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QLD Unit 3 Improving Memory

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 18mins

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If you want to remember someone's name and use the memory technique of repeating it over and over, you would be using ____ to keep the name in _____

Mnemonics; Long-term memory

Maintenance rehearsal; Short-term memory

Elaborative rehearsal; Short-term memory

Selective attention; Sensory memory

Mnemonics are.....

strategies for forgetting

strategies for improving memory

strategies for improving life

strategies for chunking

Using the the acronym Roy G. Biv to studying the colors of the rainbow. This is a good example of

mnemonic

spacing effect

visual encoding

acoustic encoding

The fact that there is approximately 70% average for the MC of the exam and less than 50% for the SA section is evidence that

Recall is a more sensitive measure of retention than recognition

Relearning is the most sensitive measure of retention

The reconstructive nature of memory

Recognition is a more sensitive measure of retention that recall

Organizing items into familiar, manageable units.

chunking

mnemonic

relearning

recall

If you want to remember someone's name and use the memory technique of repeating it over and over, you would be using ____ to keep the name in _____

Mnemonics; Long-term memory

Maintenance rehearsal; Short-term memory

Elaborative rehearsal; Short-term memory

Selective attention; Sensory memory

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

elaborative rehearsal.

chunking.

the Method of Loci.

the spacing effect.

What is the worst way to form long term memories?

Having a strong emotional experience to a memory.

Spaced Practice

Elaborative Rehearsal

Mass Practice

Which of the following has a tendency to be the hardest way to learn something?

When positive transfer occurs.

Using shallow processing.

Using elaborative rehearsal

Using deep processing.

10.

This scene from Inside Out where the mind workers are getting rid of "faded" memories illustrates what concept?

Storage decay

Retrieval failure

Encoding errors

Recall

11.

Which image best represents the idea of encoding?

12.

How does elaborative encoding help a person to better remember information?

You give extra, specific details that help you to remember the item

You make connections to some that you are familiar with, so you are more likely to remember

You create a visual of the concept in your mind

You have memorized the concept to perfection

13.

In an effort to remember how to spell "rhinoceros," Samantha spells the word aloud 30 times. She is using a technique known as:

priming

elaborative rehearsal

maintenance rehearsal

chunking

14.

To remember the information presented in your psychology textbook, you often relate it to your own life experiences. Your strategy is an effective memory aid because it facilitates

Iconic memory

Semantic encoding

Automatic processing

The serial position effect

15.

Cassidy is trying to remember the name of the actor in a movie she just watched. She can remember other movies he’s been in, what he looks like, and even his wife’s name, but she can’t remember his name. This is an example of:

The primacy effect

The recency effect

The method of loci

The tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon (also called TOT experience)

16.

Michael knows most of the names of his classmates in math class. The seating is assigned, and he has learned to associate their names based on their location. This type of mnemonic is known as:

Maintenance rehearsal

The Method of Loci

Selective attention

Episodic memory

17.

What is a SQ4R?

A math formua

A reading Method

Teacher's Password

18.

What does the 'Q' stand for in SQ4R?

Quantify

Quality

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None of the above

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QLD Unit 3 Improving Memory

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 18mins

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