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Memory

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When past memories prevent individuals from retaining new memories

a)

encoding failure

b)

repression

c)

retroactive interference

d)

proactive interference

2.

Memories outside of conscious awareness are called

a)

proactive memories

b)

reactive memories

c)

explicit memories

d)

implicit memories

3.

The image that persists for about 1/2 second after being seen is a(n)

a)

sensation

b)

echo

c)

icon

d)

illusion

4.

Transforming incoming information into a usable form is the stage of memory called

a)

retrieval

b)

encoding

c)

storage

d)

organization

5.

The storage capacity of long-term memory is best described as

a)

a single item

b)

about seven items

c)

about seven volumes

d)

limitless

6.

The first step in placing information into memory storage is

a)

rehearsal

b)

sensory memory

c)

short-term memory

d)

mnemonic memory

7.

The process of holding information in memory is referred to as

a)

retrieval

b)

encoding

c)

storage

d)

organization

8.

Organizing information into larger units to increase the efficiency of short-term memory is called

a)

Chunking

b)

categorization

c)

verbal labeling

d)

symbolization

9.

Information remembered without cues, often verbatim is called

a)

recall

b)

recognition

c)

relearning

d)

reintegration

10.

Remembering the first and last items on a list, better than than middle ones is due to

a)

the tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon

b)

redintegration

c)

the serial position effect

d)

the pseudo-memory effect

11.

Procedural memory would be affected by damage to the

a)

cerebrum

b)

cerebellum

c)

motor cortex

d)

limbic system

12.

This kind of memory is part of long-term memory and contains factual information

a)

Episodic

b)

Semantic

c)

Declarative

d)

Procedural

13.

A memory that is consciously retrieved and we are aware of having is called a(n)

a)

Eidetic memory

b)

Priming memory

c)

Implicit memory

d)

Explicit memory

14.

Interference theories of forgetting say that retention will be best when studying is followed by

a)

sleep

b)

light reading or watching TV

c)

studying similar subject matter

d)

studying different subject matter

15.

A multiple choice test makes use of which type of memory?

a)

Recall

b)

Recognition

c)

Relearning

d)

Redintergration