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5 Written questions

1. the act of retrieving information or events from the past while lacking a specific cue to help in retrieving the information

2. describes a pattern of thought or behavior that organizes categories of information and the relationships among them.

3. the creation of a permanent record of information

4. any device or technique used to assist memory, usually by forging a link or association between the new information to be
remembered and information previously encoded.

5. refers to a portion of long-term memory that processes ideas and concepts that are not drawn from personal experience.

5 Matching questions

A. consists of facts and events that can be consciously recalled

1. elaborative rehearsal
or "declared."

2. procedural memory B. a type of memory rehearsal that is useful in transferring

information into long term memory
3. episodic memory
C. a type of long-term memory that involves conscious

4. Confabulation recollection of previous experiences together with their

context in terms of time, place, associated emotions, etc.

5. declarative memory
D. a part of the long-term memory that is responsible for
knowing how to do things, also known as motor skills

E. a symptom of various memory disorders in which made-up

stories fill in any gaps in memory

5 Multiple choice questions

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1. the ability to access information when you need it

A.
eidetic memory
B.
Retrieval
C.
Storage
D.
Recognition

2. put simply, thinking about one's thinking.

A.
Recognition
B.
eidetic memory
C.
Confabulation
D.
Metacognition

3. the observation that information presented at the beginning (Primacy) and end (Recency) of a learning episode tends to be
retained better than information presented in the middle.
A.
Primacy recency effect
B.
mnemonic devices
C.
episodic memory
D.
Short term memory

4. identification of someone or something or person from previous encounters or knowledge

A.
Recognition
B.
Confabulation
C.
Metacognition
D.
Retrieval

5. controlled, purposeful thinking that is focused on a specific goal, such as the solution to a problem, and guided by the
requirements of that goal
A.
procedural memory
B.
directed thinking
C.
semantic memory
D.
Short term memory

5 True/False questions

1. the capacity for holding, but not manipulating, a small amount of information in mind in an active, readily available state for a
short period of time → procedural memory

True

False

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2. defined as the initial learning of information; storage refers to maintaining information over time; retrieval is the ability to access
information when you need it. → Encoding

True

False

3. occurs when a solution to a problem presents itself quickly and without warning.  → Schemas

True

False

4. the ability to see an object soon after you look away  → Retrieval

True

False

5. n psychoanalytic theory, the exclusion of distressing memories, thoughts, or feelings from the conscious mind.  → Repression

True

False

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