PsychSim6 Quiz: Can you trust your memory

Question 1

Prof. Chen wants to study memory. The two basic ways that she can test memory are called:

Answer 1

Recall and Recognition

Question 2

When we want to remember something we need to use _______ in that order.

Answer 2

a.) encoding, storage, and retrieval

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT one of the three main processes related to memory?

Answer 3

Decay

Question 4

According to Roediger and McDermott, what memory task results in superior performance?

Answer 4

Recognition

Question 5

According to Roediger and McDermott, what test should the participants perform WORST on?

Answer 5

Short answer

Question 6

Which of the following tasks is a recognition task?

Answer 6

b.) multiple choice questions

Question 7

What is the name for the process of learning new information?

Answer 7

Encoding

Question 8

Anne remembers her last birthday. What will be the FIRST stage of processing that allowed for this memory to be formed?

Answer 8

Encoding

Question 9

In Roediger and McDermott’s study, what percentage of participants RECOGNIZED items NOT presented on the study list?

Answer 9

80%

Question 10

Which of the following is an example of a task that requires recall?

Answer 10

short answer

Question 11

Most of the time people encode:

Answer 11

what is necessary to learn.

Question 12

In Roediger and McDermott’s study, what percentage of participants RECALLED items NOT presented on the study list?

Answer 12

60%

Question 13

According to Roediger and McDermott, what test should the participants perform BEST on?

Answer 13

a multiple choice test