Memory Vocab Quiz

Dr. Sigmund Freud was one of the first doctors to study psychology. He wanted to explain how people thought and why they desired different things.

• the study of language

• the study of the mind

• the study of economics

• the study of the human body

The duration of a memory can vary. Some of us remember for only a short time and others for our whole lives.

• intensity

• length of time

• logic

• importance

When they wake up, many people cannot recall their dreams. Other people can recall them just long enough to write them down.

• understand

• remember

• talk about

• think about

The retina is necessary if we are to see. It receives images formed by the lens. The retina is also connected to the brain via the optic nerve.

• a part of the brain

• a part of the eye

• a part of the ear

• a part of the spine

Information can be stored in our brains for many years. It is waiting there to be used.

• kept; held

• lost; misplaced

• forgotten

• needed; wanted

The mnemonic HOMES helped the students remember the names of the Great Lakes in the United States: Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie and Superior

• using the first letter of a series of words

• a word spelled with all capital letters

• a method testing memory used throughout the world

Psychologists can classify memory into several categories.

• separate

• define

• eliminate

• discuss

Students often try to memorize material just before a test. They study it until they know the words exactly.

• completely forget

• briefly look at

• talk about

• remember perfectly

Sometimes we need to rearrange a list of words in order to make it more organized. Putting similar words together is useful.

• write clearly

• discuss

• change the order of

• erase

The information in our brains is not random. It is well organized and interconnected.

• easy to remember

• complex

• without plan or pattern

• the same for all people