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Memory Quizizz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
To gain accurate eyewitness testimony from children, interviewers must
a)
be sensitive to repressed memories.   
b)
provide details to the child before the interview
c)
use neutral words that children can understand.
d)
employ leading questions to prompt a response
2.
The process of getting information into memory is called_______
a)
priming
b)
chunking
c)
encoding
d)
storing
3.
Sherry easily remembers the telephone reservation number for Holiday Inns by using the mnemonic 1-800-HOLIDAY. She is using a memory aid known as
a)
the peg-word system.
b)
implicit memory.
c)
the serial position effect
d)
chunking
4.
The human capacity for storing long-term memories is
a)
roughly equal to seven units of information
b)
enhanced through hypnosis
c)
essentially unlimited
d)
typically much greater in young children than in adults
5.
Exceptionally clear memories of emotionally significant events are called
a)
repressed memories.
b)
sensory memories
c)
mood-congruent memories
d)
flashbulb memories
6.
Superior memory for rap lyrics that include the most rhymes best illustrates the value of
a)
acoustic encoding
b)
mood-congruent memory
c)
priming
d)
the spacing effect
7.
The magical number seven, plus or minus two” refers to the storage capacity of ________ memory
a)
explicit   
b)
short-term   
c)
implicit   
d)
sensory
8.
Iconic memory refers to
a)
visually encoded images in long-term memory
b)
the encoded meanings of words and events in short-term memory
c)
photographic, or picture-image, memory that lasts for only a few tenths of a secon
9.
Your ability to immediately recognize the voice over the phone as your mother's illustrates the value of
a)
chunking
b)
acoustic encoding
c)
implicit memory
d)
state-dependent memory
10.
Repeating someone's name several times shortly after being introduced to that person is an effective strategy for
a)
chunking
b)
priming
c)
automatic processing
d)
rehearsal
11.

Match the following

semantic memory

memory of facts, ideas and concepts


procedural memory

memories of personal experiences

episodic memory

memory that is remembered unconsciously

prospective memories

memory of repetitive activities

implicit memory

remembering planned future actions

12.

Reorder the following

a)

Sensory memory

b)

attention (1% remembered)

c)

Short term memory

d)

encoding (rehearsal)

e)

Long term memory

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
13.

For example, if you are at a party, you can listen to your friend speaking while ignoring everyone speaking around you, despite their volume.

a)

divided attention

b)

selective attention

c)

explicit memory

d)

encoding

14.

This type of memory includes two types: Semantic and Episodic

a)

Short-term

b)

Long-term

c)

Implicit

d)

Explicit

15.

One way to master a topic and free up working memory is to master a skill or content until you can do it quickly, like dribbling a basketball or soccer ball; multiplication. This is called:

a)

automatic processing

b)

effortful processing

c)

selective attention