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psychology quiz 2

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Fill-in-the-blank questions are what type of retrieval?

a)

Recognition

b)

Recall

c)

Relearning

d)

Reapplication

2.

Cindy recently moved and has a new address. For the first few weeks whenever she had to write down her address she wrote her old address instead of her new one. This is an example of...

a)

Retroactive interference

b)

Proactive interference

c)

Amnesia

d)

Counteractive interference

3.

When memorizing a list, we tend to remember the first and last items best. This is called the...

a)

Testing effect

b)

Primacy effect

c)

Serial position effect

d)

Spacing effect

4.

Sam needs to buy treats for her dog. She repeats "treats, treats, treats..." in her head all the way until she reaches the grocery store. What type of encoding is this?

a)

Auditory

b)

Visual

c)

Semantic

d)

Echoic

5.

While at the grocery store, Sam walks past the dairy section and realizes she needs milk. She grabs the milk and forgets about the treats for her dog. This is an example of...

a)

Retroactive interference

b)

Proactive interference

c)

Retrograde amnesia

d)

Anterograde amnesia

6.

Sam is standing in the checkout line when she sees a cute dog which causes her to suddenly remember that she needs treats for her dog! Seeing the dog acted as a(n)...

a)

Trigger

b)

Mnemonic

c)

Organizational system

d)

Retrieval cue

7.

Which of these is NOT a form of memory storage?

a)

Elaborative rehearsal

b)

Relearning

c)

Maintenance rehearsal

d)

Organizational systems

8.

Bryan procrastinated and spent the night cramming for his psychology exam. During the exam he couldn't remember a lot of what he studied. This is due to...

a)

Spacing effect

b)

Testing effect

c)

Context-dependent memory

d)

Retrograde amnesia

9.

This is the process of getting information out of memory storage.

a)

Storage

b)

Encoding

c)

Retrieval

d)

Maintenance

10.

What did Ebbinghaus discover?

a)

Relearning

b)

Interference curve

c)

State-dependent memory

d)

Forgetting curve

11.

Which type of encoding helps us process information the best?

a)

Visual

b)

Semantic

c)

Auditory

d)

Iconic

12.

Bill had a huge headache the first time he went to Six Flags. Now when he has a headache he remembers the time he went to Six Flags. This is an example of...

a)

State-dependent memory

b)

Context-dependent memory

c)

Proactive interference

d)

Maintenance

13.

Multiple choice questions are what type of retrieval?

a)

Recall

b)

Recognition

c)

Relearning

d)

Renewal

14.

What type of amnesia occurs when you're unable to form new memories?

a)

Prograde amnesia

b)

Retrograde amnesia

c)

Anterograde amnesia

d)

Infantile amnesia

15.

Taking this quiz right now is an example of what?

a)

Testing effect

b)

State-dependent memory

c)

Proactive interference

d)

Spacing effect