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Psychology: Ch 10 Test Prep (Memory & Thought)

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is not one of the three processes of memory?

a)

Encoding

b)

Storage

c)

Recognition

d)

Retrieval

2.

The three stages of memory include all the following except...

a)

Sensory memory

b)

Long term memory

c)

Short term memory

d)

Working memory

3.

Sensory memory serves to act as a ________ and alert your attention to only the most important stimuli.

a)

dampener

b)

filter

c)

barrier

d)

throttle

4.

Sensory memory lasts a ______________.

a)

brief moment

b)

as long as you need it

c)

long enough to get all the details

d)

as long as you are using it

5.

___________ memory involves hearing information and storing it into auditory long term memory.

a)

Digital

b)

Short-term

c)

Echoic

d)

Iconic

6.

__________ memory does not require you to pay close attention for it to be used.

a)

Working

b)

Short-term

c)

Long-term

d)

Digital

7.

Nothing will stay in your short-term memory for more than about 20 seconds without _____________.

a)

mnemonics

b)

maintenance rehearsal

c)

great effort

d)

paying close attention

8.

Grouping information together to more easily store in long-term memory is called...

a)

grouping

b)

persisting

c)

chunking

d)

navigating

9.

Remembering the items at the beginning and end of a list more easily is called...

a)

the ABCs of memory

b)

primacy-recency effect

c)

global standard

d)

mushroom memory

10.

Short-term memory plus information brought up from LTM for immediate use is called _________ memory.

a)

short-term

b)

useful

c)

working

d)

good

11.

______ stores information based on categories and features.

a)

STP

b)

LTM

c)

ICBM

d)

STM

12.

_________ memory involves rules, words, and meanings.

a)

Echoic

b)

Iconic

c)

Mathematical

d)

Semantic

13.

_______ memory is related to time.

a)

Declarative

b)

Episodic

c)

Short-term

d)

Procedural

14.

__________ memory involves both semantic and episodic memory.

a)

Declarative

b)

Short-term

c)

Sensory

d)

Episodic

15.

_________ memories are those memories that involve step to achieve a task. Like bike riding or show tying.

a)

Semantic

b)

Gangsta

c)

Procedural

d)

Episodic

16.

The ________ is integral in creating emotional associations (i.e., memories).

a)

cortex

b)

amygdala

c)

heart

d)

hippocampus

17.

The _________ and the cortex are both important in the formation of long-term memories.

a)

bladder

b)

thalamus

c)

hippocampus

d)

kidneys

18.

The _______ is relied upon for information processing.

a)

thalamus

b)

cortex

c)

apex

d)

kidneys

19.

___________ are used to help create memories, but take work to use.

a)

Astral projections

b)

Amnesia

c)

Mnemonic devices

d)

State-dependent learnings

20.

________ amnesia is when you cannot remember a certain period of time before the accident.

a)

Stellar

b)

Bad

c)

Anterograde

d)

Retrograde