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WorksheetsPsychology: Memory
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 11mins
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1.
Which of the following represent the three key stages of memory?
a)
pre-conventional, conventional, post-conventional
b)
encoding, storage, and retrieval
c)
sensorimotor, concrete operational, formal operational
d)
cornea, pupil, iris
2.
Focusing one's awareness on a narrow range of stimuli is known as...
a)
attention
b)
detention
c)
retention
d)
super focus
3.
Elaboration is best defined as...
a)
Focusing one's attention on a narrow range of stimuli
b)
Making something sound more interesting
c)
Linking a stimulus to other information at the time of encoding
d)
Another name for the process of memory
4.
Sensory memory is best described as...
a)
An unlimited capacity store that can hold information over lengthy periods of time.
b)
The process of repetitively verbalizing or thinking about information.
c)
Linking a stimulus to other information at the time of encoding.
d)
Preserves information in its original sensory form for a brief time, usually only a fraction of a second.
5.
A limited-capacity store that can maintain unrehearsed information for up to about 20 seconds.
a)
Short-term memory
b)
Rehearsal
c)
Long-term memory
d)
Elaboration
6.
An unlimited capacity store that can hold information over lengthy periods of time.
a)
Elaboration
b)
Long-term memory
c)
Sensory memory
d)
Short-term memory
7.
Schema is best defined as...
a)
Recovering information from memory stores.
b)
An unlimited capacity store that can hold information over lengthy periods of time.
c)
An organized cluster of knowledge about a particular object or event abstracted from previous experience with the object or event.
d)
The proportion of material retained (remembered).
8.
The process of repetitively verbalizing or thinking about information.
a)
Source-monitoring
b)
Chunking
c)
Elaboration
d)
Rehearsal
9.
A "Chunk" is best defined as...
a)
A group of familiar stimuli stored as a single unit
b)
Unusually vivid and detailed recollections of emotionally stimulating events
c)
An organized cluster of knowledge about a particular object or event abstracted from previous experience with the object or event.
d)
When a memory derived from one source is misattributed to another source.
10.
This occurs when subjects show better recall for items at the beginning and end of a list than for items in the middle.
a)
Link method
b)
Serial-position effect
c)
Over-learning
d)
Retrospective memory
11.
Tip-of-the-Tongue Phenomenon is best defined as...
a)
The process of making inferences about the origins of memories.
b)
Unusually vivid and detailed recollections of emotionally stimulating events.
c)
A group of familiar stimuli stored as a single unit.
d)
The temporary inability to remember something you know, accompanied by a feeling that it's just out of reach.
12.
Mnemonic Devices are best defined as...
a)
Continued rehearsal of material after you first appear to have mastered it.
b)
Keeping distressing thoughts and feelings buried in the unconscious.
c)
Strategies for enhancing memory.
d)
The process of repetitively verbalizing or thinking about information.
13.
The phenomenon through which memory retrieval is most efficient when an individual is in the same state of consciousness as they were when the memory was formed.
a)
Tip-of-the-Tongue Phenomenon
b)
Rehearsal
c)
Chunking
d)
State-dependent memory
14.
The four types of Long-term memory (LTM) are...
a)
Schema, Script, Attention, Rehearsal
b)
Semantic, Declarative, Episodic, Procedural
c)
Attention, Encoding, Storage, Retrieval
d)
One, Two, Three, Four
15.
One of the two major subdivisions of long-term memory. Requires conscious thought, such as recalling who came to dinner last night, or naming animals that live in the rainforest.
a)
Explicit Memory
b)
Implicit Memory
c)
Sensory Memory
d)
Short-term Memory
16.
One of the two main types of long-term memory. It is acquired and used unconsciously, and can affect thoughts and behaviors. One of its most common forms is procedural memory, which helps people performing certain tasks without conscious awareness of these previous experiences.
a)
Explicit Memory
b)
Implicit Memory
c)
Sensory Memory
d)
Short-term Memory
17.
A theorized psychological behavior in which people may forget unwanted memories, either consciously or unconsciously.
a)
Brain-washing
b)
Hypnosis
c)
Motivated forgetting
d)
Source-monitoring error
18.
Source-monitoring error is best defined as...
a)
When a memory derived from one source is misattributed to another source.
b)
The temporary inability to remember something you know, accompanied by a feeling that it's just out of reach.
c)
Recovering information from memory stores.
d)
Failing to remember something.
19.
Occurs when new information impairs the retention of previously learned information.
a)
Proactive Interference
b)
Retrograde Amnesia
c)
Retroactive Interference
d)
Anterograde Amnesia
20.
Occurs when previously learned information interferes with the retention of new information.
a)
Proactive Interference
b)
Retrograde Amnesia
c)
Retroactive Interference
d)
Anterograde Amnesia
21.
Retrograde Amnesia is best defined as...
a)
Occurs when previously learned information interferes with the retention of new information
b)
A person loses memories for events that occurred prior to the injury.
c)
Occurs when new information impairs the retention of previously learned information.
d)
A person loses memories for events that occur after the injury.
22.
Anterograde Amnesia is best defined as...
a)
Occurs when previously learned information interferes with the retention of new information
b)
A person loses memories for events that occurred prior to the injury.
c)
Occurs when new information impairs the retention of previously learned information.
d)
A person loses memories for events that occur after the injury.
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