Chapt 5 MCT
The ability to store and retrieve information over time. correct answers MEMORY
The process by which we transform what we perceive, think or feel into an enduring
memory. correct answers ENCODING
When learning a new word we remember it best if we.... correct answers THINK OF
WHAT THE WORD MEANS
Long term retention of info is greatly enhanced by... correct answers ELABORATIVE
ENCODING
The part of the brain likely to be active when using semantic judgement in encoding new
terms. correct answers FRONTAL LOBE
The process of storing new information by converting it into mental pictures. correct
answers VISUAL IMAGERY ENCODING
Visual imagery encoding works effectively because... correct answers New information
is more easily related to knowledge already in memory.
Categorizing information by noting relationship among a series of items correct
answers ORGANISATIONAL ENCODING
Remembering a list of groceries when you have no way to make a written list correct
answers ORGANISATIONAL ENCODING
Memory storage is composed of Sensory, Short-term and correct answers LONG-
TERM MEMORY
Sensory information is kept for a few seconds or less in the... correct answers
SENSORY MEMORY STORE
When daydreaming in class but asked a question by the lecturer, you would make use
of a process called correct answers ECHOIC MEMORY
Echoic memories last ______________ Iconic memories correct answers SLIGHTLY
LONGER THAN
Iconic memory is a fast decaying store of.... correct answers VISUAL MEMORY
, A fast decaying source of auditory memory is known as.... correct answers ECHOIC
MEMORY
A sucessful way of memorizing a phone number would be by using the technique
correct answers REHEARSAL
The process of retaining info in the short-term memory by mentally repeating it is
called.... correct answers REHEARSAL
Short-term memory can hold... correct answers APPROXIMATELY 7 MEANINGFUL
ITEMS
Waiters remember customers orders by ____________ the information. This way they
have less to remember. correct answers CHUNKING
Active maintainance of info in the short-term memory is referred to as.... correct
answers WORKING MEMORY
If playing chess, you would rely on this while planning each move. correct answers
WORKING MEMORY
Information can be kept for hours, days, weeks or years in the.... correct answers
LONG-TERM MEMORY STORE
In most people the long-term memory store has..... correct answers NO KNOWN
CAPACITY LIMITS
Recalling lyrics and dance moves to old songs is made possible because... correct
answers THE INFORMATION IS STORED IN LONG-TERM MEMORY
HM had his hippocampus and adjacent structures in the temporal lobe surgically
removed to stop epileptic seizures. After surgery he.... correct answers COULD NOT
MAKE NEW LONG-TERM MEMORIES
After an injury which damages the hippocampus, a student will likely.... correct answers
NOT DO WELL ON NEXT IMPORTANT EXAM
Research has shown that different aspects of a single memory are stored.. ... correct
answers IN DIFFERENT PLACES IN THE BRAIN
If a person has difficulty in remembering events in his life before recent surgery, he
could be diagnosed as suffering from.... correct answers RETROGRADE AMNESIA
When rats are given drugs that block LTP... correct answers THEY EASILY GET LOST
IN FAMILIAR MAZES
The ability to store and retrieve information over time. correct answers MEMORY
The process by which we transform what we perceive, think or feel into an enduring
memory. correct answers ENCODING
When learning a new word we remember it best if we.... correct answers THINK OF
WHAT THE WORD MEANS
Long term retention of info is greatly enhanced by... correct answers ELABORATIVE
ENCODING
The part of the brain likely to be active when using semantic judgement in encoding new
terms. correct answers FRONTAL LOBE
The process of storing new information by converting it into mental pictures. correct
answers VISUAL IMAGERY ENCODING
Visual imagery encoding works effectively because... correct answers New information
is more easily related to knowledge already in memory.
Categorizing information by noting relationship among a series of items correct
answers ORGANISATIONAL ENCODING
Remembering a list of groceries when you have no way to make a written list correct
answers ORGANISATIONAL ENCODING
Memory storage is composed of Sensory, Short-term and correct answers LONG-
TERM MEMORY
Sensory information is kept for a few seconds or less in the... correct answers
SENSORY MEMORY STORE
When daydreaming in class but asked a question by the lecturer, you would make use
of a process called correct answers ECHOIC MEMORY
Echoic memories last ______________ Iconic memories correct answers SLIGHTLY
LONGER THAN
Iconic memory is a fast decaying store of.... correct answers VISUAL MEMORY
, A fast decaying source of auditory memory is known as.... correct answers ECHOIC
MEMORY
A sucessful way of memorizing a phone number would be by using the technique
correct answers REHEARSAL
The process of retaining info in the short-term memory by mentally repeating it is
called.... correct answers REHEARSAL
Short-term memory can hold... correct answers APPROXIMATELY 7 MEANINGFUL
ITEMS
Waiters remember customers orders by ____________ the information. This way they
have less to remember. correct answers CHUNKING
Active maintainance of info in the short-term memory is referred to as.... correct
answers WORKING MEMORY
If playing chess, you would rely on this while planning each move. correct answers
WORKING MEMORY
Information can be kept for hours, days, weeks or years in the.... correct answers
LONG-TERM MEMORY STORE
In most people the long-term memory store has..... correct answers NO KNOWN
CAPACITY LIMITS
Recalling lyrics and dance moves to old songs is made possible because... correct
answers THE INFORMATION IS STORED IN LONG-TERM MEMORY
HM had his hippocampus and adjacent structures in the temporal lobe surgically
removed to stop epileptic seizures. After surgery he.... correct answers COULD NOT
MAKE NEW LONG-TERM MEMORIES
After an injury which damages the hippocampus, a student will likely.... correct answers
NOT DO WELL ON NEXT IMPORTANT EXAM
Research has shown that different aspects of a single memory are stored.. ... correct
answers IN DIFFERENT PLACES IN THE BRAIN
If a person has difficulty in remembering events in his life before recent surgery, he
could be diagnosed as suffering from.... correct answers RETROGRADE AMNESIA
When rats are given drugs that block LTP... correct answers THEY EASILY GET LOST
IN FAMILIAR MAZES
