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short-term and long-term memory

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
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
2.
Which type of memory has an essentially unlimited storage capacity?
a)
echoic memory
b)
long-term memory
c)
short-term memory
d)
state-dependent memory
3.

Memory of a specific event

a)

Semantic Memory

b)

Implicit Memory

c)

Episodic Memory

d)

Long Term Memory

4.

In-depth memory of clear, specific information

a)

Episodic Memory

b)

Short Term Memory

c)

Long Term Memory

d)

Explicit Memory

5.
What are the three types of storage that our brain uses?
a)
sensory memory, short-term memory, long-term memory
b)
vivid memory, short-term memory, long-term memory
c)
compact memory, short-term memory, long-term memory
d)
none of these
6.

Translation of information into a form in which it can be used

a)

Storage

b)

Encoding

c)

Retrieval

d)

Maintenance

7.

Remember more when you are in a similar situation or environment

a)

Context Dependent Memory

b)

State Dependent Memory

c)

Elaborative Memory

d)

Long Term Memory

8.
An example of sensory memory in action is:
a)
Recognising a friend in the street
b)
Repeating someone's phone number back to yourself
c)
Seeing your name written in the air with a sparkler
d)
Remembering the answer to an exam question
9.

When learning a new concept, groups of neurons temporarily encode in the _______?

a)

hypothalamus

b)

basal ganglia

c)

hippocampus

d)

amygdala

10.

The more you study the same topic, the memory will be stored in the _______, located in the neocortex.

a)

long term

b)

short term

c)

mid term

11.

Memories move from short term to long term during in between study sessions and during ________.

a)

playing

b)

sleeping

c)

exercising

d)

eating

12.

When a memory is stored in the long term, it can no longer be changed.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

When studying using flashcards, it is best to ________, as it forces your brain to temporarily forget and then retrieve the information, strengthening the memory.

a)

study multiple subjects at the same time.

b)

study one subject at a time.

14.

In-depth memory of clear, specific information

a)

Episodic Memory

b)

Short Term Memory

c)

Long Term Memory

d)

Explicit Memory

15.

Processes that you have memorized and know, but the details are not highly focused on

a)

Implicit Memory

b)

Explicit Memory

c)

Episodic Memory

d)

Echoic Memory

16.
Which of the following has limited storage capacity?
a)
Short Term Memory
b)
Long Term Memory
c)
Sensory Memory
17.

Memory of a specific event

a)

Semantic Memory

b)

Implicit Memory

c)

Episodic Memory

d)

Long Term Memory

18.
The process of getting information into memory is called_______
a)
priming
b)
chunking
c)
encoding
d)
storing
19.
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
20.
Mnemonics are.....
a)
strategies for forgetting
b)
strategies for improving memory
c)
strategies for improving life
d)
strategies for chunking
21.

Where are memories stored in the brain? choose 2 answers

a)

teeth

b)

sensory memory

c)

amygdala

d)

hippocampus

22.

The process of getting information from the Short-term memory to the Long term memory is

a)

primacy effect

b)

visual memory

c)

sensory memory

d)

retrieval

23.

visual and auditory memory are part of:

a)

long-term memory

b)

working memory

c)

sensory memory

d)

recency

24.

memory that holds an image of what we have seen is:

a)

short-term memory

b)

long-term memory

c)

visual memory

d)

auditory memory

25.

Maintains the sounds that we heard for about 3-4 seconds

a)

auditory memory

b)

visual memory

c)

sensory memory

d)

primacy

26.

is also known as working memory

a)

sensory memory

b)

primacy

c)

short-term memory

d)

long-term memory