Memory Processes Quiz

What are the basic processes of memory? *(Select all that apply.)*

• Encoding

• Storage

• Retrieval

• Recognition

What are the three main types of memory? *(Select all that apply.)*

• Sensory memory

• Short-term memory

• Working memory

• Long-term memory

Which memory system stores vast amounts of information for a long time?

• Sensory memory

• Short-term memory

• Long-term memory

• Working memory

Which memory system holds information for a very brief period before it fades?

• Sensory memory

• Short-term memory

• Long-term memory

• Procedural memory

Which technique improves memory by organizing information into meaningful units?

• Mnemonics

• Chunking

• Spacing effect

• Priming

Which memory terms help improve memories? *(Select all that apply.)*

• Mnemonics

• Chunking

• Spacing effect

• Change blindness

What is the tendency to remember the first and last items in a list better than the middle ones?

• Serial position effect

• Spacing effect

• Encoding failure

• Misinformation effect

Which of the following are types of rehearsal? *(Select all that apply.)*

• Maintenance rehearsal

• Elaborative rehearsal

• Recognition

• Retrieval

What type of rehearsal involves repeating information without adding meaning?

• Elaborative rehearsal

• Maintenance rehearsal

• Mnemonics

• Retrieval cue

What type of rehearsal involves making meaningful associations?

• Maintenance rehearsal

• Elaborative rehearsal

• Recognition

• Functional fixedness