Memory Processes Quiz

Which term describes the process of learning information again that was previously learned but forgotten?

• Recall

• Recognition

• Relearning

• Repetition

A student is able to recall a fact learned last semester during an exam. Which process of memory is the student using?

• Retrieval

• Encoding

• Storage

• Rehearsal

If a student wants to remember information for a long period, which process should they focus on according to the memory summary?

• Maintenance rehearsal

• Ignoring the information

• Forgetting

• Sensory input

Explain how information flows from sensory input to long-term memory, and identify two points where information can be lost in this process.

• Information flows from sensory input to sensory memory, then to short-term memory through attention, and finally to long-term memory through encoding. Information can be lost if it is unattended in sensory memory or unrehearsed in short-term memory.

• Information flows directly from sensory input to long-term memory, and can only be lost in long-term memory.

• Information flows from long-term memory to sensory memory, and is never lost.

• Information flows from short-term memory to sensory memory, and is only lost if encoded.

Which of the following is NOT one of the four methods of memory retrieval acknowledged by research?

• Recall

• Recognition

• Relearning

• Repetition

What is the process of retrieving information that has been stored called?

• Recall

• Recognition

• Encoding

• Rehearsal

Which type of recall involves the recollection of as much information as possible without any cues?

• Free recall

• Serial recall

• Cued recall

• Recognition recall

Which of the following scenarios best illustrates cued recall?

• A student is given a hint to help remember a vocabulary word.

• A student lists all the states they can remember.

• A student repeats a poem in the order it was taught.

• A student guesses the answer to a question.

What is recognition in the context of memory retrieval?

• A form of retrieval where the correct information needs to be identified amongst a set of alternatives

• A process of generating information without any cues

• A method of forgetting irrelevant information

• A way to encode new information into memory

What does the term "relearning" refer to?

• Learning something for the first time

• Learning something again that has already been committed to memory

• Forgetting information

• Memorizing random facts