Psychology Textbook Quiz

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What are the main topics covered in the "Things to Learn" section of the psychology textbook?

• Consciousness, Sleep, and Dreams

• Studying and Encoding Memories, Storing and Retrieving Memories, Forgetting, Memory Construction, and Improving Memory

• Personality, Disorders, and Therapy

• Sensation, Perception, and Learning

What is memory defined as in the context of studying and encoding memories?

• The ability to process information

• The persistence of learning over time through the encoding, storage, and retrieval of information

• A temporary storage of information

• The decline of learning over time

Which of the following is NOT a retention measure?

• Recalling information

• Recognizing it

• Relearning it more easily on a later attempt

• Forgetting information after learning

According to Ebbinghaus's findings, what happens to the time required to relearn information on day 2 as the number of practices on day 1 increases?

• The time required to relearn increases.

• The time required to relearn remains the same.

• The time required to relearn decreases.

• The time required to relearn is unpredictable.

When is the Exam II?

• Monday April 15^th:

  Exam II    

• Tuesday February18th 1998

• Monday August 18 2003

How does the connectionism information-processing model view memories?

• As static images

• As isolated units

• As products of interconnected neural networks

• As individual data points

According to the Atkinson-Shiffrin (1968) model, how many processing stages are there in memory formation?

• Two

• Three

• Four

• Five

What is the first stage of processing in the Atkinson-Shiffrin model?

• Encoding into long-term memory

• Rehearsal in short-term memory

• Recording into sensory memory

• Retrieval from long-term memory

What is the process that moves information from short-term memory to long-term memory in the Atkinson-Shiffrin model?

• Encoding through rehearsal

• Immediate retrieval

• Sensory recording

• Automatic processing