Memory Processes Quiz

What is the process of information processing to make memories called?

• Storage

• Retrieval

• Encoding

• Forgetting

What is the main function of maitenance rehearsal?

• To maintain information in short-term memory

• To transfer information to sensory memory

• To store information in long-term memory

• To encode information into visual memory

What is the immediate, initial recording of sensory information called?

• Long-term Memory

• Working Memory

• Sensory Memory

• Short-term Memory

How long does sensory memory hold information?

• About 5 seconds

• About 2 seconds

• About 10 seconds

• About 1 minute

What is required to move information from sensory memory to short-term memory?

• semantic encoding

• retrieval

• attention

• storage

Which sense is associated with echoic memory?

• Sight

• Hearing

• Smell

• Taste

How does elaborative rehearsal differ from maintenance rehearsal?

• It involves repeating information

• It organizes information into chunks

• It actively relates information to LTM

• It enhances sensory memory

What type of information does the Phonological Loop process?

• Visual and spatial

• Verbal and auditory

• Emotional and sensory

• Long-term and short-term

Which memory system is responsible for general knowledge and facts?

• Semantic memory

• Episodic memory

• Priming

• Conditioning

During memory encoding, which part of the brain is most active in forming new memories?

• Cerebellum

• Amygdala

• Hippocampus

• Frontal lobe