Introduction to Psychology 1/IPSY102/Memory problems/Quiz

Review questions

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

• ________ is when our recollections of the past are done in a self-enhancing manner.
  • stereotypical bias
    • Incorrect.
  • egocentric bias
    • Correct.
  • hindsight bias
    • Incorrect.
  • enhancement bias
    • Incorrect.
• Tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon is also known as ________.
  • persistence
    • Incorrect.
  • misattribution
    • Incorrect.
  • transience
    • Incorrect.
  • blocking
    • Correct.
• The formulation of new memories is sometimes called ________, and the process of bringing up old memories is called ________.
  • construction; reconstruction
    • Correct.
  • reconstruction; construction
    • Incorrect.
  • production; reproduction
    • Incorrect.
  • reproduction; production
    • Incorrect.
• When you are learning how to play the piano, the statement “Every good boy does fine” can help you remember the notes E, G, B, D, and F for the lines of the treble clef. This is an example of a (an) ________.
  • jingle
    • Incorrect.
  • acronym
    • Incorrect.
  • acrostic
    • Correct.
  • acoustic
    • Incorrect.
• According to a study by Yogo and Fujihara (2008), if you want to improve your short-term memory, you should spend time writing about ________.
  • your best possible future self
    • Incorrect.
  • a traumatic life experience
    • Correct.
  • a trivial topic
    • Incorrect.
  • your grocery list
    • Incorrect.
• The self-referencing effect refers to ________.
  • making the material you are trying to memorize personally meaningful to you
    • Correct.
  • making a phrase of all the first letters of the words you are trying to memorize
    • Incorrect.
  • making a word formed by the first letter of each of the words you are trying to memorize
    • Incorrect.
  • saying words you want to remember out loud to yourself
    • Incorrect.
• Memory aids that help organize information for encoding are ________.
  • mnemonic devices
    • Correct.
  • memory-enhancing strategies
    • Incorrect.
  • elaborative rehearsal
    • Incorrect.
  • effortful processing
    • Incorrect.

Sources

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