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PSY chapter 5 quiz

Jen Rinehart 20 questions

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  1. 1Knowing how to ride a bicycle is to ______ memory as knowing the name of a state capital is to ______.
    1. Aimplicit; explicit
    2. Bexplicit; implicit
    3. Cepisodic; semantic
    4. Dsemantic; episodic
  2. 2Which of the following describes iconic memory?
    1. Amemory for visual images that have accumulated through your life
    2. Bmemory for pictures that you have seen within the last 30 seconds
    3. Cmemory for all incoming visual information that lasts for less than 1 second
    4. Dmemory for incoming visual information that has been recognized
  3. 3What type of "work" is done in working memory?
    1. Apreparing information for transfer to sensory memory
    2. Bstoring information permanently for many years
    3. Cprocessing information for storage or decision-making
    4. Dgathering information directly from the environment.
  4. 4Elaborative rehearsal is more effective than maintenance rehearsal because:
    1. Ait takes more time and more time means more memory.
    2. Bit provides more retrieval cues when we need to recall information.
    3. Cit is more difficult to do and the extra energy required tells the brain "remember this!"
    4. Dit requires the use of mnemonic devices that improve recall.
  5. 5According to the three-stage model of memory, in what sequence does incoming information flow through memory?
    1. Asensory memory, short-term memory, long-term memory
    2. Bshort-term memory, sensory memory, long-term memory
    3. Cshort-term memory, long-term memory, sensory memory
    4. Dlong-term memory, sensory memory, short-term memory
  6. 6Laura vividly remembers her high school graduation, an example of ______ memory, but has forgotten the meaning of the term "photosynthesis," a failure of ______ memory.
    1. Aimplicit; explicit
    2. Bexplicit; implicit
    3. Cepisodic; semantic
    4. Dsemantic; episodic
  7. 7Encoding is:
    1. Athe process of maintaining information in a particular stage.
    2. Bthe process of bringing information stored in long-term memory to the conscious level in short-term memory.
    3. Cthe process of bringing information stored in short-term memory to the conscious level in long-term memory.
    4. Dthe process of transforming information into a form that can be stored in short-term or long-term memory.
  8. 8When we need to use information previously stored, it flows from ______ memory into ______ memory.
    1. Along-term; short-term
    2. Bshort-term; sensory
    3. Cshort-term; long-term
    4. Dsensory; short-term
  9. 9Retrieval is:
    1. Athe process of maintaining information in a memory stage.
    2. Bthe process of bringing information stored in long-term memory to the conscious level in short-term memory.
    3. Cthe process of bringing information stored in short-term memory to the conscious level in long-term memory.
    4. Dthe process of transforming information into a form that can be stored in short-term or long-term memory.
  10. 10When Hillary has nothing to write on, she takes a mental walk through her house selecting various places for items she needs to remember to buy at the grocery store. Then when she gets to the grocery store, she takes this mental walk again while shopping. Which mnemonic device is Hillary using?
    1. Apeg-word system
    2. Bmethod of loci
    3. Ccue dependency
    4. Dstate dependency

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