CHAPTER 6 Memory

CHAPTER 6 Memory

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

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MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. ________ is the system by which we retain information and bring it to mind.
2. a) Sensation
3. b) Cognition
4. c) Learning
5. d) Memory
6. e) Perception

ANS: d       TOP:  MOD: 6.1 REF: Remembering            MSC: factual        OBJ: 1-Identify and describe the basic processes and stages of memory.             KEY: Define/Describe

2. Many psychologists think of human memory as a type of information processing system that has ________ basic processes that are called ________.
3. a) two; declarative memory and procedural memory
4. b) two; implicit memory and explicit memory
5. c) three; consolidation, elaboration, and rehearsal
6. d) three; sensory memory, short-term memory, and long-term memory
7. e) three; encoding, storage, and retrieval

ANS: d       TOP:  MOD: 6.1 REF: Remembering            MSC: factual        OBJ: 1-Identify and describe the basic processes and stages of memory.             KEY: Identify, Define/Describe        NOT: WWW

3. What is the order of processing in memory?
4. a) Storage, retrieval, encoding
5. b) Storage, encoding, retrieval
6. c) Encoding, storage, retrieval
7. d) Encoding, retrieval, storage
8. e) Retrieval, storage, encoding

ANS: c       TOP:  MOD: 6.1 REF: Remembering            MSC: factual        OBJ: 1-Identify and describe the basic processes and stages of memory.             KEY: Define/Describe

4. Memory encoding that is based on meaning is called:
5. a) association encoding.
6. b) semantic encoding.
7. c) acoustic encoding.
8. d) visual encoding.
9. e) verbal encoding.

ANS: b       TOP:  MOD: 6.1 REF: Remembering            MSC: factual        OBJ: 1-Identify and describe the basic processes and stages of memory.             KEY: Identify

5. Encoding that involves converting auditory signals into strings of recognizable sounds is called:
6. a) vocal encoding.
7. b) internal encoding.
8. c) acoustic encoding.
9. d) sub-auditory encoding.
10. e) semantic encoding.

ANS: c       TOP:  MOD: 6.1 REF: Remembering            MSC: factual        OBJ: 1-Identify and describe the basic processes and stages of memory.             KEY: Identify

6. After receiving a cute boy’s cell phone number, Tammie mentally repeats the number over and over in her head. This process converts auditory signals into strings of recognizable sounds, and it is called __________ encoding.
7. a) vocal
8. b) internal
9. c) acoustic
10. d) sub-auditory
11. e) semantic

ANS: c       TOP:  MOD: 6.1 REF: Remembering            MSC: applied       OBJ: 1-Identify and describe the basic processes and stages of memory.             KEY: Apply, Define/Describe