Clicker Questions
Psychology, 11th Edition
by David G. Myers & C. Nathan DeWall
Slides by Melissa Terlecki, Cabrini College
Chapter 8: Memory
1. Which refers to the processing of
information into the memory system?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Encoding
Storage
Parallel processing
Retrieval
1. Which refers to the processing of
information into the memory system?
ANSWER
A.
B.
C.
D.
Encoding
Storage
Parallel processing
Retrieval
2. The correct order of information to travel
through the memory system is:
A. long-term memory  short-term memory 
sensory memory.
B. short-term memory  long-term memory 
sensory memory.
C. sensory memory  short-term memory  longterm memory.
D. sensory memory  long-term memory  shortterm memory.
2. The correct order of information to travel
through the memory system is: ANSWER
A. long-term memory  short-term memory 
sensory memory.
B. short-term memory  long-term memory 
sensory memory.
C. sensory memory  short-term memory  longterm memory.
D. sensory memory  long-term memory  shortterm memory.
3. Which of the following does NOT
enhance memory?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Chunking
Mnemonics
Distributed practice
Massed practice
3. Which of the following does NOT
enhance memory? ANSWER
A.
B.
C.
D.
Chunking
Mnemonics
Distributed practice
Massed practice
4. Which part of the brain is responsible for
emotion-related memory formation?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Basal ganglia
Amygdala
Hippocampus
Cerebellum
4. Which part of the brain is responsible for
emotion-related memory formation?
ANSWER
A.
B.
C.
D.
Basal ganglia
Amygdala
Hippocampus
Cerebellum
5. The idea that cues and contexts specific to
a particular memory will be effective in
helping us recall it, is called (the):
A.
B.
C.
D.
long-term potentiation.
priming.
encoding specificity principle.
serial position effect.
5. The idea that cues and contexts specific to
a particular memory will be effective in
helping us recall it, is called (the): ANSWER
A.
B.
C.
D.
long-term potentiation.
priming.
encoding specificity principle.
serial position effect.
6. The tendency to recall items that appear
first on a list is called (the):
A.
B.
C.
D.
recency effect.
primacy effect.
mood congruency.
priming.
6. The tendency to recall items that appear
first on a list is called (the): ANSWER
A.
B.
C.
D.
recency effect.
primacy effect.
mood congruency.
priming.
7. The inability to form new memories is
called:
A.
B.
C.
D.
anterograde amnesia.
proactive interference.
retrograde amnesia.
retroactive interference.
7. The inability to form new memories is
called: ANSWER
A.
B.
C.
D.
anterograde amnesia.
proactive interference.
retrograde amnesia.
retroactive interference.
8. Misleading information that has corrupted
one’s memory of an event is called (the):
A.
B.
C.
D.
reconsolidation.
ˏˎ
deja vu.
source amnesia.
misinformation effect.
8. Misleading information that has corrupted
one’s memory of an event is called (the):
ANSWER
A.
B.
C.
D.
reconsolidation.
ˏˎ
deja vu.
source amnesia.
misinformation effect.
9. Misattributing whether we heard about,
read about, or imagined an event is called:
A.
B.
C.
D.
retrograde amnesia.
source amnesia.
anterograde amnesia.
infantile amnesia.
9. Misattributing whether we heard about,
read about, or imagined an event is called:
ANSWER
A.
B.
C.
D.
retrograde amnesia.
source amnesia.
anterograde amnesia.
infantile amnesia.
10. Research shows which of the following
does NOT improve memory?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Sleep
Rehearsal
Testing
Interference
10. Research shows which of the following
does NOT improve memory? ANSWER
A.
B.
C.
D.
Sleep
Rehearsal
Testing
Interference
Critical Thinking Questions
11. Max is unfamiliar with the timelines he needs
to remember for his history class, and he is
disinterested in the material. Which of the
following will memorization likely require?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Implicit memory
Automatic processing
Effortful processing
Procedural memory
11. Max is unfamiliar with the timelines he needs
to remember for his history class, and he is
disinterested in the material. Which of the
following will memorization likely require?
ANSWER
A.
B.
C.
D.
Implicit memory
Automatic processing
Effortful processing
Procedural memory
12. If Alana is picturing the words on this slide as
she reads them for a fraction of a second (before
they fade away), she is likely utilizing (the):
A.
B.
C.
D.
iconic memory.
central executive.
echoic memory.
chunking.
12. If Alana is picturing the words on this slide as
she reads them for a fraction of a second (before
they fade away), she is likely utilizing (the):
ANSWER
A.
B.
C.
D.
iconic memory.
central executive.
echoic memory.
chunking.
13. Vera needs to memorize a new route to
work because of a road closure. Instead of
memorizing the number of turns and
stoplights, she thinks about her favorite
stores that she passes on her way. This
would be an example of (the):
A.
B.
C.
D.
testing effect.
shallow processing.
automatic processing.
deep processing.
13. Vera needs to memorize a new route to
work because of a road closure. Instead of
memorizing the number of turns and
stoplights, she thinks about her favorite
stores that she passes on her way. This
would be an example of (the): ANSWER
A.
B.
C.
D.
testing effect.
shallow processing.
automatic processing.
deep processing.
14. Leonard can remember exactly where he was
and how he felt the day his grandmother died; the
weather, the time, what activities he was engaged
in. Recalling it in such detail makes him feel upset.
This is an example of (a/an):
A.
B.
C.
D.
flashbulb memory.
long-term potentiation.
implicit memory.
memory consolidation.
14. Leonard can remember exactly where he was
and how he felt the day his grandmother died; the
weather, the time, what activities he was engaged
in. Recalling it in such detail makes him feel upset.
This is an example of (a/an): ANSWER
A.
B.
C.
D.
flashbulb memory.
long-term potentiation.
implicit memory.
memory consolidation.
15. Charity is having trouble remembering the
layout of her new dorm room this year because the
location of appliances is on the opposite side of
the room. Almost by habit, she walks to the wrong
side of the room to use them. This is an example
of:
A.
B.
C.
D.
encoding failure.
proactive interference.
retrograde amnesia.
repression.
15. Charity is having trouble remembering the
layout of her new dorm room this year because the
location of appliances is on the opposite side of
the room. Almost by habit, she walks to the wrong
side of the room to use them. This is an example
of: ANSWER
A.
B.
C.
D.
encoding failure.
proactive interference.
retrograde amnesia.
repression.