WorksheetsDC PSYCH MEMORY TEST 2026
Total questions: 56
Worksheet time: 47mins
processing info into our memory system.
automatic processing
effortful processing
encoding
next in line theory
automatic processing
Info that is recorded with little to no effort.
Produce Implicit or procedural memories.
Requires attention in consciousness effort to record the information.
effortful processing
Requires attention in consciousness effort to record the information.
Info that is recorded with little to no effort.
Produce Implicit or procedural memories.
explain next in line theory & why does this usually occurr?
recency effect
remembering the first items.
remembering the last items.
primacy effect
remembering the first items.
remembering the last items.
explain serial position effect
explain spacing effect & who does this pertain to?
visual encoding
Form a mental image that aids us in effortful processing.
Forming an image in your mind.
The encoding of sound, what words sound like.
Sounding out the word “Chair.”
Meaning of the word
acoustic encoding
Form a mental image that aids us in effortful processing.
The encoding of sound, what words sound like.
Sounding out the word “Chair.”
Meaning of the word
semantic encoding
Form a mental image that aids us in effortful processing.
The encoding of sound, what words sound like.
Meaning of the word
take the information and relate it to yourself
self referencing
chunking
hierarchies
rephrase
take information and break it down to more meaningful units
Rephrase
Self Referencing
Chunking
Hierarchies
organizing words or concepts
Self Referencing
Chunking
Rephrase
Hierarchies
Visual Memory (Sensory Register)
Iconic memory.
Enchoic memory.
auditory memory (sensory register)
Enchoic memory
Iconic memory
neural basis for memory
Recall
Long term potentiation
Recognition
short term memory
Limited relatively brief storage system that holds items that we are aware of and working with at any given time.
limited to about 18 seconds unless the information is rehearsed.
magic number 7 + or - 2 (5-9 range)
Hippocampus is the temporary process center for explicit memorie
Unlimited capacity
short term memory
long term memory
Hippocampus is the temporary process center for explicit memories.
long term memory
short term memory
after memories are processed they enter into the cerebral cortex.
short term memory
long term memory
what is the hippocampus in charge of?
new memories, images, names and events.
verbal information
learning
visual designs and locations.
verbal information
right hippocampus
left hippocampus
visual designs and locations.
right hippocampus
left hippocampus
what is the medulla actived by?
happy memories
emotional memories
stressful memories
traumatic memories
stored in cerebellum
procedural and explicit memories
our skills
conditioned responses
new memories
when stress hormones are released what do they facilitate?
neural connections
short term potentiation
long term potentiation
firing potential
recall example
choose capital of Florida out of a multiple choice
suprise pop quiz
retrace steps after you loose an item
recognition example
choose capital of Florida out of a multiple choice.
suprise pop quiz
retrace steps after you loose an item
context dependent memories
retrace steps after you loose an item.
suprise pop quiz
choose the capital of Florida out of a multiple choice.
retrieval is improved when one is in the same mental, emotional or drug induced state that was present when the material was learned.
mood congruent memory
state dependent memory.
our recall matches our current emotional state
mood congruent memory
state dependent memory
example of mood congruent memory
activation of an association in our memory which is often unconscious.
(a)
explain a priming example
we don't remember what we fail to encode
encoding failure
storage decay
forgetting curve
retrival failure
information fades over time if we do not actively rehearse it or use it
encoding failure
storage decay
forgetting curve
retrival failure
inability to access your memory
encoding failure
storage decay
forgetting curve
retrival failure
encoding failure example
false memories
rumors
remembering everything on a penny
learning something you already learned but had forgotten is easier
forgetting curve example
false memories
rumors
remembering everything on a penny
learning something you already learned but had forgotten is easier
memory reconstruction example
false memories
rumors
remembering everything on a penny
learning something you already learned but had forgotten is easier
who proposed the learning curve?
Tip of tongue phenomenon-
Results infull retrieval.
Results in partial retrieval
when prior learning interferes with newly learned information.
proactive interference
retroactive interference
when new learning interferes with previously learned information
proactive interference
retroactive interference
piece together memories by fitting them into a meaningful plan of organization. we don't like gaps so we fill them in and they become indistinguishable from the original memory.
Processes that you have memorized and know, but the details are not highly focused on
Implicit Memory
Explicit Memory
Episodic Memory
Echoic Memory
is also known as working memory
sensory memory
primacy
short-term memory
long-term memory
material in the story gets overly simplified and the details get lost
sharpening
simulation
leveling
misinformation effect
the teller decides which parts to highlight or emphasize
sharpening
simulation
leveling
misinformation effect
when the teller changes the details to better fit with their preconceived ideas
sharpening
simulation
leveling
misinformation effect
when we receive misleading information we are more likely to incorporate it into our memories.
sharpening
simulation
leveling
misinformation effect
what does source amnesia lead to?
rumors
false memories
short term memory loss
long term memory loss
eye witness recall- _ is not a good indicator of memory
accuracy
details
clarity
confidence
