Psychology Quiz 12 example #21426

13 August 2023
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A good night's sleep is most likely to improve exam grades by supporting the process of
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memory consolidation
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It's easier to remember the names of North America's five Great Lakes by using the first letters of the lakes to create the single word "homes." This strategy best illustrates the value of
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chunking
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To retain newly introduced facts in our working memory, it is important to engage in
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rehearsal
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Jamille is taking French in school. She gets better grades on vocabulary tests if she studies for 15 minutes every day for 8 days rather than cramming for 2 hours the night before the test. This illustrates what is known as
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the spacing effect
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Jeremy can accurately process and store new information, but when he is tested on what he has learned he becomes so anxious that he can't easily recall the new information. Jeremy most clearly demonstrates difficulty with
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retrieval
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Remembering how to solve a puzzle without any conscious recollection that you can do so best illustrates ________ memory
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implicit
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The address for obtaining tickets to a popular quiz show flashes on the TV screen, but the image disappears before Sergei has had a chance to write down the complete address. To his surprise, however, he has retained a momentary mental image of the five-digit zip code. His experience best illustrates ________ memory
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iconic
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Consciously repeating the name of a new classmate you want to remember illustrates
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effortful processing
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The integration of new incoming information with knowledge retrieved from long-term memory involves the activity of
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working memory
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After recovering from a stroke, Farina was able to learn how to hit a tennis ball. She is unable, however, to learn and remember the name of the rehabilitation therapist who has been working with her each day to develop her tennis swing. Farina is most likely to have suffered damage to her
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hippocampus