Memory

What are three (3) processes of Memory?

• Encoding- allows information to be converted into a construct that is stored as input in our brain indefinitely.

• Storage- refers to maintaining information over time.

• Retrieval- the ability to access information when you need it.

• Memory is the power of the brain to recall past experiences or information.

The tendency to recall information from the last on a list because it lingered in the working memory.

• Primacy effect

• Recency effect

• Procedural memory

• None of the above.

Memory retrieval in which a person identifies an object, idea, or situation as one he or she has or has not experienced before

• recognition

• recall

• storage

• retrieval

Information can be held in this storage bank for around 30 seconds with out rehearsal.

• short-term memory

• long-term memory

• sensory memory

• visual encoding

The process of translating information into a form in which it can be stored in the brain is called ____(1)____, while the process of locating stored information and returning it to conscious thought is called ____(2)_____.

• A. (1) = storage, (2) = retrieval

• B. (1) = encoding, (2) = retrieval

• C. (1) = storage, (2) = chunking

• D. (1) = encoding, (2) = storage

Where are long-term memories stored in the brain?

• Parietal Lobe

• Amygdala

• Hippocampus

• Hypothalmus

Some memories are stored in terms of their meaning.  Which type of encoding is this?

• Visual

• Acoustic

• Semantic

• Tactile

Which of the following is a technique to improve memory retrieval?

• Multitasking while studying

• Studying in a loud environment

• Using mnemonic devices

• Limiting sleep the night before a test

The three types of long term memory are:

• Episodic, visual, procedural

• Visual, semantic, procedural

• Recognition, acoustic, episodic

• Episodic, semantic, procedural

How does sleep affect memory?

• It has no effect

• It improves memory consolidation

• It worsens memory

• It only affects short-term memory