WorksheetsHHB 3.3 Memory Quizs
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 14mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What term describes the loss of information from the short term memory due to the passing of time?
a)
displacement
b)
decay
c)
chunking
d)
contextual cue
2.
In the serial position effect, information in the middle is poorly recalled due to...?
a)
displacement
b)
decay
c)
rehearsal
d)
chunking
3.
Due to shallow encoding which of the following will result in the lowest chance of memory retrieval?
a)
rehearsal
b)
organisation of information
c)
elaboration of meaning
4.
When trying to recall the name of a childhood friend, 'school' and 'pony tail' might be an example of?
a)
chunking
b)
organisation
c)
displacement
d)
a contextual cue
5.
In the serial position effect, information at the end is recalled due to...?
a)
not yet being displaced
b)
encoding into LTM
c)
rehearsal
d)
chunking
6.
Which area of memory takes in and retains all auditory and visual information (for a very limited time)?
a)
sensory
b)
STM
c)
LTM
d)
working memory
7.
Successful transfer of information from STM to LTM can be promoted by...
a)
Rehearsal, organisation and encoding
b)
Retrieval, organisation and elaboration of meaning
c)
Rehearsal, organisation and chunking
d)
Rehearsal, organisation and elaboration of meaning
8.
Working memory is an extension of which other type of memory?
a)
sensory
b)
STM
c)
LTM
9.
Which type of memory can hold roughly 7 items of information for ~30 seconds?
a)
sensory
b)
STM
c)
LTM
d)
working
10.
For information to be transferred from the STM to the LTM, it must be...?
a)
encrypted
b)
encoded
c)
retrieved
11.
What term is used to describe when the first & last pieces of information viewed are remembered the best?
a)
displacement
b)
chunking
c)
serial position effect
d)
rehearsal
12.
Which of these is not a method by which information is lost from the STM?
a)
displacement
b)
decay
c)
encoding
13.
Which of the following options will improve short term memory span?
a)
chunking
b)
contextual cues
c)
elaboration of meaning
d)
organisation
14.
A reminder relating to the conditions which were present at the time the memory was encoded is called?
a)
contextual cue
b)
encoding
c)
elaboration of meaning
d)
rehearsal
15.
Which type of memory is able to retain information for only a few seconds?
a)
sensory
b)
STM
c)
LTM
d)
working
16.
In the serial position effect, which of the following is remembered least?
a)
the information at the start
b)
the information at the end
c)
the information in the middle
17.
Which of the areas of memories has the largest capacity?
a)
sensory
b)
STM
c)
LTM
d)
working memory
18.
In the serial position effect, information at the start is recalled due to...?
a)
displacement
b)
decay
c)
rehearsal
d)
chunking
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