Chapter 7 : Memory And Studying (Retaining What You Learn)

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This quiz is on memorizing and retaining information for studying.

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1.

How do you build your memory and use it to move toward your goals?
- A.
  
  Studying
- B.
  
  Writing
- C.
  
  Exercise
- D.
  
  Thinking
2.

What defines Short-term memory?
- A.
  
  Instantly forgetting.
- B.
  
  Temporary information.
- C.
  
  Selective memory.
- D.
  
  All of the above
3.

Identify how the brain does NOT form lasting memories.
- A.
  
  Long-term memory.
- B.
  
  Sensory registers.
- C.
  
  Inefficacious studying.
- D.
  
  Short-term memory.
4.

Health issues and and poor nutrition can cause memory problems. Locate another factor that can contribute to memory loss.
- A.
  
  Procedural memory.
- B.
  
  Short term stress.
- C.
  
  Rote rehearsal.
- D.
  
  Fragile memory.
5.

To help you remember what you study, select the method of "When,Where,Who,What,Why, and How".
- A.
  
  Episodic memory.
- B.
  
  Analytical thinking.
- C.
  
  Practical thinking.
- D.
  
  Journalists' questions.
6.

In which way does group studying NOT enhance your ability to remember?
- A.
  
  Group studying motivates you to study in free time.
- B.
  
  Group studying gets you to say what you know out loud.
- C.
  
  Group settings of at least ten people experience the most success.
- D.
  
  Group studying increases chances of important information being covered.
7.

Which is the most ineffective location to study?
- A.
  
  Occupied home.
- B.
  
  Classroom.
- C.
  
  Library.
- D.
  
  Secluded park.
8.

Choose what might become a distraction when studying.
- A.
  
  Unoccupied area.
- B.
  
  Clamorous friends.
- C.
  
  Dormant baby.
- D.
  
  Tranquil setting.
9.

What is called placing disconnected information into smaller units that are easier to remember.
- A.
  
  Critical thinking.
- B.
  
  Chunking strategy.
- C.
  
  Prioritizing materials.
- D.
  
  Flash cards.
10.

List a strategy that will NOT help you remember math and science.
- A.
  
  Fighting frustration with action.
- B.
  
  Review process and procedures.
- C.
  
  Focusing on learning styles.
- D.
  
  Striving for inaccuracy.
11.

Memory techniques that use vivid associations and acronyms to link new information to what you already know.
- A.
  
  Recite,rehearse, and write.
- B.
  
  Mnemonic devices.
- C.
  
  Declarative memory.
- D.
  
  Master note set.
12.

A word formed from the first letters of a series of words created to help you remember the series.
- A.
  
  Acronym.
- B.
  
  Synonym.
- C.
  
  Antonyms.
- D.
  
  Spectrum.
13.

When you summarize main ideas in your own words you engage what type of thinking?
- A.
  
  Rational thinking.
- B.
  
  Factual thinking.
- C.
  
  Insightful thinking.
- D.
  
  Analytical thinking.
14.

A complete, intergrated note set that contains both class and text notes.
- A.
  
  Study sheets.
- B.
  
  Flash cards.
- C.
  
  Podcasts.
- D.
  
  Master note.
15.

Helps to diversify your repetition and maximize memory.
- A.
  
  Audio strategies.
- B.
  
  Mnemonic devices.
- C.
  
  Recite, rehearsing, and writing.
- D.
  
  Working with others.
16.

The brain's permanent information storehouse, from which information can be retrieved.
- A.
  
  Long- term memory.
- B.
  
  Sensory register.
- C.
  
  Model of memory.
- D.
  
  Bloom's taxonomy.
17.

What is the most common reason that information fails to stay in long-term memory?
- A.
  
  Using MI strategies.
- B.
  
  Studying during short, frequent sessions.
- C.
  
  Using analytical thinking skills.
- D.
  
  Ineffective studying.
18.

Locate which strategy that is NOT an intelligence strategy.
- A.
  
  Naturalistic.
- B.
  
  Stimuli.
- C.
  
  Musical.
- D.
  
  Interpersonal.
19.

Brain filters through which sensory information enters the brain and is sent to short-term memory.
- A.
  
  Dendrites.
- B.
  
  Neurons.
- C.
  
  Separate storage houses.
- D.
  
  Sensory registers.
20.

What is NOT considered a mnemonic device?
- A.
  
  Visual pictures.
- B.
  
  Music.
- C.
  
  Acronyms.
- D.
  
  Notes.