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Cognition Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The process of filing information into your memory is...
a)
Chunking
b)
Encoding
c)
Retrieving
d)
Priming
2.
______ involves maintaing encoded information in memory over time.
a)
Recall
b)
Amnesia
c)
Storage
d)
Potential
3.
The magical number seven, plus or minus two” refers to the storage capacity of ________ memory
a)
explicit   
b)
short-term   
c)
implicit   
d)
sensory
4.

Immediate, initial recording of encoding info. Includes echoic and Iconic Memory

a)

Short Term Memory

b)

Sensory Memory

c)

Long Term Memory

d)

Working Memory

5.
An image that is flashed before us for only a fraction of a second is captured by our
a)
Short term memory
b)
Echoic Memory
c)
Iconic memory
d)
Long term memory
6.
Our long-term memory capacity is
a)
In direct correlation to our age
b)
Varies greatly by gender
c)
Essentially limitless
d)
In direct correlation to our age
7.
Encoding that requires attention and conscious awareness is called
a)
shallow processing
b)
effortful processing
c)
automatic processing 
d)
implicit processing
8.
Chunking refers to 
a)
getting information into memory through the use of visual imagery
b)
the organization of information into meaningful units
c)
the unconscious encoding of incidental information 
d)
the tendency to recognize names we can't recall
9.
Procedural memories for well-learned skills such as how to ride a bicycle are typically ________memories. 
a)
working
b)
implicit
c)
sensory
d)
explicit
10.

What does the encoding process do?

a)

Gain access to memory stored

b)

information is stored permanently or temporary

c)

transfer information to long-term memory

d)

memory is forgotten

11.
"Encoding that requires attention and conscious effort" is which process?
a)
Automatic
b)
Rehearsal
c)
Effortful Processing
d)
Retireival
12.
Rephrasing a new definition in order to remember its meaning is
a)
Echoic Encoding
b)
Semantic Encoding
c)
Visual Encoding
d)
Auditory Encoding
13.

Semantic encoding which emphasizes the meaning of verbal or written inputs is what level of processing?

a)

Shallow

b)

Medium

c)

Deep

d)

Immediate

14.
What memory system is made up of chronological recollections of personal memory?
a)
Declarative
b)
Episodic
c)
Semantic
d)
Nondeclarative
15.

Failure to process information into memory

a)

Encoding Failure

b)

Memory Decay

c)

Retrieval Failure

d)

Interference

16.

We hear a sound for a short amount of time but it is captured by our

a)

Short term memory

b)

Echoic Memory

c)

Iconic memory

d)

Long term memory

17.

We can maintain information for longer in our STM by...

a)

Paying attention

b)

Concentrating

c)

Rehearsing information

d)

Recalling information

18.

What is not one of the three processes of memory?

a)

Encoding

b)

Storage

c)

Recognition

d)

Retrieval

19.

The ________ is integral in creating strong emotional memories

a)

cortex

b)

amygdala

c)

heart

d)

hippocampus

20.

The _________ is important in the formation of short to long-term memories

a)

bladder

b)

thalamus

c)

hippocampus

d)

kidneys