Chapter 8 Psychology Quiz

Encoding information occurs through ________. a. automatic processing and effortful processing b. automatic storing and effortful retrieving c. processing and storing d. storing and retrieving

A

Ben is asked to memorize the words canine, feline, and avian. He remembers the words by associating them with their synonyms: dog, cat, and bird. This is an example of ________ encoding. a. acoustic b. semantic c. sensory d. visual

B

What is semantic memory? a. information about events we have personally experienced b. knowledge about words, concepts, and language-based knowledge and facts c. storage of facts and events we personally experienced d. type of implicit memory that stores information about how to do things

B

The act of getting information out of memory storage and back into conscious awareness is known as ________. a. encoding b. hyperthymesia c. retrieval d. storage

C

What are the two components of declarative memory? a. implicit and explicit b. procedural and implicit c. semantic and episodic d. short-term and long-term

C

What is the set of processes used to encode, store, and retrieve information over different periods of time? a. automatic processing b. effortful processing c. memory d. sensory encoding

C

What should be changed to make the following sentence true? There are three types of encoding: semantic, visual, and sensory. a. change the word "encoding" to the word "decoding" b. change the word "semantic" to the word "memory" c. change the word "sensory" to the word "acoustic" d. change the word "visual" to the word "acoustic"

C

Elaborative rehearsal involves ________. a. immediately applying new information to a practical problem Selected: b. organizing information into manageable bits or chunks c. sleeping immediately after learning new information to allow your mind to process it d. thinking about the meaning of the new information and its relation to knowledge already stored in your memory

D

What is procedural memory? a. information about events we have personally experienced b. knowledge about words, concepts, and language-based knowledge and facts c. storage of facts and events we personally experienced d. type of implicit memory that stores information about how to do things

D

________ encoding is the encoding of images. a. acoustic b. effortful c. semantic d. visual

D