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Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 14mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which brain part is responsible for facilitating explicit memories?
a)
brain stem
b)
cerebellum
c)
amygdala
d)
hippocampus
2.
A clear memory of an emotionally significant moment or event.
a)
echoic memory
b)
flashbulb memory
c)
implicit memory
d)
explicit memory
3.
The processing of information into the memory system.
a)
encoding
b)
storage
c)
retrieval
d)
automatic processing
4.
The retention (saving) of encoded material over time.
a)
encoding
b)
storage
c)
retrieval
d)
rehearsal
5.
The process of getting the information back out of memory storage.
a)
encoding
b)
storage
c)
retrieval
d)
Next-in-line-effect
6.
The first stage of memory that involves information bombarding us every second.
a)
sensory memory
b)
short-term memory
c)
automatic processing
d)
effortful processing
7.
Information can be held in this storage bank for around 30 seconds with out rehearsal.
a)
short-term memory
b)
long-term memory
c)
sensory memory
d)
visual encoding
8.
Organizing items into familiar, manageable units.
a)
chunking
b)
mnemonic
c)
relearning
d)
recall
9.
Our memory for skills, such as riding a bike.
a)
implicit memory
b)
explicit memory
c)
echoic memory
d)
iconic memory
10.
Our memory for facts, such as psych vocabulary.
a)
explicit memory
b)
implicit memory
c)
priming
d)
next-in-line effect
11.
Implicit memory is to the __, as explicit memory is to the __.
a)
hippocampus/cerebellum
b)
cerebellum/hippocampus
c)
corpus callosum/hippocampus
d)
hippocampus/corpus callosum
12.
Using the the acronym Roy G. Biv to studying the colors of the rainbow. This is a good example of
a)
mnemonic
b)
spacing effect
c)
visual encoding
d)
acoustic encoding
13.
The human capacity for storing long-term memories is
a)
roughly equal to seven units of information
b)
enhanced through hypnosis
c)
essentially unlimited
d)
typically much greater in young children than in adults
14.
The magical number seven, plus or minus two” refers to the storage capacity of ________ memory
a)
explicit
b)
short-term
c)
implicit
d)
sensory
15.
Fading away of memory
a)
Amnesia
b)
Decay
c)
Interference
d)
Repression
16.
Which memory task involves identifying objects encountered before?
a)
Recognition
b)
Recall
c)
Relearning
d)
Repression
17.
A memory from our own personal life is a
a)
Echoic Memory
b)
Prospective Memory
c)
Episodic Memory
d)
Semantic Memory
18.
What is it called when new information impairs the retention of previously learned information?
a)
Retention
b)
Retroactive Interference
c)
Proactiveinterference
d)
Retrieval Failure
19.
The loss of memories for events that occurred prior to the onset of amnesia is called
a)
Anterograde amnesia
b)
Amnesia
c)
Long-term potentiation
d)
Short-Term Potentiation
20.
Disruptive effect of prior learning on the recall of new information (Forward Acting)
a)
Retroactive Interference
b)
Proactive Interactive
c)
Repression
d)
Misinformation Effect
21.
Memory of facts is to ____ as memory of skills is to _________.
a)
Brainstem; hippocampus
b)
Explicit memory; implicit memory
c)
Automatic processing; effortful processing
d)
Short-term memory; long-term memory
22.
A type of motivated forgetting in which painful memories are blocked from conscious awareness is
a)
Retroactive interference
b)
Proactive interference
c)
Repression
d)
Priming
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