Question 1

Which of the following best describes the process of 'elaboration' in memory encoding?

Accepted Answer

Adding MEANING to information in working memory so it can be accessed and stored more easily.

Question 2

A student is able to remember the first and last items on a list but struggles with the middle items. Which memory phenomenon does this illustrate?

Accepted Answer

Serial position effect

Question 3

Which of the following is an example of semantic memory?

Accepted Answer

Knowing the capital of France is Paris.

Question 4

A patient cannot remember events that occurred before a head injury but can form new memories after the injury. What type of amnesia is this?

Accepted Answer

Retrograde amnesia

Question 5

According to the cognitive view, human memory is most similar to which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A computer

Question 6

Which of the following best illustrates the concept of 'chunking' in working memory?

Accepted Answer

Grouping a 10-digit phone number into three smaller groups.

Question 7

A person is unable to remember their new phone number because they keep recalling their old one. This is an example of:

Accepted Answer

Proactive interference

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT a basic function of memory?

Accepted Answer

Priming

Question 9

Which memory system is responsible for holding sensory information for a very brief period, such as a fraction of a second?

Accepted Answer

Sensory memory

Question 10

A witness to a car accident is asked, 'How fast were the cars going when they smashed into each other?' According to research on suggestibility, what is the likely effect of this wording?

Accepted Answer

It will increase the likelihood that the witness remembers the cars going faster.

Question 11

Which of the following best describes the 'maintenance rehearsal' strategy?

Accepted Answer

Repeating information over and over to keep it in working memory.

Question 12

Which of the following is an example of episodic memory?

Accepted Answer

Remembering your first time riding a bike.

Question 13

According to the Ebbinghaus forgetting curve, how much information is typically retained after one day if the initial recall is 60%?

Accepted Answer

About 30%

Question 14

A person is able to recall information better when they are in the same mood as when they learned it. This is an example of:

Accepted Answer

State-dependent memory

Question 15

Which of the following is a technique for retrieving memories by providing cues or hints?

Accepted Answer

Priming

Question 16

A person is unable to remember new information after a brain injury, but can recall events from before the injury. What type of amnesia is this?

Accepted Answer

Anterograde amnesia

Question 17

Which of the following best describes the 'misattribution' error in memory?

Accepted Answer

Retrieving a memory but associating it with the wrong source.

Question 18

A student studies for an exam by relating new concepts to their own life experiences. According to memory research, why is this strategy effective?

Accepted Answer

It enhances elaboration by adding personal meaning.

Question 19

Which of the following is an example of 'proactive interference'?

Accepted Answer

Your old email password makes it difficult to remember your new password.

Question 20

Which of the following best explains why multitasking with social media while studying can lower GPA?

Accepted Answer

It leads to divided attention, which impairs memory encoding and retrieval.

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