A. consolidation
B. an engram
C. working memory
D. selective attention
Related Mcqs:
- ________________ 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 - 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 - What kind of code is/are used for items stored in short term memory?
A. Visual code
B. Semantic code
C. Acoustic code
D. All of the above - _______ primarily keeps memories active in short-term memory.
A. Dual memory
B. Elaborative rehearsal
C. Long-term memory
D. Maintenance rehearsal - 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 - The incoming flow of information from our sensory systems is referred to as ____________?
A. sensation
B. perception
C. adaptation
D. cognition - Which brain structure appears to an active role in integrating sensory information?
A. cerebellum
B. hypothalamus
C. thalamus
D. cerebrum - 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 - The process holding information in memory is referred to as: ____________?
A. retrieval
B. encoding
C. storage
D. organization
