Free Printable 9 Science - Memory and Science Inquiry Skills

1.

John learned French at school. When on holiday recently, he saw the famous bridge at Avignon and immediately began singing a French nursery rhyme “Sur la pont d’Avignon”.

In order for him to sing this song, the tune and lyrics had been retrieved from _________________ memory and used in ____________________ memory.

a)

short-term; working

b)

working; short-term

c)

long-term; working

d)

working; long-term

2.

Because he does not have his phone with him, when Fraser learns a new mobile number he repeats the number to himself until he can find his phone and enter the number.

The best description of this scenario is that Fraser:

a)

kept the phone number in his sensory memory until he was able to find his phone.

b)

has used elaborative rehearsal which involves grouping many smaller bits of information together.

c)

has used maintenance rehearsal, and it is unlikely the phone number will be permanently stored in his long term memory.

d)

has used maintenance rehearsal which involves semantically linking the information to information already stored in long term memory.

3.

Because he does not have his phone with him, when Fraser learns a new mobile number he repeats the number to himself until he can find his phone and enter the number.

Fraser realises that he is likely to forget the number soon, so he decides to chunk the digits of the phone number into three parts. This would be effective because:

a)

chunking helps to increase the amount of information stored in short-term memory.

b)

mentally giving greater meaning to each of the digits in the phone number means that maintenance rehearsal would be more effective.

c)

chunking helps to increase the capacity of long term memory.

d)

chunking is a form of maintenance rehearsal.

4.

During a Unit 3 VCE Psychology class, a list of 25 words was read to students. When asked immediately to recall as many of the words as possible, the following shape was plotted from the results (no delay). In a different class, the same list of 25 words was read to students who were then asked to recite the first verse of Waltzing Matilda before writing out the words from the list. The results were shown on the same graph (30-s delay).

In the graph, words from the beginning and end of the list are recalled better than those in the middle of the list. This is because words in the middle of the list

a)

are not in short-term memory

b)

are not showing the recency effect

c)

have not been rehearsed into long-term memory

d)

are neither in long-term memory nor in short-term memory

5.

During a Unit 3 VCE Psychology class, a list of 25 words was read to students. When asked immediately to recall as many of the words as possible, the following shape was plotted from the results (no delay). In a different class, the same list of 25 words was read to students who were then asked to recite the first verse of Waltzing Matilda before writing out the words from the list. The results were shown on the same graph (30-s delay).

In the 'no delay' condition' words from the end of the are recalled better than those in the middle of the list. This is because words at the end of the list

a)

are subject to the recency effect

b)

are subject to the primacy effect

c)

are part of the asymptote

d)

are subject to pro-active interference

6.

During a Unit 3 VCE Psychology class, a list of 25 words was read to students. When asked immediately to recall as many of the words as possible, the following shape was plotted from the results (no delay). In a different class, the same list of 25 words was read to students who were then asked to recite the first verse of Waltzing Matilda before writing out the words from the list. The results were shown on the same graph (30-s delay).

In the '30-s delay' condition, the reason that words from the beginning of the list are well recalled is because the time taken to recite “Waltzing Matilda” means that

a)

the primacy effect does not occur but the recency effect does occur

b)

the recency effect does not occur but the primacy effect does occur

c)

pro-active interference has occurred and retro-active interference has not occurred

d)

retro-active interference has occurred and pro-active interference has not occurred

7.

Decay theory states that memory is lost when

a)

memories are forgotten from sensory memory

b)

the traces of memories are not re-visited

c)

they were not stored efficiently in the first place

d)

long-term memory has a limited capacity

8.

Incoming sensory information must first enter this storage system before moving into working memory:

a)

sensory memory

b)

short-term memory

c)

long-term memory

d)

perceptual memory

9.

Three-year old Ned was at the supermarket and he saw a picture of Santa Claus on an advertisement. Ned immediately began singing ‘Jingle Bells’.

In order for him to sing this song, the tune and lyrics had been retrieved from _________________ memory and used in ____________________ memory.

a)

short-term; working

b)

long-term; working

c)

working; short-term

d)

long-term; sensory

10.

The three components of the multi-store model differ in terms of _____________ and _____________.

a)

duration, capacity

b)

rehearsal, retrieval

c)

iconic, echoic

d)

attention, rehearsal

11.

An example of sensory memory in action is:

a)

recognising a friend in the street

b)

repeating someone's phone number back to yourself

c)

seeing your name written in the air with a sparkler

d)

remembering the answer to an exam question

12.

What model did Ebbinghaus develop?

a)

Working Memory

b)

Forgetting Curve

c)

Phonological Loop

d)

Reconstructive Memory

13.

Which of the following is not an example of Chunking?

a)

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b)

FBI

c)

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d)

ETA

14.

Which memory is said to have unlimited storage capacity?

a)

Emotional Memory

b)

Reconstructive Memory

c)

Working Memory

d)

Long-Term Memory

15.

Words that closely relate to each other in some form are an example of

a)

Semantic Networks

b)

Working Memory

c)

Reconstructive Memory

d)

Mnemonic Devices

16.

What is it called when participants’ recollection of an event they witnessed is altered by introducing misleading post-event information?

a)

Proactive Interference

b)

Self-Reference

c)

Encoding Reconstruction of Memory

d)

Eye-witness Effect

17.

Elizabeth Loftus did work related to

a)

accurate memories being found during hypnosis

b)

constructive memory processing

c)

finding memory traces or engrams

d)

holding 7 bits of information in STM (+ or - 2)

18.

Paddy is told the phone number for his Grandma but he doesn’t have paper or a pen to write it down. In order for Paddy to remember the number until he can write it down, Paddy repeats the number over and over in his mind. This kind of strategy is called:

a)

encoding

b)

maintenance rehearsal

c)

retrieval

d)

elaborative rehearsal

19.

What can change in an experiment?

a)

Conclusions

b)

Measurements

c)

Variables

d)

Time

20.

___________________ is when you have conducted your experiment and need to decide what your results mean.

a)

Drawing Conclusions

b)

Identify Variables

c)

Gather Data

d)

Plan an Investigation

21.

A variable that stays the same is called....

a)

control

b)

independent variable

c)

dependent variable

d)

responding variable

22.

When experimenting with the growth of a plant, a scientist uses three (of the same type of) plants, two different fertilizers, equal light, and equal water. What type of variable is the fertilizer?

a)

Dependent

b)

Independent

c)

Control

d)

All of the above

23.

An experiment is performed on plants to see how different liquids affect plant growth. Each plant in the experiment is given a different liquid; water, apple juice, or milk. Each plant has the same amount of soil, sunlight, and listens to the same music. In this investigation, what is the dependent variable?

a)

Type of plant

b)

Water, apple juice, milk

c)

Plant growth

d)

Color of the plant's leaves

24.

Something that is changed or tested in an experiment.

a)

independent variable

b)

dependent variable

c)

controlled variable

25.

Something that changes as a result of the experiment.

a)

independent variable

b)

dependent variable

c)

controlled variable

26.

A good testable question and a good hypothesis must be..

a)

Approved by the National Science Committee

b)

Based on prior knowledge

c)

Written in present tense

d)

Testable & measurable (independent & dependent variables)

27.

Not paying attention to lab rules can

a)

cause you to get injured

b)

result in an accident

c)

ruin your experiment

d)

all of the above

28.

An educated guess about what will happen in a science investigation is called

a)

a prediction

b)

an observation

c)

a hypothesis

d)

a result

29.

You should follow the scientific method when you are a conducting a lab because

a)

it ensures you are doing a reliable test

b)

it is fun

c)

it helps you get the right answer

d)

your teacher told you to

30.

Everything in a science experiment that stays the same so you get a reliable answer to your investigation is called

a)

the dependent variable

b)

the controlled variable

c)

the independent variable

d)

an observations

31.

Which step of the scientific method tells what happened and includes the averages of data collected in the experiment?

a)

Hypothesis

b)

Conclusion

c)

Experiment

d)

Results

32.

It is a process skill where you design an investigation, including a procedure, to test a hypothesis.

a)

formulating hypothesis

b)

communicating

c)

interpreting data

d)

experimenting

33.

It is a process of explaining the meaning of the information or data gathered from the experimentation.

a)

interpreting data

b)

formulating hypothesis

c)

experimenting

d)

defining

34.

It is the series of steps in science that help you solve problems and answer question.

a)

Inferring

b)

Observing

c)

Scientific Method

d)

Hypothesizing

35.

Which is best to represent a trend over time?

a)

Line graph

b)

Bar graph

c)

Pie graph

d)

A table

36.

Which variable goes on the x-axis of a graph?

a)

Independent variables

b)

Dependent variables

37.

You should never ______ chemicals or materials used in lab.

a)

eat

b)

drink

c)

smell

d)

all of the above

38.

Participants in the Monster Study underwent a number of unethical procedures, including the use of deception. What should the researchers have done to counter the effects of deception?

a)

Counselling

b)

Debriefing

c)

Detailing

d)

Suppression

39.

The participants in the Monster Study were not given the chance to give informed consent. This means that

a)

participants had no-one to represent them.

b)

participants were not given the opportunity to withdraw from the study.

c)

participants did not want to participate in the study.

d)

participants were not told of the purpose of the study before agreeing to participate.

40.

Safety in the science lab is very important. For every practical task a risk assessment must be submitted, which helps you to

a)

meet legal obligations by performing risk assessments

b)

avoid accidents with up-to-date safety information on chemicals, equipment and living things

c)

save time with electronic risk assessment template, automatic equipment ordering and experiment scheduling

d)

all of the above

9 Science - Memory and Science Inquiry Skills

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