Types of Memory

What is the first stage of memory processing?

• Encoding

• Storage

• Retrieval

• Confabulation

The process of obtaining information that has been stored in memory

• encoding

• retrieval

• chunking

• recognition

Learning something by putting it to music is an example of:

• Retrieval
• Acoustic encoding
• Tactile encoding
• Visual encoding

The three stages of the memory process (in the correct order) are:

• Encoding, retrieval, storage
• Visual encoding, acoustic encoding, retrieval
• Encoding, storage, retrieval
• Encoding, recognition, retrieval

Making an effort to rehearse information over and over again to remember

• Elaborative Rehearsal

• Maintenance Rehearsal

• State Dependent Memory

• Context Dependent Memory

What are the types of Long Term Memory?

• Flashbulb & Flashlight

• Short & Sensory

• Episodic & Semantic

• Explicit & Implicit

How many seconds does short term memory last without rehearsal?

• 1-2 seconds

• 20-30 seconds

• 1-2 minutes

• 20-30 minutes

If you recite the rhyme "Thirty days has September, April, June, and November" to remember the number of days in each month, you are using a(n)

• mental picture.

• mnemonic device.

• schema.

• mental picture.

Is chunking items together an effective way to improve short term memory?

• Yes

• No

Encoding is mostly acoustic and capacity is between 5 and 9 items.  Which memory is this?

• Short term memory
• Sensory memory
• Visual memory
• Long term memory