Memory Psychology Practice Test
Questions with Correct Answers
When you try to relate psychological terms, you are learning in class to personal
examples from your life, you are using: - Answer- elaborative rehearsal
Knowing how to board a train is considered _____ memory, while knowing that
Abraham Lincoln was the sixteenth president of the United States is a ____ memory. -
Answer- procedural; declarative
When you hear a phone number and are able to recall it for a brief period, the phone
number is thought to reside within _______ memory. - Answer- working
The components of the information processing model are, in order: - Answer- encoding,
storage, retrieval
The TOT phenomenon occurs when: - Answer- you known a word but cannot name it
Retrograde amnesia involves _____ and is induced by _____. - Answer- the loss of
prior memory traces ; head trauma
The _____ theory claims that establishing more connections with long-term memories
makes information more meaningful and memorable and thus easier to recall . -
Answer- levels- of- processing
Which of the following is a culturally defined script that would violate most Americans
ideas of acceptable behavior? - Answer- The idea that women should not reveal their
face or arms in public.
Which of the following statements best represents Noam Chomsky's view of language
acquisition? - Answer- Language is an inborn ability that will flourish if given an
appropriate environment.
A, an , ill are all examples of: - Answer- morphemes
this type of memory is primarily what contributes to our sense of self. - Answer- long-
term memory
Sensory memory: - Answer- Both A and C
The aberration that depressed people tend to favor recall of depressing memories is
known as ___ memory. - Answer- mood- congruent
Questions with Correct Answers
When you try to relate psychological terms, you are learning in class to personal
examples from your life, you are using: - Answer- elaborative rehearsal
Knowing how to board a train is considered _____ memory, while knowing that
Abraham Lincoln was the sixteenth president of the United States is a ____ memory. -
Answer- procedural; declarative
When you hear a phone number and are able to recall it for a brief period, the phone
number is thought to reside within _______ memory. - Answer- working
The components of the information processing model are, in order: - Answer- encoding,
storage, retrieval
The TOT phenomenon occurs when: - Answer- you known a word but cannot name it
Retrograde amnesia involves _____ and is induced by _____. - Answer- the loss of
prior memory traces ; head trauma
The _____ theory claims that establishing more connections with long-term memories
makes information more meaningful and memorable and thus easier to recall . -
Answer- levels- of- processing
Which of the following is a culturally defined script that would violate most Americans
ideas of acceptable behavior? - Answer- The idea that women should not reveal their
face or arms in public.
Which of the following statements best represents Noam Chomsky's view of language
acquisition? - Answer- Language is an inborn ability that will flourish if given an
appropriate environment.
A, an , ill are all examples of: - Answer- morphemes
this type of memory is primarily what contributes to our sense of self. - Answer- long-
term memory
Sensory memory: - Answer- Both A and C
The aberration that depressed people tend to favor recall of depressing memories is
known as ___ memory. - Answer- mood- congruent
