Memory - Chapter 10

Quiz yourself with these questions about memory. Good luck!

  1. ____________ is the storage system that allows a person to retain & retrieve previously learned information.
    1. Cognition
    2. Memory
    3. Serial recall
    4. Consolidation
  2. Which of the following illustrates proactive interference?
    1. You call your new cat by your old cat's name.
    2. You call your old cat by your new cat's name
    3. English facts are easier to memorize than mathematics facts
    4. You forget the things in the middle of a list of things you want to get at the grocery store.
  3. Which of these is the best example of a flashbulb memory?
    1. Harry can give the stats on every pitcher in both leagues
    2. Gina remembers she road her bike to school every day
    3. Roberts was abused as a child but has no memory of it
    4. Tasha remembers vividly the day her brother died
  4. Burying unpleasant ideas in the unconscious where they remain inaccessible is an example of:
    1. Repression
    2. Amnesia
    3. Retrograde amnesia
    4. Anterograde amnesia
  5. Short-term memory is sometimes called _______.
    1. Mental imaging
    2. Present memory
    3. Brief memory
    4. Working memory
  6. Which of the following is a recognition test of memory?
    1. Remembering a name that goes with a face
    2. A multiple choice test
    3. An essay test
    4. Reciting the names of the state capitals
  7. When something unlocks a rapid chain of memories, ______ has occurred.
    1. A flashback
    2. A flashbulb memory
    3. Redintegration
    4. The Zeigarnik effect
  8. Relearning occurs when it takes ________ to regain lost information.
    1. Longer
    2. Less time
    3. More trials
    4. The same number of trails or amount of time.
  9. The _______ effect suggests that people will recall information presented at the beginning and end of a list better than information from the middle of a list.
    1. Recency
    2. Serial position
    3. Latency
    4. Primacy
  10. Marty suffers from test anxiety. When he is presented with a test, anxiety "freezes" his brain & Marty cannot remember even simple facts. His professor suggested that Marty begin to study in the classroom by taking mock exams. His professor's suggestion was probably based on research related to ___________.
    1. Explicit memory
    2. State-dependent memory
    3. Transfer-appropriate processing
    4. Iconic encoding

 

 

 

 

ANSWERS:

1 - b; 2-a; 3-d; 4- a; 5 - d; 6 - b; 7 - c; 8 - b; 9- b; 10 - b

And, as always, remember that all information presented here isn't meant to supercede, replace, substitute for, etc etc information that is presented in class and in your textbook! Both are fair game! Good luck studying for your upcoming exam!!