CONCENTRATION AND MEMORY

What is the main purpose of concentration in translation?

• Manage stress

• Ignore background knowledge

• Focus on the source material and produce an accurate translation

• Enhance long-term memory

Which of the following factors is NOT an internal factor affecting concentration?

• Fatigue

• Noise

• Stress

• Mental workload

Why is concentration particularly difficult for interpreters?

• They work in a quiet environment

• They need to listen, process, and speak almost simultaneously

• They have long breaks

• Their work is repetitive

What technique is effective in improving concentration during interpretation?

• Ignore breaks

• Practice mindfulness exercises

• Listen to many conversations

• Take fewer notes

What happens when a translator's concentration decreases?

• They speak faster

• They translate more accurately

• They may miss important details

• They remember more content

One way to simulate the challenges of concentration in training is what?

• Practice in a quiet room

• Introduce controlled distracting factors

• Translate a written text

• Translate shorter sentences

Short-term memory is very important in interpreting for what reason?

• It stores information for long-term retrieval

• It temporarily holds information needed for immediate use

• It helps recall previous interpretations

• It eliminates the need for concentration

How many items can short-term memory hold at the same time?

• 3

• 7

• 12

• Unlimited

How does chunking help short-term memory?

• Extends the duration of information storage

• Divides information into meaningful units

• Reduces the need for concentration

• Immediately transfers information to long-term memory

Which of the following techniques is a method to improve the memory capacity of short-term memory in interpreting?

• Segmentation

• Repetition

• Visualization

• All of the above methods