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1

Factors that affect memory include all of the following except:
A)age.
B)attitude.
C)mental alertness.
D)distractions.
2

The first step in using memory effectively is to:
A)use all your senses.
B)integrate left and right brain functions.
C)prepare yourself mentally.
D)organize information.
3

One way to reduce information overload is to:
A)be observant and alert.
B)avoid becoming someone else's memory support.
C)make a conscious, active decision to remember.
D)prepare yourself physically.
4

Memory strategies include all of the following except:
A)use all your senses.
B)study in short sessions.
C)look up words you don't know.
D)recite.
5

A mnemonic device is:
A)best used for sheer rote memorization.
B)best used for critical thinking activities.
C)best used for helping you understand the information you are receiving.
D)best used for making associations and connections between old and new information.
6

Acronyms are mnemonic devices that use:
A)words that sound alike but are spelled different and have different meanings.
B)words that are pronounced and spelled differently but have similar meanings.
C)words formed from the first letters of a series of other words.
D)rhythm and rhyme.
7

The method-of-place technique:
A)requires you to remember images as you stroll down a garden path.
B)was developed at Cornell University, along with the Cornell method of note taking.
C)uses imagery and association to aid memory.
D)uses mnemonic devices like acronyms and rhyme.
8

The number one barrier to memory is:
A)poor note-taking habits.
B)poor study habits.
C)poor sleep habits.
D)mental laziness.
9

A mind map:
A)uses the method-of-place technique.
B)will help you organize information to be memorized.
C)is a mnemonic device.
D)can help you remember a person's name.
10

Strategies for remembering names include all of the following except:
A)Use exaggeration.
B)Use rhymes.
C)Allow yourself to feel tense to activate your adrenaline.
D)Visualize a personal characteristic with the person's name.





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