Multiple Choice Quiz


1	Which of the following is not an explicit measure of memory?
		A)	cued recall
		B)	free recall
		C)	recognition
		D)	savings


2	This multiple-choice question is an example of which explicit memory measure?
		A)	cued recall
		B)	free recall
		C)	recognition
		D)	savings


3	The first stage of information processing involves the
		A)	sensory register.
		B)	short-term store.
		C)	working memory.
		D)	long-term memory.


4	Visual sensory memory is also known as
		A)	echoic memory.
		B)	working memory.
		C)	iconic memory.
		D)	short-term memory.


5	The duration of iconic memory is estimated to be
		A)	2 to 4 seconds.
		B)	dependent on experimental conditions.
		C)	500 milliseconds.
		D)	infinite.


6	Which of the following are characteristics of the short-term memory store?
		A)	It is easily disrupted.
		B)	It has a limited capacity.
		C)	It serves a rehearsal function.
		D)	all of the above


7	Combining letters into words represents the short-term store process called
		A)	clustering.
		B)	chunking.
		C)	semanticizing.
		D)	crunching.


8	Recall of material from the long-term store in terms of categories is called
		A)	clustering.
		B)	chunking.
		C)	semanticizing.
		D)	categorizing.


9	Episodic associations in the short-term store are organized
		A)	semantically.
		B)	hierarchically.
		C)	temporally.
		D)	spatially.


10	According to Baddeleys' rehearsal systems approach, the short-term store has been replaced by
		A)	working memory.
		B)	rehearsal memory.
		C)	semantic memory.
		D)	deep memory.


11	To "know" something refers to which aspect of long-term memory?
		A)	episodic memory
		B)	semantic memory
		C)	acoustic memory
		D)	imaginal memory


12	H.M.'s primary memory dysfunction is termed
		A)	retrograde amnesia.
		B)	retrograde inhibition.
		C)	anterograde inhibition.
		D)	anterograde amnesia.


13	The structure in the medial temporal lobe that appears important for the transfer of information to long-term memory is the
		A)	hypothalamus.
		B)	hypophysis.
		C)	hippocampus.
		D)	heterolopsis.


14	Memory loss associated with excessive use of alcohol resulting in damage to the medialdorsal thalamus is termed
		A)	Brezhnev's syndrome.
		B)	Bernoulli's absence syndrome.
		C)	Kornoski's syndrome.
		D)	Korsakoff's syndrome.


15	Method of loci and the pegword method are examples of
		A)	maintenance rehearsal strategies.
		B)	mnemonics.
		C)	iconic memories.
		D)	priming.

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