Memory for personally experienced events is referred to as_______whereas memory for abstract knowledge irrespective of the circumstances under which it was required is referred to as_______.

A. Episodic, semantic
B. Semantic, episodic
C. Autobiographical semantic
D. Autobiographical and episodic

Sperling’s partial report procedure:

A. Is a technique for inferring the capacity of a memory store, even when the memories do not last long enough to inform a complete report.
B. Found that people could recall about 3 items from a row of 4 items.
C. Suggested people could recall about 9 out of 12 items for a very short time.
D. All of the above.

How is the encoding specificity principle related to test-taking situations?

A. What will be remembered later depends on how hard people study
B. What will be remembered later depends on the similarity between the test conditions and the original study conditions.
C. We are more likely to rely on episodic memory when study and semantic memory when we take twests
D. What will be remembered depends on how we process the information

Which memory store holds information for the shortest duration?

A. Sensory memory
B. Short-term memory
C. Long-term memory
D. Explicit memory

information about how to approach familiar situations such as a day at school, washing clothes or ordering in a restaurant is organized into knowledge structures referred to as______.

A. Sketches
B. Schemes
C. Episodes
D. Schemas

Which combination of methods of learning and remembering information can be practiced to significantly improve transfer of information into our long-term memory store?

A. Elaborative rehearsal and spaced retrieval practice
B. Maintenance rehearsal and frequent retrieval practice
C. Schemas and mnemonics
D. Explicit and implicit retrieval

Which one of the following statements corresponds with how johnson and Raye(11681) distinguished between external memories and internally generated ones?

A. External memories have stronger sensory attributes.
B. Internal memories are more detailed and complex.
C. External memories have more traces of the reasoning and imaging that generated them.
D. Internal memories are set in a coherent context of time and place

The most recent addition to Baddeley’s working memory model describes a component that integrates and manipulates material in working memory. This component is referred to as the:

A. Visio-spatial sketch pad
B. Phonological loop
C. Central executive
D. Episodic buffer

The improved recall of items presented at the end of a list compared to the middle of a list is referred to as the:

A. Last research effect
B. Recency effect
C. Delayed effect
D. Limited capacity effect

Identify the characteristic of expanding retrieval practice. Expanding retrieval practice:

A. Is an excellent strategy for students
B. Requires a high degree of effort
C. Does not require much creativity
D. Can be applied to virtually any material