Memory in psychology:
10 multiple-choice questions (MCQs) about the topic of memory, along with the correct answers in bold:
What is the primary function of sensory memory?
- A) Long-term storage
- B) Immediate decision-making
- C) Temporary hold of sensory information
- D) Conscious recall
- C) Temporary hold of sensory information
How long does information typically remain in short-term memory without rehearsal?
- A) Hours
- B) Days
- C) Seconds to minutes
- D) Years
- C) Seconds to minutes
Which type of memory has a virtually unlimited capacity?
- A) Short-term memory
- B) Sensory memory
- C) Long-term memory
- D) Working memory
- C) Long-term memory
Which of the following is an example of implicit memory?
- A) Recalling a childhood event
- B) Remembering a phone number
- C) Riding a bicycle
- D) Naming the capital of a country
- C) Riding a bicycle
What is the process of converting sensory input into a form that can be stored in memory called?
- A) Retrieval
- B) Storage
- C) Encoding
- D) Rehearsal
- C) Encoding
Emotional events often lead to stronger memories due to the involvement of which brain region?
- A) Hippocampus
- B) Prefrontal cortex
- C) Amygdala
- D) Cerebellum
- C) Amygdala
What term refers to memory impairment resulting from brain injury or disease?
- A) Interference
- B) Amnesia
- C) Priming
- D) Mnemonic
- B) Amnesia
Which memory strategy involves breaking down information into smaller, more manageable units?
- A) Chunking
- B) Rehearsal
- C) Elaboration
- D) Visualization
- A) Chunking
The spacing effect suggests that distributing study sessions over time can enhance:
- A) Encoding
- B) Retrieval
- C) Interference
- D) Storage
- D) Storage
Which type of memory can be consciously described and recalled?
- A) Implicit memory
- B) Procedural memory
- C) Explicit memory
- D) Semantic memory
- C) Explicit memory
- Which memory system holds information for a very brief duration, such as a fraction of a second?
- A) Short-term memory
- B) Long-term memory
- C) Sensory memory
- D) Working memory
- C) Sensory memory
- What is the capacity of short-term memory believed to be, approximately?
- A) 3 ± 1 items
- B) 7 ± 2 items
- C) 10 ± 3 items
- D) 5 ± 1 items
- B) 7 ± 2 items
These multiple-choice questions cover various aspects of memory and can be used to assess understanding or facilitate learning on the topic.
