Memory Encoding and Forgetting Quiz

Encoding is the process of converting information into a form that can be stored in memory.

Rehearsal is the process of repeating information over and over to keep it in short-term memory.

Deletion is not a stage of memory.

Short-term memory has a limited capacity and duration.

Daydreaming is not a strategy for improving memory.

The serial position effect is the phenomenon where recalling one item on a list makes it easier to recall the next item.

Reflective memory is not a type of memory.

Semantic encoding involves giving meaning to incoming information based on what we already know.

Memories are never lost, only temporarily inaccessible.

Chunking is the process of organizing information into meaningful units to make it easier to remember.

Proactive interference is when old information interferes with the recall of new information, like difficulty remembering a new locker combination due to an old one.

Visual encoding involves converting information into mental images.

The primacy effect is the tendency to remember the first items in a list better than the middle items.

Retroactive interference is when new information interferes with the recall of old information, like difficulty remembering a recent lecture due to new information.

Retrograde amnesia involves the inability to remember events that occurred before the onset of amnesia.

Retroactive interference is when a more recent memory interferes with the recall of an older memory.

Proactive interference describes the phenomenon where a previously learned skill interferes with the learning of a new one.