Psych 101 Final Exam Question Bank questions and well revised answers 2024

Which measure of memory retention assesses the ability to draw information out of storage and into conscious awareness? A) rehearsal B) relearning C) recognition D) recall -correct answer D) recall. The persistence of learning over time most clearly depends on A) the serial position effect. B) proactive interference. C) visual encoding. D) memory. -correct answer D) memory. The process of getting information out of memory is called A) encoding. B) relearning. C) retrieval. D) rehearsal. -correct answer C) retrieval. Ebbinghaus' use of nonsense syllables to study memory led to the discovery that A) the amount remembered depends on the time spent learning. B) what is learned in one mood is most easily retrieved in that same mood. C) information that is automatically processed is rarely forgotten. D) our sensory memory capacity is essentially unlimited. -correct answer A) the amount remembered depends on the time spent learning.