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Memory 101 Review

Total questions: 29

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following is NOT one of the 3 memory tasks?
a)
Encoding
b)
Storage
c)
Rehearsal
d)
Retrieval
2.
Preserves brief sensory impression for only a fraction of a second.
a)
Sensory Memory
b)
Working Memory
c)
Short-Term Memory
d)
Long-Term Memory
3.
Preserves recently  perceived events or experiences for less than a minute w/o rehearsal.
a)
Sensory memory
b)
Working memory
c)
Long-term memory
4.
the activation, often unconsciously, of certain associations, thus predisposing one's perception, memory, or response. 
a)
 memory
b)
encoding
c)
 priming
d)
chunking
5.
a momentary sensory memory of visual stimuli; a photographic or picture-image memory lasting no more than a few tenths of a second. 
a)
iconic memory
b)
implicit memory
c)
echoic memory
d)
working memory
6.
After looking up a phone number, Jim calls it, then forgets. The number was stored in his
a)
Short-Term Memory
b)
Long Term Memory
c)
Visual Memory
d)
Echoic Memory
7.
"The magical number 7 plus or minus 2" refers to the storage capacity of ___________ memory. 
a)
explicit
b)
implicit
c)
sensory
d)
short-term
8.
The hippocampus plays a critical role in __ memory
a)
iconic
b)
explicit
c)
echoic
d)
implicit 
9.
Sounds and words that are not immediately attended to can still be recalled a couple of seconds later because of our ________ memory.
a)
flashbulb
b)
implicit
c)
echoic
d)
iconic
10.
What part of the brain plays a role in storing procedural memories?
a)
Frontal Lobe
b)
Temporal Lobe
c)
Cerebellum
d)
Hippocampus
11.
In an effort to remember how to spell "rhinoceros," Samantha spells the word aloud 30 times. She is using a technique known as:
a)
priming
b)
the "peg-word" system
c)
rehearsal
d)
chunking
12.

The first step in memory processing

a)

retrieval

b)

encoding

c)

imagery

d)

chunking

13.

The passive process by which encoded information is maintained over time is called:

a)

STM

b)

semantic

c)

rehearsal

d)

storage

14.

The process of bringing information from memory storage to consciousness is called:

a)

LTM

b)

Chunking

c)

Retrieval

d)

Priming

15.

Non declarative memories are also known as...

a)

implicit memories

b)

explicit memories

16.

The relatively permanent and unlimited capacity memory system into which information from short term memory may pass:

a)

Semantic

b)

Visual

c)

STM

d)

LTM

17.

The making of mental pictures

a)

semantic

b)

acoustic

c)

imagery

d)

photographic memory

18.

A memory technique of organizing material into familiar and meaningful units

a)

chunking

b)

semantic

c)

STM

d)

storage

19.

Recalling the row you had with your friend last week would require you to use which type of LTM?

a)

episodic

b)

procedural

c)

semantic

20.
Your knowledge that birds fly, that the sun rises in the east, and that 2+2=4 is contained in your ______ memory.
a)
structural
b)
procedural
c)
semantic
d)
implicit
21.
Remembering how to roller skate involves which of the following kinds of memory?
a)
episodic
b)
semantic
c)
procedural
d)
prospective
22.
the relatively permanent and limitless storehouse of the memory system. Includes knowledge, skills, and experiences. 
a)
short-term memory
b)
sensory memory 
c)
long-term memory
d)
iconic memory
23.

Memory of a specific event

a)

Semantic Memory

b)

Implicit Memory

c)

Episodic Memory

d)

Long Term Memory

24.

Which of the following best corresponds with letter A on the image to the left?

a)

Sensory

b)

Short-Term

c)

Long-Term

d)

Iconic & Echoic

25.

Which of the following best corresponds with letter B on the image to the left?

a)

Sensory

b)

Implicit & Explicit

c)

Maintenance Rehearsal

d)

Iconic & Echoic

26.

Which of the following best corresponds with letter D on the image to the left?

a)

Sensory

b)

Implicit & Explicit

c)

Short-Term

d)

Iconic & Echoic

27.

Which of the following best corresponds with letter E on the image to the left?

a)

Sensory

b)

Maintenance Rehearsal

c)

Short-Term

d)

Iconic & Echoic

28.

Which of the following best corresponds with letter F on the image to the left?

a)

Long-Term

b)

Maintenance Rehearsal

c)

Short-Term

d)

Iconic & Echoic

29.

Which of the following best corresponds with letter G on the image to the left?

a)

Long-Term

b)

Implicit & Explicit

c)

Short-Term

d)

Iconic & Echoic