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Which term refers to the process of transforming information into a form that can be stored in memory?

Encoding

Explanation

Process of converting information into memory format.

What term describes the process of retrieving information from memory?

Retrieval

Explanation

Process of recalling information from memory.

What term refers to the inability to recall information that was previously stored in memory?

Retrieval failure

Explanation

Inability to retrieve previously stored information.

Which type of memory involves the conscious recall of information?

Explicit memory

Explanation

Conscious recall of information.

Which type of memory involves unconscious memories of skills and procedures?

Procedural memory

Explanation

Unconscious memory of skills or procedures.

What is the capacity of short-term memory, according to George A. Miller's famous paper 'The Magical Number Seven, Plus or Minus Two'?

Explanation

Short-term memory's limited capacity of around 7 items.

Which model of memory distinguishes between sensory memory, short-term memory, and long-term memory?

Multi-store model

Explanation

Model categorizing memory into sensory, short-term, and long-term.

What term describes the phenomenon when a person recalls the first items in a list more readily than the middle items?

Primacy effect

Explanation

Tendency to recall initial items in a list more easily.

According to the levels of processing model, which type of processing leads to better long-term memory retention?

Semantic processing

Explanation

Deep processing for better long-term memory.

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Which part of the brain is primarily associated with the formation of new memories?

Hippocampus

Explanation

Brain region crucial for creating new memories.

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Which of the following is an example of implicit memory?

Recalling how to ride a bicycle

Explanation

Unconscious memory of a skill or procedure.

Memory Processes Quiz

Which term refers to the process of transforming information into a form that can be stored in memory?

What term describes the process of retrieving information from memory?

What term refers to the inability to recall information that was previously stored in memory?

Which type of memory involves the conscious recall of information?

Which type of memory involves unconscious memories of skills and procedures?

What is the capacity of short-term memory, according to George A. Miller's famous paper 'The Magical Number Seven, Plus or Minus Two'?

Which model of memory distinguishes between sensory memory, short-term memory, and long-term memory?

What term describes the phenomenon when a person recalls the first items in a list more readily than the middle items?

According to the levels of processing model, which type of processing leads to better long-term memory retention?

Which part of the brain is primarily associated with the formation of new memories?

Which of the following is an example of implicit memory?

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