The Science of Learning and Memory

What is the process of taking individual pieces of information and grouping them into larger units called?

• Encoding

• Chunking

• Retrieval

• Storage

Which of the following focuses on the initial learning of information?

• Storage

• Retrieval

• Encoding

• Chunking

What is the term for maintaining information over time?

• Storage

• Encoding

• Retrieval

• Chunking

Which concept suggests that the way information is encoded affects how well it is remembered?

• Dual coding

• Levels of processing effect

• Mnemonics

• Chaining

What is the ability to access information when needed called?

• Encoding

• Storage

• Retrieval

• Chunking

Which of the following is the term for creating mental structures that make it easier to retrieve what you have learned?

• Visualization

• Mnemonics

• Chunking

• Encoding

What is the process of linking information from one thing to the next, making information interact with each other?

• Chaining

• Chunking

• Encoding

• Storage

Which type of processing focuses on meaning?

• Shallow processing

• Deep processing

• Dual coding

• Visualization

What is the term for combining verbal materials with visual materials?

• Dual coding

• Mnemonics

• Chaining

• Chunking

Which type of processing focuses on meaningless bits of information?

• Deep processing

• Shallow processing

• Dual coding

• Visualization