Psych 101 Final Study (Chapter 6 Memory) questions and answers graded A+ 2023/2024

Which one of the following processes of memory involves converting information into a form that we can store in memory? - correct answer Encoding Which one of the following processes of memory involves remembering what you've learned to answer questions on a test ? - correct answer Retrieving Misty learned her ABC's by singing the alphabet song in kindergarten. Which encoding strategy did she use? - correct answer Acoustic encoding In 6th raised to the th power grade, Raúl's teacher made him use his vocabulary words in sentences. Which encoding strategy did Raul's teacher use? - correct answer Semantic encoding In which stage of memory does information stick around for a very brief time, a few seconds at most? - correct answer Sensory memory Which one of the stages of memory is considered the workspace where we work on and actively manipulate information? - correct answer Short-term memory You lay in bed and, before falling asleep, make a list of all the things in your mind you need to do tomorrow. What memory system are you using? - correct answer Prospective memory Which one of the following statements is true regarding eyewitness testimony? - correct answer Open-ended questions increase the accuracy of eyewitness testimony. Which one of the following is true about the decay theory? - correct answer Hermann Ebbinghaus's research supported the decay theory some 2,500 years after its first appearance in writings. After December 31, 2021, Kaia has a hard time remembering to use 2022 instead of 2021. What term best describes what she is experiencing? - correct answer Proactive interference Marco got a new phone number. After a few years, he had a hard time remembering his old phone number. What term describes what he is experiencing? - correct answer Retroactive interference Maria was trying to recall all the people in her graduating class. She was able to remember some of them, but not all of them. What kind of task is she engaging in? - correct answer Free recall After getting into a bad car accident, Azim is not able to remember details of the accident itself. Which one of the conditions describes his condition? - correct answer Retrograde amnesia Mr. Bacelis was in the supermarket and trying to remember which brand of frozen peas he had bought the last time by looking at the different boxes of peas in the store. What kind of task is he engaging in? - correct answer Recognition task Which one of the following is true regarding the role of the hippocampus in regards to memory? - correct answer Hippocampus is used temporarily for forming and holding new declarative memories. Which one of the terms describes the memory tool "ROYGBIV" when trying to remember the colors of the rainbow? - correct answer Acronym Which one of the terms describes the memory tool "King Phillip Came Over for Good Soup" to remember the classification of animals? - correct answer Acrostic Social security numbers are broken down into three groups of numbers. This illustrates which memory concept? - correct answer Chunking When trying to remember time change and directions, the saying "spring forward, fall back" to remember which way to reset the clocks is an example of what memory tool? - correct answer Popular sayings and rhymes