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DHS Memory Review Quizizz

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which brain part is responsible for facilitating longterm memories?

a)

brain stem

b)

cerebellum

c)

amygdala

d)

hippocampus

2.
žA clear memory of an emotionally significant moment or event.
a)
echoic memory
b)
flashbulb memory
c)
implicit memory
d)
explicit memory
3.
The processing of information into the memory system.
a)
encoding
b)
storage
c)
retrieval
d)
automatic processing
4.
The retention (saving) of encoded material over time.
a)
encoding
b)
storage
c)
retrieval
d)
rehearsal
5.
The process of getting the information back out of memory storage.
a)
encoding
b)
storage
c)
retrieval
d)
Next-in-line-effect
6.
The first stage of memory that involves information bombarding us every second.  
a)
sensory memory
b)
short-term memory
c)
automatic processing
d)
effortful processing
7.
Information can be held in this storage bank for around 30 seconds with out rehearsal.
a)
short-term memory
b)
long-term memory
c)
sensory memory
d)
visual encoding
8.
Organizing items into familiar, manageable units.
a)
chunking
b)
mnemonic
c)
relearning
d)
recall
9.
Our memory for skills, such as riding a bike.
a)
implicit memory
b)
explicit memory
c)
echoic memory
d)
iconic memory
10.
Our memory for facts, such as psych vocabulary.
a)
explicit memory
b)
implicit memory
c)
priming
d)
next-in-line effect
11.

Implicit memory is associated with the ______, whereas explicit memory is associated with the ______.

a)

hippocampus/cerebellum

b)

cerebellum/hippocampus

c)

corpus callosum/hippocampus

d)

hippocampus/corpus callosum

12.
Using the the acronym Roy G. Biv to studying the colors of the rainbow. This is a good example of 
a)
mnemonic
b)
spacing effect
c)
visual encoding
d)
acoustic encoding
13.
The human capacity for storing long-term memories is
a)
roughly equal to seven units of information
b)
enhanced through hypnosis
c)
essentially unlimited
d)
typically much greater in young children than in adults
14.
The magical number seven, plus or minus two” refers to the storage capacity of ________ memory
a)
explicit   
b)
short-term   
c)
implicit   
d)
sensory
15.
Fading away of memory
a)
Amnesia
b)
Decay
c)
Interference 
d)
Repression
16.
Which memory task involves identifying objects encountered before?
a)
Recognition
b)
Recall
c)
Relearning
d)
Repression
17.
A memory from our own personal life is a
a)
Echoic Memory
b)
Prospective Memory
c)
Episodic Memory
d)
Semantic Memory
18.
What is it called when new information impairs the retention of previously learned information?
a)
Retention
b)
Retroactive Interference
c)
Proactiveinterference
d)
Retrieval Failure
19.
The loss of memories for events that occurred prior to the onset of amnesia is called
a)
Anterograde amnesia
b)

Retrograde Amnesia

c)
Long-term potentiation
d)
Short-Term Potentiation
20.
Disruptive effect of prior learning on the recall of new information (Forward Acting)
a)
Retroactive Interference
b)
Proactive Interactive
c)
Repression
d)
Misinformation Effect
21.
A type of motivated forgetting in which painful memories are blocked from conscious awareness is 
a)
Retroactive interference
b)
Proactive interference
c)
Repression
d)
Priming
22.

Maintains the sounds that we heard for about 3-4 seconds

a)

auditory memory

b)

visual memory

c)

sensory memory

d)

primacy

23.

is also known as working memory

a)

sensory memory

b)

primacy

c)

short-term memory

d)

long-term memory

24.

Visual sensory memory is referred to as

a)

iconic memory

b)

echoic memory

c)

photomemory

d)

semantic memory

25.

The first thing Karen did when she discovered that she had misplaced her keys was to re-create in her mind the day's events. That she had little difficulty in doing so illustrates

a)

automatic processing.

b)

effortful processing.

c)

state-dependent memory.

d)

priming.

26.

When Carlos was promoted, he moved into a new office with a new phone extension. Every time he is asked for his phone number, Carlos first thinks of his old extension, illustrating the effects of

a)

proactive interference.

b)

retroactive interference.

c)

encoding failure.

d)

storage failure.

27.

Although you can't recall the answer to a question on your psychology test, you have a clear mental image of the textbook page on which it appears. Evidently, your ______ encoding of the answer was _______.

a)

semantic; automatic

b)

visual; automatic

c)

semantic; effortful

d)

visual; effortful

28.

You're visiting your elementary school for the first time since you graduated. You cannot remember the last name of your fourth-grade teacher. Your failure to remember is most likely the result of

a)

encoding failure.

b)

storage failure.

c)

retrieval failure.

d)

state-dependent memory.

29.

In an effort to remember the name of the classmate who sat behind her in fifth grade, Martina mentally recited the names of other classmates who sat near her. Martina's effort to refersh her memory by activating related associations is an example of

a)

priming.

b)

deja vu.

c)

encoding.

d)

relearning.

30.

Walking through the halls of his high school 10 years after graduation, Tom experienced a flood of old memories. Tom's experience showed the role of

a)

state-dependent memory.

b)

context effects.

c)

retroactive interference.

d)

echoic memory.

31.

Being a bad mood after a hard day of work, Susan could think of nothing positive in her life. This is best explained as an example of

a)

priming.

b)

memory construction.

c)

mood-congruent memory.

d)

retrieval failure.

32.

After finding her old combination lock, Janice can't remember its combination because she keeps confusing it with the combination of her new lock. She is experiencing

a)

proactive interference.

b)

retroactive interference.

c)

encoding failure.

d)

storage failure.

33.

According to the serial position effect, when recalling a list of words you should have the greatest difficulty with those

a)

at the beginning of the list.

b)

at the end of the list.

c)

at the end and in the middle of the list.

d)

in the middle of the list.

34.

The misinformation effect provides evidence that memory

a)

is constructed during encoding.

b)

is unchanging once established.

c)

may be reconstructed during recall according to how questions are framed.

d)

is highly resistant to misleading information.

35.

Identify the type of memory that is being used in the following statement. Fill-in-the-blank test questions are using ______ where multiple-choice questions are using _______.

a)

encoding/storing.

b)

storage/encoding.

c)

recognition/recall.

d)

recall/recognition.