Edexcel GCSE Psychology Topic 2 - Memory Quiz

Oliver, Thomas, and Rohan were discussing a novel they read in their book club. Oliver was able to remember the story not by the exact words or images, but by the overall meaning it conveyed. Which type of encoding is Oliver using?

• Visual

• Acoustic

• Semantic

• Tactile

Rohan, Chloe, and Arthur are studying for their psychology exam. They learned that the three stages of the memory process (in the correct order) they need to remember for their exam are:

• Encoding, retrieval, storage

• Visual encoding, acoustic encoding, retrieval

• Encoding, storage, retrieval

• Encoding, recognition, retrieval

The three types of long term memory are:

• Episodic, visual, procedural
• Visual, semantic, procedural
• Recognition, acoustic, episodic
• Episodic, semantic, procedural

Oscar is learning to play the piano. The ability of Oscar to remember how to play the piano is an example of:

• Episodic memory

• Procedural memory

• Semantic memory

• Declarative memory

Evie is studying for her psychology exam and comes across a type of memory where encoding is mostly acoustic and capacity is between 5 and 9 items. Arthur and Emily are trying to help her identify this type of memory. Which memory is this?

• Short term memory

• Sensory memory

• Visual memory

• Long term memory

During a lecture, Emily is trying to remember the information for her final exam. Which method will help the information go into her long term memory?

• Paying attention to the lecture

• Rehearsing the information after the lecture

• Retrieving the information just before the exam

• Understanding the semantic meaning of the information

Alexander, James, and Amelia are studying the multi-store memory model for their psychology exam. They discuss a potential weakness of the model. Alexander suggests that:

• It is far too simplistic, and doesn't explain all of our memories

• It has no application to everyday life

• There is no evidence to support it

• It doesn't explain how information gets into the long term memory

During a psychology class, Ella asked Ishaan about Bartlett's belief on memory. Ishaan replied that Bartlett believed memory was:

• Acoustic

• Procedural

• Reconstructive

• Declarative

In a psychology class experiment, Elsie, Florence, and Oscar were asked to retell an unfamiliar story. It was observed that they transformed the story to make it:

• Interesting

• More complex

• More familiar

• Longer

Isabelle is trying to remember a story that Benjamin told her a while ago. She finds that her memory of the story is influenced by:

• The time it took Benjamin to tell the story

• Her belief that her memory is almost always accurate

• Her previous experiences and expectations

• The position of events in Benjamin's story