Psychology Memory Terms Trivia Quiz

23 Questions | By Shelbylop11 | Updated: Mar 21, 2022 | Attempts: 434

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1.

A clear memory of an emotionally significant moment or event
- A.
  
  Spacing effect
- B.
  
  Flashbulb memory
- C.
  
  Mood congruent memory
- D.
  
  Deja vu
2.

The processing of information into the memory system
- A.
  
  Encoding
- B.
  
  Spacing effect
- C.
  
  Chunking
- D.
  
  Recogniton
3.

The retention of encoded information over time
- A.
  
  Storage
- B.
  
  Motivated forgetting
- C.
  
  False memory syndrome
- D.
  
  Serial positon effect
4.

Process of getting information out of memory
- A.
  
  Storage
- B.
  
  Imagery
- C.
  
  Retrieval
- D.
  
  Recognition
5.

activated memory that hold a few items briefly, look up a phone number, then quickly dial before its forgotten
- A.
  
  Amnesia
- B.
  
  Short term memory
- C.
  
  Long term memory
- D.
  
  Chunking
6.

The relatively permanent and limitless storehouse of the memory system
- A.
  
  Long term memory
- B.
  
  Rehearsal
- C.
  
  Deja vu
- D.
  
  Mood congruent memory
7.

Conscious repetition of information
- A.
  
  Recall
- B.
  
  Serial position effect
- C.
  
  Repression
- D.
  
  Rehearsal
8.

Distributed practice yields better long term retention than massed practice
- A.
  
  Spacing effect
- B.
  
  False memory syndrom
- C.
  
  Metacognition
- D.
  
  Semantics
9.

Tendency to recall best, the last items on a list
- A.
  
  Metacogniton
- B.
  
  Serial position effect
- C.
  
  Recognition
- D.
  
  Recall
10.

Mental pictures
- A.
  
  Mood congruent memory
- B.
  
  Syntax
- C.
  
  Retrieval
- D.
  
  Imagery
11.

Organizing items into familiar, manageable units
- A.
  
  Chunking
- B.
  
  Repression
- C.
  
  Syntax
- D.
  
  Semantics
12.

The loss of memory
- A.
  
  Amnesia
- B.
  
  Recall
- C.
  
  Deja vu
- D.
  
  Motivated forgetting
13.

Measure of memory in which the person must retrieve information learned earlier (as on a fill-in-the-blank test)
- A.
  
  Recall
- B.
  
  Retrieval
- C.
  
  Recognition
- D.
  
  Repression
14.

Measure of memory in which the person has only to identify terms previously learned as on a multiple choice test
- A.
  
  Recognition
- B.
  
  Recall
- C.
  
  Repression
- D.
  
  Rehearsal
15.

Already seen
- A.
  
  Deja vu
- B.
  
  Mood congruent memory
- C.
  
  Motivated forgetting
- D.
  
  Syntax
16.

Tendency to recall experiences that are consistent with ones current mood
- A.
  
  Mood congruent memory
- B.
  
  Confabulation
- C.
  
  Flashbulb memory
- D.
  
  Short term memory
17.

People unknowingly revise memories
- A.
  
  Motivated forgetting
- B.
  
  Spacing effect
- C.
  
  Storage
- D.
  
  Encoding
18.

Defense mechanism that banishes from consciousness anxiety arousing thoughts, feelings, and memories
- A.
  
  Repression
- B.
  
  Metacognition
- C.
  
  Serial positon effect
- D.
  
  Retrieval
19.

Condition in which a persons identity and relationships center around a case but strongly believed memory of traumatic experience
- A.
  
  False memory syndrome
- B.
  
  Amnesia
- C.
  
  Rehearsal
- D.
  
  Semantics
20.

The act of filling in memory gaps
- A.
  
  Confabulation
- B.
  
  Metacognition
- C.
  
  Syntax
- D.
  
  Semantics
21.

Thinking about thinking
- A.
  
  Metacognition
- B.
  
  Chunking
- C.
  
  Spacing effect
- D.
  
  Long term memory
22.

How we put sentences together
- A.
  
  Syntax
- B.
  
  Deja vu
- C.
  
  Serial positon efect
- D.
  
  Flash bulb memory
23.

The study of meaning in language
- A.
  
  Semantics
- B.
  
  Mood congruent memory
- C.
  
  Serial position effect
- D.
  
  Storage