The distributive effect of prior learning on the recall of new information is called ____________________?

A. State-dependent memory
B. Retroactive interference
C. The spacing effect
D. Proactive interference

A momentary sensory memory of visual stimuli is called _________________ memory?

A. Iconic
B. Implicit
C. Echoic
D. Flashbulb

Memory for skills is called ___________________?

A. Explicit memory
B. Semantic memory
C. Episodic memory
D. Implicit memory

After learning the combination for his new CNIC No. Mehboob is unable to remember the combination for his National Tax Number. Mehboob is experiencing the effects of ____________________?

A. Encoding failure
B. State-dependent memory
C. Retroactive interference
D. Proactive interference

A your high school reunion you cannot remember the last name of your class teacher. Your failure to remember is most likely the result of __________________?

A. Encoding failure
B. Storage failure
C. Retrieval failure
D. State-dependent memory

The capacity of short-term memory can be increased through ________________?

A. Chunking
B. Attention
C. Rehearsal
D. Selective encoding

Which of the following types of memory is most resistant to destruction?

A. Episodic memory
B. Metamemory
C. Semantic memory
D. Procedural memory

A student who has studied German in high school, takes a course in French in college and now has trouble remembering the German. This is an example of the effects of __________________?

A. Retroactive interference
B. Proactive interference
C. State-dependent learning
D. Encoding specificity

A person’s memory of his wedding would be stored in _______________ memory?

A. Semantic
B. Autobiographical
C. Metamemory
D. Procedural

Repeating a person’s name over and over immediately after being introduced is an example of _________________?

A. Chunking
B. Elaboration
C. A mnemonic device
D. Maintenance rehearsal