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Understanding Memory

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the first step in the memory process?

a)

Retrieval

b)

Sensory

c)

long term

d)

short term

2.

Which type of memory is responsible for holding information temporarily for processing?

a)

Long-term memory

b)

Sensory memory

c)

Short-term memory

d)

Procedural memory

3.

Identify a strategy that can be used to improve memory retention.

a)

Multitasking

b)

Cramming

c)

Chunking

d)

Skipping sleep

4.

Explain how rehearsal can aid in transferring information from short-term memory to long-term memory.

a)

Rehearsal increases the capacity of short-term memory.

b)

Rehearsal helps in encoding information more deeply.

c)

Rehearsal eliminates the need for retrieval cues.

d)

Rehearsal reduces the interference from other memories.

5.

Differentiate between explicit and implicit memory with an example for each.

a)

Explicit memory involves skills; implicit memory involves facts.

b)

Explicit memory involves facts; implicit memory involves skills.

c)

Explicit memory involves emotions; implicit memory involves facts.

d)

Explicit memory involves skills; implicit memory involves emotions.

6.

Which of the following factors can negatively affect memory?

a)

Adequate sleep

b)

Stress

c)

Regular exercise

d)

Healthy diet

7.

Describe the role of emotions in flashbulb memories.

a)

Emotions negatively impact flashbulb memories

b)

Emotions enhance flashbulb memories, enhancing memory

c)

emotions prevent memory decay.

d)

Emotions speed up decay of the memory

8.

What is the primary difference between short-term and long-term memory in terms of duration?

a)

Short-term memory lasts for years; long-term memory lasts for seconds.

b)

Short-term memory lasts for seconds; long-term memory lasts for years.

c)

Short-term memory lasts for minutes; long-term memory lasts for hours.

d)

Short-term memory lasts for hours; long-term memory lasts for minutes.

9.

What best describes working memory?

a)

lIke a sticky notes in the brain, information to hold onto for only a few seconds

b)

Processing center

c)

organizing information into categories

d)

visualizing information as images

10.

Which of the following is an example of procedural memory?

a)

Remembering your first day at school

b)

Knowing how to ride a bicycle

c)

Recalling the capital of France

d)

Recognizing a familiar face

11.

What is the ability to easily retrieve information that is familiar called?

a)

Recall

b)

Repression

c)

Recognition

d)

Amnesia

12.

Which type of memory is influenced by being in the same state of mind as when the memory was processed?

a)

Spatial Memory

b)

State-Dependent Memory

c)

Recognition Memory

d)

Proactive Interference

13.

What is the term for the inability to retrieve information prior to brain damage?

a)

Anterograde Amnesia

b)

Proactive Interference

c)

Recognition

d)

Retrograde Amnesia

14.

What is the term for new information interfering with the ability to retrieve older information?

a)

Retroactive Interference

b)

Recognition

c)

Proactive Interference

d)

Repression

15.

What is the process called when memories that are traumatic are pushed into the unconscious?

a)

Recognition

b)

Decay

c)

Repression

d)

Amnesia

16.

Which type of memory involves recalling information based on location?

a)

Spatial Memory

b)

State-Dependent Memory

c)

Recognition Memory

d)

Proactive Interference

17.

Repressing information

a)

lets you retrieve for later

b)

causes you to remember it more

c)

lets you know somethings going well

d)

Blocks it out

18.

What is memory

a)

Saving information

b)

Saving and retrieving information

c)

Retrieving information

d)

something

19.

Implicit memories

a)

Memories you have to think about

b)

you cant remember new info

c)

You forget your childhood

d)

Memories you know without thinking

20.

Automatic Processing

a)

Happens without thinking

b)

needs thinking to happen

c)

happens in the short term memroy

d)

Happens in the long term memory

21.

Effortful Processing

a)

Requires Conscious thinking

b)

Requires no thinking

c)

is a type of forgetting

d)

memory decay

22.

Algorithm problem solving

a)

Step-by step; guaranteed to work

b)

A mental shortcut

c)

memory retrieval

d)

memory decay

23.

Heurestics

a)

Mental decay

b)

Mental Shortcut; baking cookies without a recipe

c)

an ancient greek term

d)

a store

24.

Inductive and deductive reasoning

a)

Inductive: Top down

Deductive:bottom up thiking

b)

Inductive:specific details

deductive: general

c)

Inductive specific detail-general conclusions

Deductive: general details-specific conlcusions

d)

Inductive-heat

deductive-cold

25.

Convergent vs Divergent thinking

a)
Convergent thinking generates multiple ideas, while divergent thinking finds a single solution.
b)
Divergent thinking focuses on finding a single correct solution, while convergent thinking emphasizes generating multiple ideas.
c)
Convergent thinking and divergent thinking are the same and can be used interchangeably.
d)

Convergent thinking focuses on finding a single correct solution, while divergent thinking emphasizes generating multiple ideas/solutions

26.

Mental Set is

a)

having An open mind

b)

A way to find new answers by using new methods

c)

A math problem which requires long division

d)

Sticking to a familiar method of problem solving no matter what

27.

Learned helplessness is?

a)
A state of extreme motivation and drive.
b)

A method of teaching ways to give up for children.

c)

A theory about the benefits of competition.

d)

A condition where individuals feel powerless to change their circumstances and often give up.

28.

what is Functional Fixedness?

a)
A technique for improving creativity in art.
b)

it is a cognitive bias that forces you to be unable to see another use for an item

c)
A psychological theory about memory retention.
d)
A method for enhancing problem-solving skills.
29.

Overconfidence bias:

a)
A cognitive bias where individuals overestimate their abilities or knowledge.
b)
A psychological condition affecting memory recall.
c)
A method to improve decision-making skills.
d)
A strategy for enhancing teamwork effectiveness.
30.

Gardeners multiple intelligences

a)
Gardeners primarily use linguistic intelligence.
b)
Gardeners only possess logical-mathematical intelligence.
c)
Gardeners are not influenced by their environment.
d)
Gardeners exhibit multiple intelligences such as naturalistic, bodily-kinesthetic, interpersonal, and intrapersonal intelligences.
31.

Sternbergs triarchic theory

a)
Sternberg's triarchic theory includes analytical, creative, and practical intelligence.
b)
Sternberg's theory focuses solely on emotional intelligence.
c)
Sternberg's triarchic theory includes only logical and mathematical intelligence.
d)
Sternberg's theory emphasizes social intelligence as the primary component.
32.

Spearman's General intelligence:

a)
Spearman's General Intelligence (g) is a measure of emotional intelligence.
b)
Spearman's General Intelligence (g) is unrelated to cognitive abilities.
c)
Spearman's General Intelligence (g) is a single factor underlying cognitive abilities.
d)
Spearman's General Intelligence (g) consists of multiple independent factors.
33.

IQ test is related to which intelligence theory

a)
Spearman's theory of general intelligence
b)
Sternberg's triarchic theory
c)
Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences
d)
Cattell-Horn-Carroll theory
34.

Aptitude test are related to which intelligence theory

a)
Multiple Intelligences theory
b)
Cognitive Development theory
c)
Emotional Intelligence theory
d)
Behavioral Intelligence theory
35.

How does the modern view of intelligence differ from the Traditional view?

a)

The modern view of intelligence includes multiple intelligences while the traditional view is more narrow and focused on cognitive skills through IQ tests.

b)
The modern view emphasizes only IQ scores, while the traditional view includes emotional intelligence.
c)
Both views consider intelligence to be solely based on academic performance.
d)
The modern view rejects any form of standardized testing, unlike the traditional view.