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Types of Memory

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Memory of a specific event

a)

Semantic Memory

b)

Implicit Memory

c)

Episodic Memory

d)

Long Term Memory

2.

Memory of facts and concepts

a)

Semantic Memory

b)

Implicit Memory

c)

Explicit Memory

d)

Episodic Memory

3.

In-depth memory of clear, specific information

a)

Episodic Memory

b)

Short Term Memory

c)

Long Term Memory

d)

Explicit Memory

4.

Processes that you have memorized and know, but the details are not highly focused on

a)

Implicit Memory

b)

Explicit Memory

c)

Episodic Memory

d)

Echoic Memory

5.
After looking up a phone number, Jim calls it, then forgets. The number was stored in his
a)
Short-Term Memory
b)
Long Term Memory
c)
Visual Memory
d)
Echoic Memory
6.
Which type of memory has an essentially unlimited storage capacity?
a)
echoic memory
b)
long-term memory
c)
short-term memory
d)
state-dependent memory
7.
What are the three types of storage that our brain uses?
a)
sensory memory, short-term memory, long-term memory
b)
vivid memory, short-term memory, long-term memory
c)
compact memory, short-term memory, long-term memory
d)
none of these
8.

Memory retrieval in which a person identifies an object, idea, or situation as one he or she has or has not experienced before

a)

recognition

b)

recall

c)

storage

d)

retrieval

9.

The process of obtaining information that has been stored in memory

a)

encoding

b)

retrieval

c)

chunking

d)

recognition

10.

The process of grouping items to make them easier to remember

a)

encoding

b)

recognition

c)

chunking

d)

episodic

11.

According to the state-dependent learning theory, where is the best location for you to study for an exam?

a)

a park with lots of trees

b)

a room with no windows or pictures to distract you

c)

the classroom where you will take the exam

d)

a room in your house where you spend a lot of time

12.

If you relate new information to material that you already know, you are practicing

a)

elaborative rehearsal.

b)

chunking.

c)

the Method of Loci.

d)

the spacing effect.

13.

If you recite the rhyme "Thirty days has September, April, June, and November" to remember the number of days in each month, you are using a(n)

a)

mental picture.

b)

mnemonic device.

c)

schema.

d)

mental picture.