1. One of the most accepted models of human memory is the "stores" model proposed by Atkinson and Shiffrin (1968). Which of the following is the correct sequence of storage in that memory system model?

sensory, long-term, immediate memory
immediate, unconscious, useful memory
sensory, short-term, long-term memory
short-term, sensory, long-term memory

2. Marsha has just has worked up a big appetite from her cheerleading practice, and has decided to order a pizza. She calls information for the number, but doesn't have a pen or paper to write it down. Instead, Marsha tries to remember the phone number by saying it over and over again without thinking about it. What Marsha is doing is engaging in:

elaborative rehearsal
maintenance rehearsal
the marsha marsha marsha memory strategy
digit-span memory

3. While maintenance rehearsal will help keep information in short-term memory for longer periods of time, it does not help transfer information into long-term memory. In order to get information into long-term memory we need to engage in:

elaborative rehearsal
maintenance priming
chunking
episodic rehearsal

4. When I was in tenth grade I took calculus. Then, when I was in eleventh grade, I took calculus 2. Unfortunately, much of the material in calculus 2 depends on remembering information from calculus 1. My problem was that the calculus 2 material was making it difficult for me to remember my calculus 1 material. I was experiencing:

proactive interference
retroactive inhibition
proactive inhibition
retroactive interference

5. Which of the following is NOT true of long-term memory:

it has unlimited space
it includes both semantic and episodic memory
it can hold information for unlimited lengths of time
it has about seven slots or chunks for information storage

6. One of the leaders in the field of memory and eye-witness testimony is ______, who also was a victim of false repressed memories about witnessing the death of her mother (it was later confirmed that she had NOT found her mother drowned in a pool despite having clear memories of this event).

Rue Paul
Rosalind Cartwright
Elizabeth loftus
Anna Freud

7. Which one of the following is an effective encoding technique to help improve memory (hint: this method helps memory by increasing Short Term Memory capacity)?

chunking
state-dependent learning
attention
overlearning

8. Which one of the following is NOT one of the three BASIC processes of memory?

attention
retrieval
encoding
storage

9. According to the _____ theory of forgetting, sensory impressions and acquired knowledge of facts leave memory traces that fade away with time or a lack of use.

proactive interference
motivated forgetting
retroactive interference
decay

10. In sensory memory, visual stimuli are held for a very brief time as _____ memories, whereas auditory stimuli are held as _____ memories.

short-term; long-term
iconic; echoic
echoic; iconic
long-term; short-term

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