Psychology 11
Ms. Matthews
Chapter 8: Memory
Module 18: Information Processing (pgs. 334 – 352)
1. List and describe the three basic steps in the information processing model of
memory.
2. What is the difference between automatic processing and effortful processing?
3. Describe the following strategies for processing information: a) rehearsal and
b) overlearning.
4. Define the following: a) serial position effect; b) primacy effect and c) recency
effect.
5. Differentiate between distributed rehearsal and massed rehearsal, explaining
which is more effective for retaining information.
6. What is semantic encoding and why does it improve our memory? (include the
term ‘self reference effect’ in your explanation).
7. How does encoding imagery aid our memory?
8. What are mnemonic devices? Give at least two examples, explaining how each
works to help us remember information.
9. Explain how the following methods of organizing information help us encode
large amounts of information: a) chunking and b) hierarchies.
10. Identify and describe the two types of sensory memory.
11. For short term memory, describe the a) duration, b) capacity and c) techniques we
can use to increase its capacity and duration.
12. For long term memory, describe the a) duration, b) capacity and c) how we get
information into long term memory (include the term ‘long term potentiation’ in
your explanation).
13. What are ‘flashbulb memories. Give some examples.
14. Differentiate between explicit and implicit memories, indicating which parts of
the brain process each of these types of memories.
15. Differentiate between the two types of retrieval: a) recognition and b) recall.
16. What is the context effect and how does it impact our ability to retrieve memories.
17. Define ‘state dependent memory’ and evaluate how our physical condition and
mood affect our ability to retrieve memories.
MODULE 18 QUIZ (10 MARKS)
Module 19: Forgetting and Memory Construction (pgs. 359 – 371)
1. Explain how lack of encoding can cause poor memory.
2. Summarize Ebbinghaus’ findings on forgetting, discussing how time impacts
long-term memory storage.
3. What is ‘permastore memory’?
4. Differentiate between proactive and retroactive interference, indicating how each
disrupts memories.
5. What is repression? Explain how motivated forgetting helps to explain repressed
memories.
6. Define ‘misinformation effect’ and explain how false information can be
incorporated into what we remember.
7. What factors influence the accuracy of children’s recall of memories? What
strategies can be used to increase the accuracy of their memories?
8. Why are psychologists cautious about claims of recovered memories?
MODULE 19 QUIZ (10 MARKS)
Chapter 8 Test (Date:_________________)