best represents this study?

• • Experiment

• • Meta-Analysis

• • Correlational Study

• • Case Study

What is the process of converting sensory input into a form that can be stored in memory called?

• Retrieval

• Encoding

• Storage

• Consolidation

What are the two types of sensory memory?

• Spatial memory and temporal memory
• Tactile memory and gustatory memory
• Iconic memory and echoic memory
• Visual memory and auditory memory

Through what process does sensory memory move into your working memory

• Attention
• Long-term storage
• Encoding

• Memory consolidation

Through what process is information brought from your working memory into your long-term memory?

• Association

• Encoding

• Retrieval.

• Attention

How to button a shirt is an example of what type of memory?

• Episodic memory
• Procedural memory
• Sensory memory
• Declarative memory