Memory techniques such as method of loci, acronyms and the peg-word system are called __________________?

Related Mcqs:

1. The method of Loci is an example of _________________?

   A. the primary effect
   B. the recency effect
   C. a mnemonic
   D. a heuristic

2. A momentary sensory memory of visual stimuli is called _________________ memory?

   A. iconic
   B. implicit
   C. echoic
   D. flashbulb

3. When we use the word “tree” to refer to a category of plants, we are using this word as a/an __________________?

   A. prototype
   B. heuristic
   C. concept
   D. algorithm

4. The process of getting information out of memory storage is called __________________?

   A. encoding
   B. relearning
   C. retrieval
   D. rehearsal

5. Words, events, places and emotions that trigger our memory of the past are called __________________?

   A. context effects
   B. iconic traces
   C. retrieval cues
   D. schemas

6. Semantic memory and episodic memory are classes of _________________?

   A. short-term memory
   B. iconic memory
   C. explicit memory
   D. implicit memory

7. A person’s memory of his wedding would be stored in _______________ memory?

   A. semantic
   B. autobiographical
   C. metamemory
   D. procedural

8. Which of the following pain control techniques is emphasized in the Lamaze method of childbirth training?

   A. accommodation
   B. subliminal stimulation
   C. distraction
   D. acupuncture

9. The memory store that has a decay time of about 250 milliseconds is __________________?

   A. short-term memory
   B. echoic memory
   C. tactile memory
   D. iconic memory

10. The earliest studies of verbal learning and rote memory were conducted by __________________?

    A. Thorndike
    B. Pavlov
    C. Miller
    D. Ebbinghaus