Psychology Mcqs

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1.What term describes the capacity to acquire new knowledge and create lasting memories?

2.Which forgetting theory emphasizes the confusion caused by similar memories stored in the brain?

3.In Pavlov’s dual-code memory theory, which two types of codes are utilized to encode long-term memories?

4.What type of learning is typically involved when children memorize the alphabet in order?

5.What does the term 'iconic memory' specifically describe?

6.What is the term for learning through continuous repetition until the information is retained?

7.Based on Craik and Lockhart's theory, which type of processing leads to the best memory retention?

8.After a woman was involved in a car accident and recovered, she is unable to recall the events that occurred just prior to the collision. What is this condition called?

9.Damage to the hippocampus caused by a brain tumor typically results in difficulty forming new memories, while previously stored memories remain unaffected. What is this condition called?

10.What type of sensory memory is known as echoic memory?

11.Who is credited with developing the concept known as the method of savings?

12.The tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon occurs because of a problem with which cognitive process?

13.Which region of the brain is responsible for converting short-term memories into long-term storage?

14.In which group is eidetic memory most commonly observed?

15.Ebbinghaus's "Saving method" was one of the first techniques used to assess which type of memory performance?

16.What are mnemonics primarily used for?

17.Which of the following does not primarily serve as a memory retention aid?

18.What is the technique called where you link items you want to recall to a series of distinct locations?

19.What form of memory is primarily assessed during a multiple-choice examination?

20.What term describes the process when the conditioned response disappears after the conditioned stimulus is repeatedly shown without the unconditioned stimulus?

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