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WACE U3 Psychology - Memory Quiz

Total questions: 99

Worksheet time: 1hrs 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Sensation

a)

Reception

b)

Organisation

c)

Transmission

d)

Transduction

2.

sensation

(a)  

3.

anything that influences an organism

(a)  

4.

Perception

a)

selection

b)

organisation

c)

interpretation

d)

reception

5.

Perception

(a)  

6.

Attention

(a)  

7.

Memory

(a)  

8.

Process of Memory - storage

(a)  

9.

Process of Memory - Retrieval

(a)  

10.

Process of Memory

(a)  

11.

what model of memory is this?

(a)  

12.

Sensory Register

(a)  

13.

Sensory register - echo (duration)

a)

1/4 sec

b)

3-4 sec

c)

1-2 sec

d)

10 sec

14.

Sensory Register - Visual (duration)

a)

0.2-0.4 secs

b)

2-4 sec

c)

1/50th sec

15.

the reception of sensory information by sense organs is ________ and _______ process

(a)  

16.

Short Term Memory

(a)  

17.

short term memory is also known as

(a)  

18.

STM (capacity)

a)

11 items

b)

11 - 20 items

c)

5-9 items

19.

STM (duration)

a)

12-30 sec

b)

22 sec

c)

30-35 sec

d)

15 - 20 sec

20.

a relatively permanent memory store for a limitless amount of information that sends and receives information from the short term stores

a)

Sensory Memory

b)

Long term Memory

c)

Short term memory

d)

Working memory

21.

Capacity

a)

thousands

b)

unlimited - decay over time

c)

20-100

d)

unlimited

22.

information in the long term store is encoded (a)   which means that unless the things that people remember are meaningful, they will decay over time

23.

LTM (duration)

a)

unlimited - can decay over time

b)

indefinite

c)

Years

24.

hlhkjh

(a)  

25.

A type of LTM for skills or actions that are usually difficult to explain in words

a)

Procedural

b)

Declarative

26.

type of LTM for factual information that can be expressed in words

a)

Declarative

b)

Procedural

27.

Jamie is 14 years old was thinking about her 5th birthday party. What type of memory is this example?

a)

Procedural - episodic

b)

Procedural - semantic

c)

Declarative - episodic

d)

Declarative - semantic

28.

memory of factual information

a)

Semantic

b)

Episodic

29.

what model of memory is this?

a)

Working Memory Model

b)

Multi Store Model

30.

what are the terms used to describe the phonological loop, visuospatial sketchpad and episodic buffer

(a)  

31.

receives information from the sensory register and decides WHAT information will be attended to

a)

phonological loop

b)

visuospatial sketchpad

c)

episodic buffer

d)

central executive

32.

the central executive controls (a)   given to tasks = selective or divided attention

33.

The central executive DOESN'T integrate information from the phonological loop, visuospatial sketchpad and episodic buffer

a)

True

b)

False

34.

Central Executive

(a)  

35.

Phonological loop components

a)

phonological store - inner ear

b)

articulatory process - inner voice

c)

episodic buffer

36.

phonological store

a)

Inner ear - storage of words that are heard

b)

inner voice - repeats heard words in a loop allowing for maintenance rehearsal to occur

37.

phonological loop

(a)  

38.

Visuospatial Sketchpad

(a)  

39.

Jamie was trying to picture the house she grew up in. This is an example of the use of which slave system

a)

phonological loop

b)

visuospatial sketchpad

c)

episodic buffer

40.

Episodic Buffer

(a)  

41.

What is the cocktail party effect?

4 lines
42.

What are the two main types of rehersal

(a)  

43.

repeating the same information over and over again in rote fashion without adding meaning to it

a)

maintenance rehearsal

b)

elaborate rehearsal

44.

Jamie is trying to remember her mothers phone number to write down on a school excursion form. She repeats the numbers over and over in her head before writing them down. what type of rehearsal is this an example of?

a)

maintenance rehearsal

b)

elaborate rehearsal

45.

Write 2 strengths and 2 limitations of using maintenance rehearsal

4 lines
46.

Elaborate Rehearsal

(a)  

47.

Write 2 strengths and limitations of Elaborate Rehearsal

4 lines
48.

sensory register for visual information

a)

Iconic memory

b)

Echoic memory

49.

iconic memory (duration)

a)

1/3 - 1/2 seconds

b)

1/4 - 1/8 seconds

c)

1-2 seconds

50.

Jamie looked around her room and then turned of her lights before going to sleep. Her memory of her surroundings is an example of which type of memory

(a)  

51.

sensory register for auditory information

a)

iconic memory

b)

echoic memory

52.

Echoic memory (duration)

a)

3-4 second

b)

1-2 second

c)

1/3 - 1/2 second

d)

1/20th second

53.
Question Image

Match the following

a)

Thalamus

1.

C

b)

Cerebellum

2.

A

c)

Hippocampus

3.

E

d)

Hypothalamus

4.

D

e)

Amygdala

5.

B

54.

Match the following

a)

Thalamus

1.

Memory processing

b)

Hippocampus

2.

Emotional responses

c)

Hypothalamus

3.

Regulation of body temperature

d)

Amygdala

4.

Fear and pleasure responses

e)

cerebellum

5.

Coordination and balance

55.

Types of Forgetting

a)

retrieval failure

b)

interference

c)

Motivated forgetting

d)

decay theory

e)

recognition

56.

stimuli energy that is collected in the eye

a)

transmission

b)

organisation

c)

interpretation

d)

reception

57.

stimulus energy is converted by the receptor cells into electrochemical nerve impulses

a)

reception

b)

selection

c)

transduction

d)

transmission

58.

receptor cells send the nerve impulses to the primary sensory cortex where specialised receptor cells respond as the process of perception begins

a)

reception

b)

transmission

c)

transduction

d)

interpretation

59.

we cannot attend to all surrounding stimulus, so we pick out ones that are important to us and pay attention to those

a)

transduction

b)

selections

c)

interpretation

d)

organisation

60.

the information reaches the brain and is organised so that we are able to make sense of it

a)

organisation

b)

interpretation

c)

reception

d)

transmission

61.

our past experiences, values and context give the stimulus meaning

a)

reception

b)

transduction

c)

interpretation

d)

organisation

62.

the two types of memory are __________ dependent memory and ________ memory

(a)  

63.

retrieval failure theory

(a)  

64.

is the environmental in which the memory was encoded

a)

context dependent memory

b)

state dependent memory

65.

Interference

(a)  

66.

where previously stored information interferes with retrieval/ creating of new memories

a)

Proactive

b)

Retroactive

67.

when the creation of new memories interferes with the retrieval of old information

a)

proactive

b)

retroactive

68.

Jamie moved houses from Busselton to Dunsborough. When filling out an online shopping order she accidentally wrote down her old address as the delivery address instead of the address for her new house. What type of interference is this

(a)  

69.

Motivated forgetting

(a)  

70.

Two types of motivated forgetting

a)

psychological repression

b)

thought suppression

c)

proactive repression

71.

​ Motivated forgetting - Psychological repression

a)

unconscious

b)

conscious

72.

Motivated forgetting - thought suppression

a)

unconscious

b)

conscious

73.

Decay theory

a)

the fading away of memories over time

b)

intentional suppression of memories to minimise distress

c)

inability to consciously recall information stored in long term store due to absence of retrieval failure

74.

Recall - to supply facts or information stored in the LTM using few or no cues for assistance

a)

Free

1.

recalling - any order, no cues

b)

Serial

2.

recalling -in order or sequence, no cues

c)

Cued

3.

recalling - some cues or hints

75.

Recall

a)

process of retrieving information from long term emory without the provision of cues to aid in retrieving information

b)

the ability ro identify previously stored information by matching stimuli to stored memories

c)

requiring knowledge or skills that were previously learned but may have began to decay over time

76.

Jamie is doing a topic test of memory and learning. When she is answering multiple choice questions what process of remembering is she using?

a)

recall

b)

recognition

c)

relearning

77.

Jamie is doing an essay on memory and learning. When she is answering the 12 mark question what process of remembering is she using?

a)

recall

b)

recognition

c)

relearning

78.

requiring knowledge or skills that were previously learned but may have begun to decay over time

a)

recall

b)

recognition

c)

relearning

79.

Two types of processing

(a)  

80.

Types of encoding. Match the following

a)

Semantic

1.

meaning of words

b)

Phonemic

2.

encoding sounds

c)

Structural

3.

appearance

81.

Match the following

a)

semantic

1.

deep processing

b)

phonemic

2.

shallow processing

c)

structural

3.

very shallow processing

82.

(a)   forgetting curve

83.

The Forgetting Curve

the steep drop in memory retention shows a loss of approximately (a)   % of the nonsense syllables in the first day

84.

Overcoming the curve

a)

reviewing materials multiple times and at different intervals will help you retain information longer

b)

Not studying the learnt information until the day before the test

c)

rewriting the notes exactly one day after taking them

85.

Memory Loss Causes

a)

Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy

1.

- build up of tau

  • -numerous head injuries

b)

Alzheimers disease

2.

Formation of abnormal deposits

in brain

c)

Wornicke Korsakoff Syndrome

3.

alcoholism

thiamine deficiency

86.

Alzheimers disease

Formation of abnormal deposits in the brain = plaques (_________) and tangles (____)

(a)  

87.

Alzheimers disease - changes to the brain

a)

causing them to die

b)

causing brain to shrink

c)

damage nerve cells

d)

causing brain to swell

88.

WKS - thiamine deficiency is a _________ __ deficiency

(a)  

89.

WKS - changes to the brain

a)

damage to thalamus

b)

damage to hypothalamus

c)

damage to hippocampus

d)

damage to vision

e)

damage to cerebellum

90.

CTE

large build up of tau (protein) in the brain, causing them to

a)

swell

b)

die

c)

shrink

91.

Match the following Memory Loss Causes - Symptoms

a)

CTE

1.

headaches

slurred speech

b)

Alzheimer's Disease

2.

STM loss

(morning events)

c)

WKS

3.

confabulation

balance and vision

problem

92.

Memory Loss causes - Impacts on Memory

Match the following

a)

CTE

1.

increased frustration

mood swings

violent

b)

Alzheimers disease

2.

social withdrawals

mood swings

anger

c)

WKS

3.

confabulations

93.

Memory Loss causes - Which diseases treatment is helpful in managing moods but not a medical cure

a)

CTE

b)

WKS

c)

Alzheimers

94.

Hippocampus

a)

explicit memories

b)

implicit memories

95.

Cerebellum

a)

implicit memories

b)

explicit memories

96.

Implicit memory

a)

unconscious

b)

conscious

97.

implicit

a)

verbal

b)

non-verbal

98.

Explicit memory

a)

conscious

b)

unconscious

99.

Implicit memory - basal ganglia

a)

controls movement ad forms and stores procedural memories

b)

controls movement ad forms and stores declarative memories