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1You remember your first day of high school fairly easily. What kind of memory would this be an example of?
- AEpisodic
- BSemantic (General)
- CImplicit (Procedural)
2Knowing how to speak and basic facts about yourself would be which type of memory?
- AEpisodic
- BSemantic (Generic)
- CImplicit (Procedural)
3Playing a song on the piano that you used to play all the time would be an example of which memory?
- AEpisodic
- BSemantic (Generic)
- CImplicit (Procedural)
4True/False:
Sensory memory records mental images, and not how your senses felt at the time.- ATrue
- BFalse
5Continuously thinking about a memory in order to keep a detailed visual reference of it would be known as what?
- AInterference
- BChunking
- CEidetic
6Sensory register that maintains traces of aural stimuli is known as what?
- AEchoic
- BShort-Term Memory
- CIconic
7Sensory register that maintains traces of aural stimuli is known as what?
- AEchoic
- BShort-Term Memory
- CIconic
8Short-Term Memory is what?
- AType of memory capable of large and permanent storage.
- BMemories easily retrieved.
- CInformation from a memory briefly held before it is stored in long-term memory or forgotten.
- AType of memory capable of large and permanent storage.
9Remembering certain items is called what?
- AEidetic
- BPrimacy
- CSensory
10The mental process of organizing information into meaningful units is what?
- AChunking
- BInterference
- CIconic
11What happens when interference occurs?
- AYou have trouble remembering something because of your emotional state at the time.
- BNew information replaces what was already there.
- CRadio waves interfere with your memory.
12Which is NOT Long-Term Memory?
- AMemories with a large amount of storage.
- BWhen memories are stored and are relatively permanently stored there.
- CMemory that holds information briefly.
13A multiple choice test uses which kind of memory retrieval?
- ARecall
- BEpisodic memory
- CRecognition
14True or False:
Context dependent is when memories are retrieved more easily when one is in the same emotional or physiological state as when the memory was originally encoded.- ATrue
- BFalse
15The non immediate retrieval of information is known as what?
- ARecognition
- BRecall
- CState Dependent
16True or False:
Memory Decay is a defense mechanism used to remove anxiety.- ATrue
- BFalse
17What is Anterograde Amnesia?
- AThe inability to form new memories due to brain trauma.
- BThe failure to remember events which occurred prior to physical trauma.
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- Quiz on Memory Quiz, created by mneveu45 on 08/05/2013.
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