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Unit 6 Test

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A fill in the blank test is a type of retrieval known as ___

a)

Recognition

b)

Recall

c)

Retroactive retrieval

d)

Proactive retrieval

2.

____ are memory tricks that aid in encoding, like PEMDAS and HOMES.

a)

Chunking

b)

Rehearsal

c)

Mnemonic devices

d)

Word association

3.

The correct order of memory is ____, short term memory and then long term memory.

a)

Working memory

b)

Sensory memory

c)

Split-second memory

d)

Sensory and perception

4.

_____ is a type of retrieval where you pick the information out of a number of targets, for example, a multiple choice test.

a)

Recognition

b)

Recall

c)

Retroactive retrieval

d)

Proactive retrieval

5.

You have successfully memorized twenty vocabulary terms for your biology test tomorrow. This is an example of ___ memories.

a)

Implicit

b)

Explicit

c)

Episodic

d)

Flashbulb

6.

A great way to help remember numbers is to group them together in to more familiar bits of information. This is known as

a)

Mnemonic devices

b)

Rehearsal

c)

Chunking

d)

Retroactive recall

7.

___ is our tendency to recall items at the end of a list.

a)

Recency effect

b)

Primacy effect

c)

Serial positioning effect

d)

Misinformation effect

8.

Our short term memory can hold ___ items for 20-30 seconds.

a)

3 plus or minus 2

b)

7 plus or minus 2

c)

9 plus or minus 2

d)

10

9.

___ memories are very vivid, detailed memories of an emotionally significant event, like a car accident.

a)

Mood congruent

b)

State dependent

c)

Flashbulb

d)

Eyewitness

10.

___ is when recent information blocks out old information.

a)

Retroactive interference

b)

Proactive interference

c)

Misinformation effect

d)

Storage decary

11.

According to the ___ our ability to recall information is affected by the order of encoding.

a)

Recency effect

b)

Primacy effect

c)

Serial positioning effect

d)

List order effect

12.

The ___ is our tendency to recall items at the beginning of a list.

a)

Recency effect

b)

Primacy effect

c)

Serial positioning effect

d)

Misinformation effect

13.

Which of the following is NOT an example of automatic processing

a)

Remembering the score of an important football game

b)

Remembering the first person you spoke to this morning

c)

Remembering the first president of the United States

d)

Remembering what you ate for dinner last night

14.

If you read a book when you are feeling sad, when are you more likely to remember details of the book

a)

When you are feeling sad

b)

When you are feeling happy

c)

When you are focusing hard

d)

At any time

15.

Amelia learned her multiplication tables by repeating them over and over until she had them memorized. Which of the following was Amelia using?

a)

Deep processing

b)

Procedural processing

c)

Rehearsal

d)

Chunking