The efficiency of memory can be increased if we organize information so that the amount of information in each unit increases while the number of separate units decreases. This process is called _________________?

Related Mcqs:

1. The tendency to organize stimuli into smooth, uninterrupted patterns is called _________________?

   A. closure
   B. continuity
   C. similarity
   D. proximity

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

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

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

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

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

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

5. Which memory holds a large amount of information for about 2 seconds?

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

6. The process of getting information out of memory storage is known as __________________?

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

7. In order to summarize or organize a series of observations in some meaningful way, psychologists may develop:

   A. hypotheses
   B. experiments
   C. surveys
   D. theories

8. The conscious repetition of information in order to maintain it in memory is called ___________________?

   A. automatic processing
   B. rehearsal
   C. priming
   D. chunking

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

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

10. A child is creating new schemata to account for new information, Piaget calls this process _________________?

    A. accommodation
    B. assimilation
    C. operations
    D. function autonomy