A. stores information
B. decays information
C. filters all incoming information
D. discards old information
Related Mcqs:
- _______ primarily keeps memories active in short-term memory.
A. Dual memory
B. Elaborative rehearsal
C. Long-term memory
D. Maintenance rehearsal - ________________ determines what information moves from sensory memory to short-term memory.
A. Encoding failure
B. Selective attention
C. Repression
D. Eidetic encoding - ________ refers to the fading memory traces from short-term memory.
A. Encoding failure
B. Decay
C. Disuse
D. Decoding failure - Which of the following determines what information moves from sensory memory to short-term memory?
A. consolidation
B. an engram
C. working memory
D. selective attention - Which brain structure appears to an active role in integrating sensory information?
A. cerebellum
B. hypothalamus
C. thalamus
D. cerebrum - The best definition of psychology is the __________?
A. Study of the mind
B. Study of personality and mental illness
C. Scientific study of behavior and mental processes
D. None of these - In long-term memory the learned subject matter is stored in the brain based on:___________?
A. Biophysical pattern
B. Biosocial pattern
C. Biochemical pattern
D. Bioelectrical pattern - The storage capacity of long-term memory is best described as: ____________?
A. a single item
B. about seven items
C. about seven volumes
D. limitless - Decay theories of memory loss seem to be most appropriate for _______________?
A. memory based on visual images
B. long-term memory
C. short-term memory and sensory memory
D. muscular memory - procedural memory:
A. is memory for factual information
B. is made up to chronological recollections of personal
C. is memory for actions, skills and operations
D. is memory of names, dates, and faces
