The first step in placing information into memory storage is: _____________?

Related Mcqs:

1. ________________ determines what information moves from sensory memory to short-term memory.

   A. Encoding failure B. Selective attention C. Repression D. Eidetic encoding...

2. 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...

3. the human information-processing approach and the connectionist approach disagree with each other about how information is processed. How does the connectionist approachdiffer from the human information-processing approach?

   A. Connectionists can study the brain as it naturally occurs in real life situations B. Connectionists assume cognitive systems function as a whole versus by single components C. Connectionists support the idea of a centeral processor of control unit D. Connectionists assume parallel versus serial processing of information E. b and d...

4. 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...

5. ________ refers to the fading memory traces from short-term memory.

   A. Encoding failure B. Decay C. Disuse D. Decoding failure...

6. The type of memory where information is stored for the shortest period of time is:

   A. lone-term memory B. sensory memory C. short-term memory D. flashbulb memory...

7. Transforming incoming information into a usable form is the stage of memory called: ____________?

   A. retrieval B. encoding C. storage D. organization...

8. Organizing information into larger units as a way of improving the efficiency of short-term memory is called: ____________?

   A. chunking B. categorizationn C. verbal labeling D. symbolization...

9. The process holding information in memory is referred to as: ____________?

   A. retrieval B. encoding C. storage D. organization...

10. Revising a mental structure to incorporate new information is referred to as: _____________?

    A. accommodation B. schematizing C. prototyping D. retrieval...