5 Written Questions

1. memory of facts and experiences that one can consciously know and "declare"
2. tendency for distributed study or practice to yield better long-term retention than is achieved through massed study or practice
3. increase in synapse's firing potential after brief, rapid stimulation
4. memory aids; like vivid imagery
5. in psychoanalytic theory, the basic defense mechanism that banishes from consciousness anxiety-arousing thoughts, feelings, and memories

5 Matching Questions

1. visual encoding
2. priming
3. retroactive interference
4. recognition
5. sensory memory

1. a measure of memory in which the person need only identify items previously learned
2. b activation, often unconsciously, of particular associations in memory
3. c disruptive effect of new learning on the recall of old information
4. d encoding of picture images
5. e the immediate, very brief recording of sensory information in the memory system

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. activated memory that holds a few items briefly, such as the seven digits of a phone number while dialing
   1. sensory memory
   2. long-term memory
   3. working memory
   4. short-term memory
2. process of getting information out of memory storage
   1. retrieval
   2. repression
   3. rehearsal
   4. recall
3. encoding of sound, especially the sound of words
   1. encoding
   2. acoustic encoding
   3. visual encoding
   4. semantic encoding
4. memory measure that assesses the amount of time saved when learning material for a second time
   1. rehearsal
   2. encoding
   3. chunking
   4. relearning
5. neural center that is located in limbic system and helps process explicit memories for storage
   1. storage
   2. hippocampus
   3. priming
   4. mnemonics

5 True/False Question

1. misinformation effect → our tendency to recall best the last and first items in a list
   

   True        False

2. chunking → processing of information into the memory system- for example, extracting meaning
   

   True        False

3. proactive interference → disruptive effect of prior learning on the recall of new information
   

   True        False

4. amnesia → mental pictures; powerful aid to effortful processing
   

   True        False

5. semantic encoding → encoding of sound, especially the sound of words
   

   True        False