Psychology Memory

Karen has learned a lot from her Psychology class about how to improve her memory. As she heads off to college, she wants to utilize this knowledge. Karen knows that she has a major test in her History class in two weeks, therefore, she starts to study for 15 minutes every day leading up to the test.

• Chunking

• Spacing Effect

• Context Effects

• Recency Effect of Serial Positon Effect

In Ebbinghaus’ Forgetting Curve, what percentage of information learned is FORGOTTEN after 1 day/24 hours?

• About 20-30%

• About 40-50%

• About 60-70%

• About 80-90%

What is it called when we rely on past memories to 'fill in gaps' in our memories with details that aren't accurate, so that they make more sense?

Name one external factor that can lead to reconstruction of memories

• confabulation

• experimence

• leading questions

• stubbing your toe

A major influence on our reconstructive memory is:

• The time it takes to recall something

• Almost always accurateOur level of intelligence

• Our previous experiences and expectations

• The position of events in a story

what is reconstructive memory?

• memories

• Memories we can easily explain in details

• Memory from the past that have been altered or changed

• memories from the past that have never been chnaged

Who PROPOSED the reconstructive memory theory?

• Loftus

• Wilson

• Bartlett

• Paiget

What is the term for the phenomenon where people remember the first and last items in a series best, and the middle items worst?

• Primacy Effect

• Recency Effect

• Serial Position Effect

• Von Restorff Effect

Which type of memory is responsible for temporarily holding information available for processing?

• Sensory Memory

• Short-term Memory

• Long-term Memory

• Episodic Memory

What is the process called when old memories interfere with the retrieval of new memories?

• Retroactive Interference

• Proactive Interference

• Decay Theory

• Repression