Multiple Choice Questions

Which of the following is a characteristic feature of the deepest level of processing in memory?
  • It involves thinking about the meaning of a stimulus.
  • Retrieval is heavily dependent on the way a memory was retained
  • Implicit memory is related to nonconsciously remembering skills and sensory perceptions.
  • Elaboration can occur at any level of processing.
Minutes before her biology test, Katie tries to learn the definition of "osmosis" from her class notes. She repeats the definition over and over again in her mind until she is confident that she will remember it. Which of the following methods is Katie using to help her memorize the definition?
  • retaining
  • Rehearsal
  • Implicit
  • procedural
Jeremiah, an eight-year-old boy, did not learn to tie his shoelaces until he was six years old. Now, he ties them expertly while talking to others and without looking at his feet. Such skills are associated with _____ memory.
  • Rehearsal
  • procedural
  • 30 seconds
  • divided attention
Which of the following is true of elaboration in memory?
  • Retrieval is heavily dependent on the way a memory was retained
  • It involves thinking about the meaning of a stimulus.
  • Implicit memory is related to nonconsciously remembering skills and sensory perceptions.
  • Elaboration can occur at any level of processing.
At the top level, long-term memory is divided into the substructures of _____.
  • explicit memory and implicit memory
  • Implicit memory is related to nonconsciously remembering skills and sensory perceptions.
  • Deborah is watching a movie in the theater.
  • Taking in the information
In the context of the processes involved in memory, which of the following best describes encoding?
  • retaining
  • the ability to maintain concentration to a selected stimulus for a prolonged period of time
  • Taking in the information
  • Deborah is watching a movie in the theater.
Detective Dan is the primary detective in a case of homicide. In which of the following ways can he use the process of context-dependent memory to his advantage?
  • By taking witnesses back to the crime scene
  • Deborah is watching a movie in the theater.
  • Taking in the information
  • It involves thinking about the meaning of a stimulus.
Ashley is in the habit of listening to music while studying. She usually puts her headphones on when she's reading through a textbook. In this scenario, Ashley is demonstrating _____.
  • Semantic memory
  • divided attention
  • procedural
  • Declarative memory
In the context of memory processes, which of the following scenarios best illustrates the process of encoding information?
  • the ability to maintain concentration to a selected stimulus for a prolonged period of time
  • Deborah is watching a movie in the theater.
  • Taking in the information
  • retaining
In the context of the processes involved in memory, storage refers to the process of _____ information.
  • retaining
  • Encoding
  • Deborah is watching a movie in the theater.
  • Taking in the information
_____ refers to a person's knowledge about the world, his or her areas of expertise, general knowledge, and everyday knowledge.
  • Declarative memory
  • Encoding
  • The serial position effect
  • Semantic memory
Unrehearsed information stored in short-term memory lasts no more than _____.
  • sensory
  • retaining
  • 30 seconds
  • Encoding
Encoding failure occurs when _____.
  • the information never entered the long-term memory
  • Elaboration can occur at any level of processing.
  • It involves thinking about the meaning of a stimulus.
  • the ability to maintain concentration to a selected stimulus for a prolonged period of time
Compared with short-term memory, sensory memory can store smaller amounts of information.
  • Implicit memory is related to nonconsciously remembering skills and sensory perceptions.
  • the ability to maintain concentration to a selected stimulus for a prolonged period of time
  • Compared with short-term memory, sensory memory can store smaller amounts of information.
  • It involves thinking about the meaning of a stimulus.
____ refers to the tendency to recall the items at the beginning and end of a list more readily than those in the middle.
  • The serial position effect
  • Taking in the information
  • Declarative memory
  • Semantic memory
Intermediate processing in memory is the level at which _____.
  • a stimulus is recognized and labeled
  • Retrieval is heavily dependent on the way a memory was retained
  • Deborah is watching a movie in the theater.
  • explicit memory and implicit memory
_____ is the system of memory that holds information for time frames of a fraction of a second to several seconds.
  • Semantic memory
  • The serial position effect
  • Sensory memory
  • Declarative memory
In the context of memory encoding, sustained attention is _____.
  • the ability to maintain concentration to a selected stimulus for a prolonged period of time
  • Taking in the information
  • retaining
  • Deborah is watching a movie in the theater.
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