Introduction to Psychology 1/IPSY102/Memory functions/Quiz

Review questions

Assess your understanding of this learning pathway by selecting the correct answer for each of the following questions:

• ________ is another name for short-term memory.
  • sensory memory
    • Incorrect.
  • episodic memory
    • Incorrect.
  • working memory
    • Correct.
  • implicit memory
    • Incorrect.
• The storage capacity of long-term memory is ________.
  • one or two bits of information
    • Incorrect.
  • seven bits, plus or minus two
    • Incorrect.
  • limited
    • Incorrect.
  • essentially limitless
    • Correct.
• The three functions of memory are ________.
  • automatic processing, effortful processing, and storage
    • Incorrect.
  • encoding, processing, and storage
    • Incorrect.
  • automatic processing, effortful processing, and retrieval
    • Incorrect.
  • encoding, storage, and retrieval
    • Correct.
• This physical trace of memory is known as the ________.
  • engram
    • Correct.
  • Lashley effect
    • Incorrect.
  • Deese-Roediger-McDermott Paradigm
    • Incorrect.
  • flashbulb memory effect
    • Incorrect.
• An exceptionally clear recollection of an important event is a (an) ________.
  • engram
    • Incorrect.
  • arousal theory
    • Incorrect.
  • flashbulb memory
    • Correct.
  • equipotentiality hypothesis
    • Incorrect.

Sources

• OpenStax, Psychology. OpenStax CNX. Oct 31, 2016 Download for free at http://cnx.org/contents/4abf04bf-93a0-45c3-9cbc-2cefd46e68cc@5.52.