Chapter 6 Quiz – Memory

1. After hearing a phone number, Ahmad repeats it several times in his head to remember it long enough to dial. This is an example of using:

a) Working memory
b) Sensory memory
c) Long-term memory
d) Procedural memory

2. Which best distinguishes short-term memory from long-term memory?

a) Short-term memory stores visual images; long-term memory stores audio
b) Short-term memory has unlimited capacity; long-term memory does not
c) Short-term memory holds information briefly; long-term memory stores memory for long periods
d) Short-term memory only applies to language learning

3. You learned Arabic in high school, but while learning English in college, you forget Arabic words and recall English instead. This is an example of:

a) Retroactive interference
b) Proactive interference
c) Semantic memory loss
d) Storage decay

4. The function of memory that enables a person to retrieve information previously learned and unconsciously stored is:

a) Recall
b) Recognition
c) Retention
d) Encoding

5. Nauf learned the basic rules of mathematics and encoded them into long-term memory but she never used, recalled, and re-stored them, so she is unable to retrieve those rules. This is an example of:

a) Storage decay
b) Encoding failure
c) Tip of the tongue
d) Interference

6. Remembering a childhood memory with a family member only to find that the memory was from a movie you saw or book you read is an example of:

a) Misinformation effect
b) Déjà vu
c) Source amnesia
d) Implanted memories

7. Khaled tried to explain material to his friend but couldn’t remember much from class later that day. Using your knowledge of memory, the most likely explanation is:

a) Khaled has poor intelligence
b) The information wasn’t properly encoded or consolidated into long-term memory
c) Khaled has amnesia
d) Khaled was being selfish

8. Maryam always takes help from her grandfather while writing essays because of his vast knowledge and excellent vocabulary. What type of intelligence is her grandfather representing?

a) Fluid intelligence
b) Crystallized intelligence
c) Spatial intelligence
d) Creative intelligence

9. The mental activities associated with thinking, knowing, and recalling is:

a) Creativity
b) Coordination
c) Good morality
d) Cognition

10. The ability to claim knowledge of something without conscious reasoning is:

a) Availability heuristics
b) Overconfidence
c) Heuristic
d) Intuition

11. Ali has not been able to enjoy 7 to 8 hours of sleep a day for several months. Now, he has developed several diseases including high blood pressure. Which organ is associated with his high blood pressure?

a) Ali’s brain
b) Ali’s heart
c) Ali’s muscles
d) Ali’s joints

12. Dr. Nauf administers a standardized test of personality over a group of students. She divides the items of the test into two parts and calculates the reliability of the test. She is using:

a) Split half reliability
b) Content validity
c) Test retest validity
d) Test retest reliability

13. Mona is having problems memorizing her course content. What strategies should she use to improve her memory?

a) Cram all information the night before the exam
b) Use chunking, mnemonics, distributed practice, and get enough sleep
c) Read the material once and hope for the best
d) Only focus on memorizing without understanding

14. The three stages of memory processing are:

a) Sensory, short-term, long-term
b) Encoding, storage, retrieval
c) Input, processing, output
d) Attention, rehearsal, recall

15. Saheed’s academic performance has improved significantly over the past two semesters. Mom and dad decided to keep the TV out of the living room as a way of removing distractions. The parents’ action represents:

a) Positive reinforcement
b) Negative reinforcement
c) Positive punishment
d) Negative punishment