Memory and Cognitive Processes Quiz

Test your knowledge of short-term memory, information processing, neurotransmitters, and more with this cognitive psychology quiz.

#1

What is the capacity of short-term memory according to Miller's magical number?

5
7 ± 2
10
12
#2

Which type of memory is associated with the conscious recollection of events, experiences, and information?

Sensory memory
Short-term memory
Long-term memory
Working memory
#3

What is the term for the process of converting information into a form that can be stored in memory?

Retrieval
Encoding
Decoding
Recognition
#4

Which neurotransmitter is primarily associated with the formation of new memories?

Serotonin
Dopamine
Acetylcholine
GABA
#5

Which of the following is NOT a type of long-term memory?

Episodic memory
Semantic memory
Procedural memory
Transient memory
#6

Which term describes the process of bringing stored information back into conscious awareness?

Encoding
Storage
Retrieval
Decoding
#7

Which of the following is NOT a stage of information processing proposed by the Atkinson-Shiffrin model of memory?

Encoding
Retrieval
Storage
Attention
#8

According to Baddeley's model, which component of working memory is responsible for processing visual and spatial information?

Phonological loop
Visuospatial sketchpad
Central executive
Episodic buffer
#9

Which memory phenomenon occurs when new information interferes with the recall of old information?

Retroactive interference
Proactive interference
Anterograde amnesia
Retrograde amnesia
#10

Which brain structure is crucial for the consolidation of declarative memories?

Amygdala
Hippocampus
Prefrontal cortex
Thalamus
#11

What is the term for a temporary inability to remember something that is known?

Amnesia
Eidetic memory
Tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon
Source amnesia
#12

Which theory of forgetting suggests that memories fade or decay over time if they are not accessed or rehearsed?

Cue-dependent forgetting
Interference theory
Decay theory
Repression theory
#13

Which phenomenon refers to the tendency to better recall items at the beginning and end of a list?

Primacy and recency effects
Serial position effect
Semantic priming
Sensory adaptation
#14

What is the term for the phenomenon where a previously learned behavior is forgotten because it has been replaced by a new response?

Memory decay
Interference
Extinction
Memory consolidation
#15

In the context of memory, what does the term 'retrieval cue' refer to?

Memories triggered by specific events or experiences
Techniques for improving memory retrieval
Processes involved in transferring information from short-term to long-term memory
Strategies for encoding information into memory
#16

According to the dual-process theory of recognition memory, what are the two processes involved in recognizing information?

Retrieval and encoding
Recollection and familiarity
Attention and perception
Consolidation and retrieval
#17

Which process involves the retrieval of information stored in memory without any external cues?

Free recall
Recognition
Cued recall
Primacy effect

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