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Memory and Study Skills Quiz

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the first stage of memory where information is processed from the senses?

a)

Sensory memory

b)

Long-term memory

c)

Working memory

d)

Short-term memory

2.

What is the attention span of sensory memory?

a)

5-10 minutes

b)

1-2 minutes

c)

15-30 seconds

d)

30-60 seconds

3.

Which part of the brain primarily handles the short-term or working memory?

a)

Cerebellum

b)

Hippocampus

c)

Prefrontal cortex

d)

Amygdala

4.

What is the name of the chemical that augments information in the hippocampus during memory formation?

a)

Serotonin

b)

Dopamine

c)

Endorphins

d)

Neurotransmitters

5.

According to the Forget-to-Learn theory, what are the two different strengths of memories?

a)

Recognition strength and recall strength

b)

Storage strength and retrieval strength

c)

Encoding strength and retrieval strength

d)

Long-term strength and short-term strength

6.

What is the principle that states the harder you have to work to recall something, the greater the reward for doing so?

a)

Forgetting Curve

b)

Spacing Effect

c)

Principle of Desirable Difficulty

d)

Leitner System

7.

What is the name of the system that uses five boxes to represent specific study intervals for spaced repetition?

a)

Anki System

b)

Quizlet System

c)

Leitner System

d)

Flashcard System

8.

What type of memory involves dredging the information up from the depths of your memory banks without seeing it?

a)

Recognition memory

b)

Recall memory

c)

Long-term memory

d)

Short-term memory

9.

What is the general idea behind spaced repetition?

a)

Increase the time between study sessions

b)

Study the same information once a week

c)

Decrease the time between study sessions

d)

Study the same information every day

10.

What should you focus on when studying a subject like math or physics?

a)

Passive reading

b)

Watching videos

c)

Active recall

d)

Listening to lectures