WorksheetsMemory Combo
Total questions: 43
Worksheet time: 22mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
nbctbsabcnasa is easier to remember if you look at it like....nbc-tbs-abc-nasa. This is what?
a)
IPM
b)
LTM
c)
STM
d)
Chunking
2.
remembering the beginning of a list is:
a)
primacy effect
b)
recency effect
3.
remembering the end of a list better is what?
a)
recency
b)
primacy
4.
remembering the beginning and end of a list better than the middle is known as what?
a)
recency effect
b)
primacy effect
c)
serial position effect
5.
a set of beliefs or expectations about something based on past experience
a)
STM
b)
hierarchy
c)
schemata
d)
recency
6.
Complex information broken down into broad concepts and further subdivided into categories and subcategories.
a)
schemata
b)
STM
c)
LTM
d)
hierarchy
7.
analyzes meaning
a)
shallow processing
b)
deep processing
8.
does not analyze meaning
a)
shallow processing
b)
deep processing
9.
the passage of time causes forgetting.
a)
spacing effect
b)
rote rehearsal
c)
elaborative rehearsal
d)
decay theory
10.
Repetition can result in long-term memory
a)
spacing effect
b)
rote rehearsal
c)
elaborative rehearsal
d)
decay theory
11.
relating new information to information already stored in memory
a)
spacing effect
b)
rote rehearsal
c)
elaborative rehearsal
d)
decay theory
12.
connecting items on a list together with connecion
a)
method of loci
b)
link method
13.
the subject memorizes the layout of some building...When desiring to remember a set of items the subject literally 'walks' through these loci and commits an item to each one by forming an image between the item and any distinguishing feature of that locus.
a)
method of loci
b)
link mehod
14.
To retrieve a specific memory from the web of associations, you must first activate one of the strands that leads to it
a)
priming
b)
retrieval cues
15.
associations that help retrieve memory
a)
priming
b)
retrieval cues
16.
old info blocks out new info
a)
retroactive interference
b)
proactive interference
17.
new info blocks out old info
a)
retroactive interference
b)
proactive interference
18.
The IPM compared to a computer - Encoding would be
a)
the process of putting in data
b)
the hard drive
c)
accessing info
19.
The IPM compared to a computer - storage would be:
a)
the process of putting in data
b)
the hard drive
c)
accessing info
20.
The IPM compared to a computer - retrieval would be:
a)
the process of putting in data
b)
the hard rive
c)
accessing info
21.
which works better for LTM: phonological or visual encoding?
a)
phonological
b)
visual
22.
which holds sensory info longer?
a)
visual
b)
auditory
23.
which is referred to as working memory?
a)
STM
b)
LTM
24.
how much info can STM hold?
a)
about 7
b)
about 4
c)
about 10
25.
is rote rehearsal effective in creating LTM?
a)
yes
b)
no
26.
LTM has a known capacity.
a)
true
b)
false
27.
your 13th birthday party is a...
a)
explicit memory
b)
implicit memory
28.
What part of the neuron has a long lasting change and strengthens with long-term potentiation?
a)
Axon
b)
Mylein Sheath
c)
Dendrite
d)
Synapse
29.
What stress hormone acts on brain centers when the body is stressed to strengthen memories?
a)
GABA
b)
Epinephrine
c)
Oxytocin
d)
Lepitin
30.
What part of the brain turns STM to LTM?
a)
Frontal Lobe
b)
Cerebral Cortex
c)
Motor Cortex
d)
Hippocampus
31.
What part of the brain is responsible for the formation of new emotional memories?
a)
Frontal Lobe
b)
Amygdala
c)
Cerebellum
d)
Prefrontal Cortes
32.
What neurotransmitter plays a role in forgetting memories (it is lowered in Alzheimer's Patients)?
a)
GABA
b)
Acetylcholine
c)
Oxytocin
d)
Lepitin
33.
You are studying for an AP Exam in the morning and are worried about it. Yet you perform really well on it! How could you account for this?
a)
Low level of stress reduced performance
b)
Higher stress increased performance
c)
Higher stress reduced performance
d)
Low stress increased performance
34.
What theory suggests memory fades over time?
a)
Neurotransmitter Theory
b)
Biological Theory
c)
Long Term Potentiation Theory
d)
Decay Theory
35.
What part of the brain plays a role in storing procedural memories?
a)
Frontal Lobe
b)
Temporal Lobe
c)
Cerebellum
d)
Hippocampus
36.
The idea that we have poor memory for events prior to age 2-3 is termed:
a)
Eidetic Memory
b)
Autobiographical Memory
c)
Childhood Amnesia
d)
Photographic Memory
37.
Remembering an abnormally vast number of your past life experiences is termed:
a)
Eidetic Memory
b)
Flashbulb Memory
c)
Childhood Amnesia
d)
Autobiographical Memory
38.
Vivid memories of a dramatic event. Emotions run very high during these events.
a)
Autobiographical Memory
b)
Childhood Amnesia
c)
Eidetic Memory
d)
Flashbulb Memory
39.
Which of the following terms applies to an event that did not happen, but is remembered?
a)
Confabulated Memory
b)
Hyperthymesia
c)
Childhood Amnesia
d)
Eidetic Memory
40.
When a memory cannot be remembered because it happened during a very traumatic event, it can be called:
a)
Eidetic
b)
Repressed
c)
Reconstructed
d)
Flashbulb Memory
41.
When we use suggestion, sometimes we can ___________ lost memories that happened during traumatic events.
a)
Repress
b)
Flashbulb
c)
Recover
d)
Eidetic
42.
Having an unusually sharp memory, usually by using memory techniques effectively, sometimes called "photographic" memory.
a)
Flashbulb
b)
Eidetic
c)
Autobiographical
d)
Reconstructed
43.
Which psychologist studies memory reconstruction and suggests, "memory is like a Wikipedia page, anyone can change it."
a)
Pavlov
b)
Loftus
c)
Skinner
d)
Bandura
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