Memory

Name: ________________ SID: __________________

1. A person is given "G N I T T E G R O F" to remember. At 10 letters, this will be difficult; however, the person suddenly realizes that the string of letters is really the word "forgetting" spelled backwards. Remembering the letters organized into a meaningful word proved much easier to remember, and is an example of :

| a. | digit-span. | |

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| b. | chunking. | |

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| c. | the phonological buffer. | |

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| d. | a memory-scanning task. |

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2. Which of the following is the most effective way to improve retrieval?

| a. | Read and reread material several times. | |

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| b. | Read the material once. | |

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| c. | Read the material once and ask yourself questions about it. | |

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| d. | The method of studying is irrelevant: only the amount of study time is important. | |

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3. When the events of September 11, 2001 began to unfold, many people in the United States probably formed vivid memories for where they were and what they were doing when they heard about the tragedies of that day. This is:

| a. | state-dependent learning. | |

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| b. | a flashbulb memory. | |

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| c. | likely to be more poorly remembered than more ordinary events. | |

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| d. | not subject to decay or interference like other memories.

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4. If a person hears a sentence and then is tested for his or her memory of that sentence two minutes later, he or she:

| a. | will not remember anything about the sentence. | |

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| b. | will remember the sentence word for word. | |

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| c. | will remember the meaning of the sentence but not the exact wording. | |

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| d. | will remember the sentence word for word as long as the sentence does not exceed 15 words in length. |

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5. Which of the following is not likely to increase recall? :

| a. | Studying in the room in which the test will be given. | |

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| b. | Avoiding anxiety...