Module 22-23 Test

Matching

A. Encoding B. Rehearsal C. Retrieval

D. Serial Position E. Distributed F. Massed
Effect Rehearsal Rehearsal
G. Mnemonic H. Chunking I. Flashbulb
Devices Memory
J. Recall K. Proactive L. Retroactive
Interference Interference
M. Recognition N. Sensory O. Storage
Memory

1. _____ The process of getting information into the memory system

2. _____ The tendency to recall the first and last items in a list more easily
3. _____ a memory trick or technique
4. _____ the type of retrieval in which you must search for information that
you previously stored, as on a fill in the blank test.
5. _____ the type of retrieval in which you must identify items you learned
earlier, as on a multiple choice test
6. _____ the conscious repetition of information
7. _____ Rehearsal that is spaced out over time
8. _____ organizing information into meaningful units
9. _____ when an older memory disrupts the recall of a newer memory
10._____ brief, initial coding of sensory information in the memory system
11._____ the process of getting information out of memory storage
12._____ Rehearsal that is crammed together into one session
13._____a vivid, clear memory of an emotionally significant moment or event
14._____ when a more recent memory disrupts the recall of an older memory
15._____ the retention of encoded information in memory over time
Multiple Choice
16._____ What memory storage system hold the information you are think
about right now?
a. Short term/working memory
b. Sensory memory
c. Long term memory
d. Flashbulb memory
17._____ An increase in a synapses firing efficiency that seems to represent
how the brain forms memories is called __________________.
a. Memory Neuron
b. Long-term potentiation
c. Mimic Neuron
d. Short-term potentiation
18.T or F: A multiple-choice test is based on recall retrieval.
19._____The _____________ effect enhances encoding by making information
personally relevant.
a. Flashbulb
b. Chunking
c. Self-reference
d. Serial position
20.T or F: Frequent short study sessions are more effective than a few lengthy
study sessions.
21._____Which of the following instances of forgetting is mostly likely caused
by encoding failure?
a. Not remembering the name of your third grade teacher
b. Not remembering how many steps there are in your schools main
stairway
c. Not remembering the birthday of your best friend
d. Not remembering the main character of To Kill A Mockingbird after
studying the book in class
22.T or F: Most Americans can accurately identify details about U.S. coins
even though theyre not sure about their answers
23.T or F: All memories eventually decay.
24._____High school Spanish vocabulary is likely to be remembered for a half-
century or more if a person still remembers it after
a. 6 months
b. 30 days
c. 3 years
d. 10 years
25._____Sigmund Freud believed that __________ led to motivated forgetting.
a. Repression
b. Motivated forgetting
c. PTSD
d. Brain Function
26._____Molly, a seventh grader, tries to remember the name of her first
grade teacher but can only remember her fifth grade teachers name. this
is an example of
a. Retroactive interference
b. Misinformation effect
c. Motivated forgetting
d. Proactive interference
27._____Which of the following is the best analogy for memory?
a. A DVD
b. An encyclopaedia
c. A newspaper
d. A jigsaw puzzle
28.T or F: Young children are more likely than older children to remember
falsely.
29._____ What is the color of the top stripe of the American flag?
a. Red
b. White
c. Blue
d. Yellow
30._____ How do you spell your psychology teachers last name?
a. Shutte
b. Schooty
c. Schutle
d. Schutte