Chapter 9 Quiz
Advertisements often attempt to influence our behavior through
priming
The method of recitation involves
saying information aloud that you put into your own words
The definition of memory 'storage' is
the retention of information.
Which of the following best describes the difference between short-term memory and working memory?
working memory involves the active manipulation of information, while short-term memory is a passive process
Contemporary psychologists suggest that sleep enhances memory formation by
consolidating and organizing new memories
autobiographical memories represent the blending of which two types of memory
episodic and semantic
One benefit of forgetting is that it helps us to
give priority to things that are important to remember.
An important similarity between chunking and rehearsal is that they
help retain information in short-term memory longer.
According to the spreading activation model, thinking about a concept will activate
nearby concepts faster than distant concepts.
as time passes, which of the following best describes what happens to long-term memories?
older memories may be more difficult to retrieve.
Memory decay is most likely to affect memories that are
rarely used.
The theory of motivated forgetting suggests that we are more likely to forget which type of information?
unpleasant information
Which of the following is true about schemas?
Schemas can affect which information is retained or discarded from our memory.
cues are used to
aid retrieval of information from storage.
Which of the following scenarios depicts someone utilizing the method of loci to improve their memory?
Melba pictures her family's boat and associates information she is learning to various areas of the vehicle.
The tip-of-the tongue (TOT) phenomenon is often associated with feelings of frustration. Which of the following best describes why this occurs?
People know they have learned information but are unable to retrieve it.
If you consume coffee, while studying then it is best to also consume coffee during testing. This is an example of (the)
context-dependent memory.
The theory of context-dependent memory suggests that when we are tested in the same environment in which information was learned, retrieval will be
easier
Which of the following represents the first step of memory?
encoding
Which one of the following study strategies involves mixing up the topics you are studying rather than studying in blocks?
interleaving
which theory of memory claims that the deeper information is processed, the better our memory of it will be?
levels of processing theory
Which of the following memory tricks involves condensing a large amount of information into an acronym?
mnemonics
methods that improve memory by linking new information to well-known information are known as
mnemonics
Research suggests that sleep plays a positive role in the formation of which type of memory?
most types of memory
One difference between non-declarative and declarative memory is that declarative memories
require conscious effort to retrieve.
Without additional information processing, which of the following memory systems holds information for the shortest duration?
sensory memory
According to the Atkinson-Shiffrin model, which of the following represents the correct order of stages through which information flows?
sensory memory, short-term memory, long-term memory
The principle of encoding specificity suggests that long-term memories include which of the following?
target information and other pieces of information noticed during encoding
which of the following is true about flashbulb memories?
they occur with strong emotional events
