Memory Unit 4 PYC1501.. simplified notes and quizzes to practice
for exam! -
What is memory?
Memory is essentially the capacity for storing and retrieving information. Three processes are
involved in memory: encoding, storage, and retrieval. All three of these processes determine
whether something is remembered or forgotten.
Name the four types of encoding.
1 Structural encoding – (focuses on what words look like for instance, one might note whether words
are long or short, in uppercase or lowercase, or handwritten or typed.)
2 phonemic encoding (focuses on how words sound.)
3 visual encoding (It is the process of encoding images and visual sensory information for instance it
would be easier to remember the word car than to remember the word truth.
4 semantic encoding (Semantic encoding is a way of remembering things by understanding their
meaning. When we try to remember something, we think about what it represents, like the objects
and actions associated with it)
Which of the following is NOT one of the stages of memory?
a) Encoding
b) Storage
c) Processing
What is the first stage of the three-stage process of memory?
a) Encoding
b) Storage
c) Retrieval
Memory can be compared to which of the following?
a) A filing cabinet
b) A library
c) A computer
Which of the following is NOT mentioned as one of the different abilities encompassed by the
concept of memory?
a) Holding information briefly while working with it
b) Remembering episodes of one's life
c) Predicting future events
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,Memory involves the processes of encoding, storage, and retrieval. Which process involves taking
out information from storage to make it useful?
a) Encoding
b) Storage
c) Retrieval
:According to the text, encoding refers to the process of acquiring information from the environment
and transferring it into memory. What is another way the to describe encoding?
a) Decoding
b) Storing
c) Labelling
Which type of encoding emphasizes the physical structure of a stimulus?
a) Structural encoding
b) Phonemic encoding
c) Semantic encoding
Which type of encoding emphasizes the sound of a word?
a) Structural encoding
b) Phonemic encoding
c) Semantic encoding
which level of processing results in longer-lasting memory codes?
a) Structural encoding
b) Phonemic encoding
c) Semantic encoding
Which type of encoding involves thinking about the meaning of verbal input?
a) Structural encoding
b) Phonemic encoding
c) Semantic encoding
Which type of encoding is associated with creating mental images of the objects represented by
words?
a) Structural encoding
b) Phonemic encoding
c) Visual encoding
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, which types of words are easier to remember due to their concrete, high-imagery nature?
a) Words that stand alone
b) Words with structural encoding
c) Words with visual and semantic encoding
What is the process that involves taking information from the environment and transferring it into
memory called?
a) Encoding
b) Storage
c) Retrieval
Which level of attention is usually required for effective encoding?
a) Automatic processing
b) Effortful processing
c) Diverted attention
Which type of encoding registers information about the physical characteristics of a stimulus?
a) Structural encoding
b) Phonemic encoding
c) Visual encoding
How is storage defined in the context of memory?
a) The process of acquiring information from the environment
b) The process of retaining information over time in memory
c) The process of retrieving information from memo
What are the three distinct stages of memory storage?
a) Encoding, storage, and retrieval
b) Sensory memory, working memory, and long-term memory
c) Sensory memory, short-term memory, and long-term memory
What is the process of getting information out of memory storage and back into conscious
awareness called?
a) Encoding
b) Storage
c) Retrieval
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for exam! -
What is memory?
Memory is essentially the capacity for storing and retrieving information. Three processes are
involved in memory: encoding, storage, and retrieval. All three of these processes determine
whether something is remembered or forgotten.
Name the four types of encoding.
1 Structural encoding – (focuses on what words look like for instance, one might note whether words
are long or short, in uppercase or lowercase, or handwritten or typed.)
2 phonemic encoding (focuses on how words sound.)
3 visual encoding (It is the process of encoding images and visual sensory information for instance it
would be easier to remember the word car than to remember the word truth.
4 semantic encoding (Semantic encoding is a way of remembering things by understanding their
meaning. When we try to remember something, we think about what it represents, like the objects
and actions associated with it)
Which of the following is NOT one of the stages of memory?
a) Encoding
b) Storage
c) Processing
What is the first stage of the three-stage process of memory?
a) Encoding
b) Storage
c) Retrieval
Memory can be compared to which of the following?
a) A filing cabinet
b) A library
c) A computer
Which of the following is NOT mentioned as one of the different abilities encompassed by the
concept of memory?
a) Holding information briefly while working with it
b) Remembering episodes of one's life
c) Predicting future events
1
,Memory involves the processes of encoding, storage, and retrieval. Which process involves taking
out information from storage to make it useful?
a) Encoding
b) Storage
c) Retrieval
:According to the text, encoding refers to the process of acquiring information from the environment
and transferring it into memory. What is another way the to describe encoding?
a) Decoding
b) Storing
c) Labelling
Which type of encoding emphasizes the physical structure of a stimulus?
a) Structural encoding
b) Phonemic encoding
c) Semantic encoding
Which type of encoding emphasizes the sound of a word?
a) Structural encoding
b) Phonemic encoding
c) Semantic encoding
which level of processing results in longer-lasting memory codes?
a) Structural encoding
b) Phonemic encoding
c) Semantic encoding
Which type of encoding involves thinking about the meaning of verbal input?
a) Structural encoding
b) Phonemic encoding
c) Semantic encoding
Which type of encoding is associated with creating mental images of the objects represented by
words?
a) Structural encoding
b) Phonemic encoding
c) Visual encoding
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, which types of words are easier to remember due to their concrete, high-imagery nature?
a) Words that stand alone
b) Words with structural encoding
c) Words with visual and semantic encoding
What is the process that involves taking information from the environment and transferring it into
memory called?
a) Encoding
b) Storage
c) Retrieval
Which level of attention is usually required for effective encoding?
a) Automatic processing
b) Effortful processing
c) Diverted attention
Which type of encoding registers information about the physical characteristics of a stimulus?
a) Structural encoding
b) Phonemic encoding
c) Visual encoding
How is storage defined in the context of memory?
a) The process of acquiring information from the environment
b) The process of retaining information over time in memory
c) The process of retrieving information from memo
What are the three distinct stages of memory storage?
a) Encoding, storage, and retrieval
b) Sensory memory, working memory, and long-term memory
c) Sensory memory, short-term memory, and long-term memory
What is the process of getting information out of memory storage and back into conscious
awareness called?
a) Encoding
b) Storage
c) Retrieval
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