Memory 2.3 and 2.4

What is the process of getting information into the memory system called?

• Retrieval

• Encoding

• Storage

• Recognition

Which type of memory is responsible for holding information temporarily for analysis and is often referred to as "working memory"?

• Long-term memory

• Sensory memory

• Short-term memory

• Procedural memory

What is the term for the process of retrieving information from memory without any cues?

• Recognition

• Recall

• Relearning

• Encoding

Which component of working memory is responsible for verbal and auditory information?

• Central executive

• Visuospatial sketchpad

• Phonological loop

• Episodic buffer

What is the term for the memory effect where information is better remembered if exposure to it is repeated over a longer span of time?

• Testing effect

• Spacing effect

• Chunking

• Mnemonics

Which type of memory involves the recollection of specific events, situations, and experiences?

• Semantic memory

• Procedural memory

• Episodic memory

• Implicit memory

What is the term for the initial, momentary storage of information, lasting only an instant?

• Long-term memory

• Short-term memory

• Sensory memory

• Working memory

Which process involves the strengthening of synapses based on recent patterns of activity?

• Long-term potentiation

• Deep processing

• Shallow processing

• Automatic processing

What is the term for the memory system that involves the storage of facts and general knowledge?

• Procedural memory

• Semantic memory

• Episodic memory

• Implicit memory

Which type of memory is involved in the automatic processing of information about space, time, and frequency?

• Explicit memory

• Implicit memory

• Iconic memory

• Echoic memory