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Memory Unit Objective MC

Total questions: 52

Worksheet time: 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Ms. M told you on Wednesday that you had to remember this for the quiz today. On Wednesday you encoded the information and then __________ it.

a)

retreived

b)

memorized

c)

worked

d)

stored

2.

In English class, you have to journal about your evening routines. In your journal you write "last night I had breakfast for dinner, specifically chocolate chip pancakes..." This is an example of:

a)

Semantic Memory

b)

Episodic Memory

c)

Working Memory

d)

Social Memory

3.

You're taking the SAT. As you take the SAT you are focused on the questions in front of you. Which memory category is at work?

a)

explicit

b)

implicit

4.

Everytime the child uses his potty he receives 10 minutes of iPad time. Soon the child starts going into the bathroom and saying "I went potty, its iPad time" without going potty. The child has been ____________ to this reward.

a)

primed

b)

taught

c)

conditioned

d)

trained

5.

Elderly Mr. Flangan, a retired electrician, can easily remember how to wire a light switch, but he cannot remember the name of the President of the United States. Evidently, Mr. Flangan’s _______ memory is better than his _______ memory.

a)

implicit; explicit

b)

explicit; implicit

c)

declarative; procedural

d)

explicit; declarative

6.

This is your grocery list. You forgot it. When you get to the store your remember eggs, milk, butter, raspberries, and ice cream. You forgot the rest. This is an example of:

a)

next-in-line effect

b)

spacing effect

c)

serial position effect

d)

space

7.

You're so focused on how you're going to respond to the person you've just met that you didn't focus on their name as they said it. This is an example of:

a)

frequency

b)

serial position effect

c)

next-in-line effect

d)

spacing effect

8.

You've been studying the kahoots! and quizizz's over a period of several days and know you are going to ace the test. This is an example of the

a)

spacing effect

b)

next-in-line effect

c)

space

d)

frequency

9.

It's January 2022. When you go to write the year, you keep writing 2021. This is an example of which type of forgetting?

a)

proactive interference

b)

retroactive interference

c)

encoding effect

d)

negative prospective memory

10.

You've just moved into a NEW apartment with a new address. Your friend is looking to move to Norwalk from Chicago and they've asked you the address of your old place. You can't remember, this is because of

a)

proactive interference

b)

retroactive interference

c)

encoding effect

d)

negative prospective memory

11.

The class is introducing themselves and Julie, Ryan, and Carl are the first three introduced. You listen to the other class members but then you are put in a group with a female student and you can't remember her name because the only name you remember is Julie. This is an example of

a)

proactive interference

b)

retroactive interference

c)

encoding effect

d)

negative prospective memory

12.

You're having trouble logging into Instagram because you've changed your password for gmail and this is interfering with your ability to recall older passwords for other platforms.

a)

proactive interference

b)

retroactive interference

c)

encoding effect

d)

negative prospective memory

13.

You have learned how to drive. A traffic light has three signals, red (stop), yellow (slow down, red is coming), green (go, mario go!). You have been __________ to think that when you see those colors.

a)

primed

b)

taught

c)

conditioned

d)

trained

14.

In the temperature check, Ms. M asked you what you had for dinner last night. To answer this question you are using which memory category?

a)

working memory

b)

semantic memory

c)

episodic memory

d)

procedural memory

15.

As you work through this quizizz you are using you

a)

working memory

b)

semantic memory

c)

episodic memory

d)

procedural memory

16.

You know that the traditional primary colors are red, yellow, and blue. This is an example of

a)

working memory

b)

semantic memory

c)

episodic memory

d)

procedural memory

17.

This meme is an example of

a)

forgetting

b)

memory trace decay

c)

negative prospective memory

d)

encoding effect

18.

but when I do it's because of my

a)

amygdala

b)

hippocampus

c)

cortex

d)

hypothalamus

19.

The _____________ helps us recognize all these facial expressions.

a)

amygdala

b)

hippocampus

c)

cortex

d)

hypothalamus

20.

is controlled by the

a)

amygdala

b)

hippocampus

c)

cortex

d)

hypothalamus

21.

This meme is an example of

a)

forgetting

b)

memory trace decay

c)

negative prospective memory

d)

encoding effect

22.

Tatum was in a horrible ski accident and hit her head. She has woken up in her hospital bed with no memories of who she is or how she got there. She has

a)

source amnesia

b)

retrograde amnesia

c)

anterograde amnesia

d)

brocas amnesia

23.

humans with damage to the ____________ still have memories but the memories lose their emotional impact

a)

thalamus

b)

cortex

c)

amgydala

d)

hipppocampus

24.

Troy just played a game of tennis. When he was done and on his way to the locker room, his mom asked him how the game went. He responded "What game? I didn't play tennis." He can't remember the motor skill or the personal event. This is because what part of his brain is damaged?

a)

thalamus

b)

cortex

c)

amgydala

d)

hippocampus

25.

Juan went out flying his plane and crashed mid flight into a field. While Juan survived he can make no new memories. This means he suffers from

a)

source amnesia

b)

retrograde amnesia

c)

anterograde amnesia

d)

brocas amnesia

26.

Imani took German in high school and spent a month in Berlin on exchange. She was fluent in German by the time she graduated high school. During college Imani barely spoke German and when she went for a semester abroad her junior year, she could only recall basic words and phrases. This is an example of:

a)

memory trace decay

b)

encoding effect

c)

use it or lose it phenomenon

d)

forgetting

27.

Malik picks up his brother from karate on his way home from work every day. Today his mother told him he didn't have to as he was going over a friends. Malik told himself don't forget, you don't have to pick up Tyrone. When leaves work he finds himself taking his normal route to the karate studio. This is an example of

a)

memory trace decay

b)

encoding effect

c)

negative prospective memory

d)

forgetting

28.

Faces are easy to recognize because of

a)

recall

b)

relearning

c)

recognition

d)

retreival

29.

5 x 2 = __ requires the use of _____________ to answer

a)

recall

b)

relearning

c)

recognition

d)

retreival

30.

These children are happy. When they continue to play they are more likely to remember happy and fun memories. This is because of

a)

state-dependent memory

b)

situational recall

c)

retrieval cues

d)

mood-congruent memory

31.

Current studies about healthcare workers and COVID are showing that a significant number of workers cannot remember their time at the start if the pandemic hospitalizations. This is probably due to their consciousness _________________________ memories.

a)

repressing

b)

merging

c)

constructing

d)

hiding

32.

While our capacity for this is virtually unlimited it is also full of errors and one of the main reasons we forget.

a)

recall

b)

relearning

c)

recognition

d)

retreival

33.

Darius has been asked about his day several times. Everytime he tells the story it is just a little different because of reactions/ or lack of and the emotions from his audience. This is because....

a)

memory is constructed by what you've chosen to encode

b)

memory is altered everytime you recall it.

c)

when you recall and share a memory, that moment is then encoded as part of the memory

d)

selective attention and your perspective construe the narrative

34.

You have learned about the id, ego, and superego. You can't remember where you learned the newest piece of information, was it from Psychology or Understanding Fiction. This is called

a)

source amnesia

b)

source misattribution

c)

misinformation

d)

interference

35.

Lionel learned how to text on a flip phone. For the last 10 years he has had an iPhone with a keyboard. When visiting his family in Azerbaijan he has to utilize a flip phone again and he can't text well on the new phone. This is because of

a)

forgetting

b)

memory trace decay

c)

negative prospective memory

d)

encoding effect

36.

Shaun has witnessed a crime. Shawn saw the perp come in waving a long object in their hand. The perp had a baseball bat in his hand. While at the station, hours later, the cop asked "The perpetrator had a crowbar in his hand. What did they do with it?" Shawn answered the question. This is an a example of

a)

source amnesia

b)

source misattribution

c)

misinformation effect

d)

interference

37.

At the start of the school year Ms. M asked you to tell her about something you did over the summer. While retrieving this information you were using

a)

sensory memory

b)

short term memory

c)

working memory

d)

long term memory

38.

As you sit in class you are seeing the light from the smartboard, the overhead lights, the computer screen light and you're feeling your clothes and the chair and desk. The only reason you are not overwhelmed is because of your

a)

sensory memory

b)

short term memory

c)

working memory

d)

long term memory

39.

Memories are isolated files

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

40.

Your sister played "Midnight in Tokyo" by Pentatonix while making breakfast this morning. As you go about your day you start noticing that the song is being played "everywhere" this is an example of

a)

space

b)

time

c)

frequency

d)

serial position

41.

Maura can't find her debit card. As she stares at her purse she mentally goes through her day to think of where she might have left it. This is an example of

a)

space

b)

time

c)

frequency

d)

serial position

42.

Patients who suffer from retrograde amnesia have an inability to retrieve ___________ memories

a)

semantic

b)

short term

c)

working

d)

long term

43.

It took a lot of effort to learn how to ride a bike, but after weeks of repetition and mastering the task, it is effortless. This is part of which memory category?

a)

explicit

b)

implicit

44.

The following are examples of __________________________

"Lions are mammals"

"Glasses help you see"

"Umbrellas help keep you dry"

"London is the capital of England"

a)

semantic memory

b)

episodic memory

c)

procedural memory

d)

working memory

45.

The following are examples of __________________________

"I ate peanut butter and jelly for lunch today"

"My cousins named their baby Billie"

"I got 500 likes on instagram"

"I lost my wallet"

a)

semantic memory

b)

episodic memory

c)

procedural memory

d)

working memory

46.

This image is an example of

a)

semantic memory

b)

episodic memory

c)

procedural memory

d)

working memory

47.

If you know the name of this owl just from the picture, you have utilized your _________ correctly.

a)

relearning

b)

recall

c)

recognition

d)

relearning

48.

The majority of people recognize the men in this photo because

a)

our capacity for recognition is greater than our capacity for recall

b)

our capacity for recall is virtually unlimited

c)

our brains are made to recognize faces

d)

the picture highlights memories we can't remember forming

49.

This is the first process of memory

a)

encoding

b)

storing

c)

saving

d)

retrieving

50.

This is the second process of memory

a)

encoding

b)

storing

c)

saving

d)

retrieving

51.

This is the third process of memory

a)

encoding

b)

storing

c)

saving

d)

retrieving

52.

__________ memory, working memory, long term memory

a)

sensory

b)

short term

c)

semantic

d)

episodic