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EncodingStorageRetrievalForgettingIt’s Anybody’s Guess * Bonus
What is the term for conscious repetition? Rehearsal Encoding 100 Encoding 100
What does encoding mean? Putting information into one’s brain Encoding 200 Encoding 200
List 3 mnemonic devices. Method of loci, keyword method, chunking, peg- word method, hierarchies, acronyms Encoding 300 Encoding 300
Describe how meaning affects encoding. Meaning makes it easier to get information into the brain Encoding 400 Encoding 400
Encoding:________ as Storage: Hardware Software Encoding 500 Encoding 500
T or F, short-term and long-term memories are stored in the same place. False Storage 100 Storage 100
Memories with strong emotions are called what? Flash-bulb memories Storage 200 Storage 200
Give an example of an implicit memory Storage 300 Storage 300
How long do long term memories stay in the brain? Virtually forever Storage 400 Storage 400
What is long term potentiation? An increase in a neuron’s firing potential. Storage 500 Storage 500
What type of retrieval do multiple choice exams test? Recognition Retrieval 100 Retrieval 100
Define the term relearning. The ability to store information again that was learned previously Retrieval 200 Retrieval 200
T or F, According to the context effect, people remember information better in a different context than they learned it False Retrieval 300 Retrieval 300
Give an example of priming Retrieval 400 Retrieval 400
What is a mood- congruent memory? A memory that is affected by your current mood. Retrieval 500 Retrieval 500
What is the term for storage decay over time? Transience Forgetting 100 Forgetting 100
Give an example of absent-mindedness. Forgetting where you left something. Forgetting 200 Forgetting 200
Proactive or Retroactive: An old locker combination gets in the way of learning a new locker combination Proactive Forgetting 300 Forgetting 300
What is Source Amnesia? Attributing information to the wrong source Forgetting 400 Forgetting 400
Give an example of the misinformation effect. Forgetting 500 Forgetting 500
What is memory? The persistence of learning through encoding, storage, and retrieval. It’s Anybody’s Guess 100 It’s Anybody’s Guess 100
What is the correct order for processing memories? Sensory memory short-term memory long-term memory It’s Anybody’s Guess 200 It’s Anybody’s Guess 200
Give an example of effortful processing It’s Anybody’s Guess 300 It’s Anybody’s Guess 300
What is persistence? Unwanted memories. It’s Anybody’s Guess 400 It’s Anybody’s Guess 400
What brain structure is primarily responsible for flash- bulb memories? Amygdala It’s Anybody’s Guess 500 It’s Anybody’s Guess 500