Memory Practice Test Questions
1. Which of the following terms describes a system or process which stores the
results of learning away for future use?
A. Intelligence
B. Learning
C. Memory
D. Motivation
2. Which of the following types of tests compares the amount of time that it takes to
originally learn something with the time it takes to learn the same material a
second time?
A. Relearning
B. Recognition
C. Memory
D. IQ
3. Which of the following is not one of the three stages of memory processing?
A. Encoding
B. Decoding
C. Retrieval
D. Storage
4. Which of the following is NOT true of short-term memory?
A. information held for 10-20
B. limited capacity
C. chunking can increase capacity of short-term memory
D. All are true
5. Which of the following BEST describes the type of rehearsal which organizes and
adds meaning to information to be remembered? This type of rehearsal is more
likely to result in permanent storage.
A. Elaborative
B. Maintenance
C. Memory
D. Dress
6. Which of the following terms describes the process where old information blocks
the recall of new information?
A. Retroactive interference
C. Anterograde Amnesia
B. Proactive interference
D. Retrograde Amnesia
7. Which of the following BEST describes a type of long-term memory which stores
general knowledge such as concepts, word meanings and facts?
A. Procedural
B. Semantic
C. Episodic
D. Implicit
8. Which of the following BEST describes a cluster of knowledge related to an
object or sequence of events?
A. Schema
B. Semantics
C. Synapse
D. Primer
9. Which of the following types of theories can BEST be described as the
effectiveness of memory retrieval which is directly related to the similarity of
cutes that were present when the memory was originally encoded to the cues that
are present when the memory is retrieved?
A. Levels of Processing Model
C. Schachter Appraisal Theory
B. Encoding Specificity Theory
D. State-Dependent Learning Theory
10. Which of the following is NOT an influential factor for improving memory?
A. Number of Study Sessions
C. Distribution of Study Sessions
B. Serial Position Effect
D. Serial Learning
11. Which of the following types of processing strategies refers to the visualization of
familiar locations as cues for the retrieval of information associated with them?
A. Mnemonic Devices B. Imagery C. Method of Loci
D. Acronym
12. Memory loss following a strong trauma is called ___________.
A. Amnesia
B. Dementia
C. Alzheimer’s
D. PTSD
13. Which of the following is the first stage of the memory information processing
system where sensory input is transformed or coded into neural impulses for
further processing or stored for later use?
A. Retrieval
B. Priming
C. Encoding
D. Storage
14. The condition of being almost, but not quite, able to remember something is
called ____________.
A. Tip of the tongue phenomenon
C. Semantic Memory
B. Semantic network
D. State dependent learning Theory
15. The 1995 Oklahoma City Bombing, 9/11 and the Columbine Shootings would be
examples of which type of memory?
A. Episodic
B. Procedural
C. Semantic
D. Implicit