Psychology Mcqs
_______ primarily keeps memories active in short-term memory.

A. Dual memory
B. Elaborative rehearsal
C. Long-term memory
D. Maintenance rehearsal

Which of the following determines what information moves from sensory memory to short-term memory?

A. Consolidation
B. An engram
C. Working memory
D. Selective attention

State dependent learning is a term which refers to the fact that: _____________?

A. Bodily states can be a strong cue for later memory
B. Learning and memory can be increased with the use of drugs
C. Happy people have better memories
D. Adults lose any eidetic memory as they grow older

Remembering the first and last terms of a list better than items in the middle is due to: __________?

A. The tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon.
B. Reintegration
C. The serial position effect
D. The pseudo-memory effect

Which of the following can help to create false memories?

A. Hypnosis
B. Age regression
C. Suggestion
D. All of them

Consolidation refers to the ______________?

A. Time taken for short-term memory to be complete
B. Ability to see relationship between objects or events
C. Process whereby memory storage is speeded by the use of electroconvulsive shock treatment
D. Forming of a long-term memory

Which one of the following is the correct sequence of stages of memory?

A. Storage-organization-recall
B. Recall-encoding-decoding
C. Encoding-decoding-storage
D. Encoding-storage-retrieval

Which one of the distribution of performance is found under optimally induced stress condition?

A. J- shaped
B. Inverted u- shaped
C. Positively – skewed
D. Negatively – skewed