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WorksheetsHow Memory Functions Open Note Quiz
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 12mins
What is the first stage in the information processing model also called working memory?
Long-term memory
Central executive
Sensory memory
How many pieces of information can sensory / working memory hold at a time?
10 to 12
1 to 4
5 to 9
3 to 7
What type of memory is used for remembering words, concepts, facts and numbers?
Semantic memory
Episodic memory
Priming memory
Procedural memory
What type of memory is used for remembering events?
Semantic memory
Episodic memory
Priming memory
Procedural memory
Which component of working memory processes visual and spatial information?
Central executive
Phonological loop
Visuo-spatial sketchpad
Episodic buffer
What is the term for the influence of previous experience on current interpretation of an event?
Episodic memory
Procedural memory
Priming memory
Semantic memory
How long does visual (iconic) information typically last in sensory memory?
Less than half a second
1 to 2 seconds
More than 10 seconds
3 to 4 seconds
What is the term for memory that involves things you may not be able to articulate (talk about) like how to ride a bike or how to complete a task?
Priming memory
Procedural memory
Episodic memory
Semantic memory
Which sensory memory lasts longer?
Iconic
Echoic
What can increase the likelihood of remembering information?
When taking a multiple choice test, which retrieval method is used?
When taking an essay test, which retrieval method is being used?
We retrieve information from memory through which three processes?
recall
recognition
relearning
retention
A system or process that stores what we learn for future use.
intelligence
cognition
learning
memory
What is a nerve cell?
A nerve cell
Someone is playing a song on a piano that you have heard before. You are able to identify this song as one you have heard because of which process?
recognition
reconstruction
recaall
confabulation
Knowledge of language, including its rules, words, and meanings, is called
iconic memory.
working memory.
episodic memory.
semantic memory.
What happens to information in your brain after it has been encoded?
It goes through the storage process.
It gets divided into schemas.
It is ready for retrieval.
It is screened for interference.
The process by which information is maintained over a period of time
encoding
confabulation
procedural
storage
The process of grouping items to make them easier to remember
encoding
recognition
chunking
episodic
The transforming of information from the world so the nervous system can process it
retrieval
storage
encoding
confabulation
The process of obtaining information that has been stored in memory
encoding
retrieval
chunking
recognition
