01
True or false
1 point
True or false: Sensory, working, and long-term memory are useful ways to describe memory, but information does not necessarily pass through them in one fixed sequence.
Free Practice Quiz Question List
03 Memory and Learning Online Quiz Questions
Use this free practice quiz with 20 questions to review 03 Memory and Learning, test your knowledge, and prepare for your next test or exam.
20 questions
02
Written response
1 point
A person types a familiar password pattern smoothly without deliberately recalling each finger movement. What kind of long-term memory is influencing this performance?
03
Choose one
1 point
A learner struggles to keep track of several unfamiliar steps while solving a problem. Which approach is most likely to reduce the load on working memory?
- A
Add more instructions so the learner can complete every step at once.
- B
Repeat the unfamiliar instructions quickly until they become familiar.
- C
Connect the new task to relevant knowledge the learner already has.
- D
Ask the learner to ignore the task until the instructions are stored permanently.
04
True or false
1 point
True or false: If a learner cannot recall information at a particular moment, that proves the information has been erased from memory.
- A
True
- B
False
05
Written response
1 point
A learner remembers a new idea by explaining how it connects to something they already know. What encoding approach are they using?
06
Choose one
1 point
A learner wants to retain a concept beyond the end of the week. Which study plan best applies the spacing approach?
- A
Study the concept repeatedly in one long session and do not return to it.
- B
Study the concept in several sessions separated by time.
- C
Reread the concept once immediately before using it.
- D
Switch randomly between unrelated topics during a single session.
07
Fill in the blank
1 point
Complete each description with the correct kind of interference. When an old password intrudes while someone tries to remember a new one, this is . When learning a new password makes the old one harder to retrieve, this is .
08
Choose one
1 point
A learner remembers a concept more readily when a later problem resembles an example used during learning. Which explanation best fits this result?
- A
The similar problem provides a cue connected to how the concept was learned.
- B
Rereading makes retrieval cues unnecessary.
- C
A completely unrelated context guarantees stronger recall.
- D
The concept was erased and recreated when the learner saw the similar problem.
09
Choose all
1 point
Which actions are examples of approaches that encourage meaningful encoding? Select all correct choices.
- A
Organize related ideas into categories.
- B
Repeat a sentence exactly without considering its meaning.
- C
Explain a concept in your own words.
- D
Generate an example of the concept.
10
Fill in the blank
1 point
Complete each description with the memory process it names: taking information in and organizing it is ; maintaining information over time is ; bringing information back to mind is .
11
Choose all
1 point
Which actions apply strategies that are especially useful for durable retention? Select all correct choices.
- A
Close the book and try to explain a concept from memory.
- B
Reread the same passage repeatedly in one sitting without testing recall.
- C
Return to previously learned material in later sessions.
- D
Highlight sentences without revisiting or recalling their meaning.
12
Choose one
1 point
Which example correctly describes recognition?
- A
A learner answers a question without seeing possible answers; this is recognition.
- B
A learner chooses a familiar answer from options; this is recall.
- C
A learner identifies a previously encountered answer among several options; this is recognition.
- D
A learner rereads a page; this is recall.
13
Open ended
1 point
Design a study routine for learning a concept that combines retrieval practice, checking and correcting errors, and spacing. Describe the steps and explain why they may support long-term retention.
14
Choose one
1 point
A learner is practicing several related problem types and wants to get better at choosing the appropriate method. Which plan best uses interleaving?
- A
Study one problem type exclusively, then switch to an unrelated topic at random.
- B
Alternate among related problem types to practice deciding which method applies.
- C
Repeat one problem type without comparing it to other methods.
- D
Switch among unrelated activities whenever a problem becomes difficult.
15
Choose one
1 point
A student finds unfamiliar, multi-step directions hard to keep in mind. Which memory system is most directly involved, and what could make the task easier?
- A
Sensory memory, because it briefly preserves incoming sensations; ignoring prior knowledge can reduce the number of directions.
- B
Working memory, because it holds and works with information during a task; connecting the directions to relevant knowledge in long-term memory can make the task easier.
- C
Episodic memory, because it stores personal events; repeating the directions once makes them long-term memories.
- D
Implicit memory, because it guides habits without deliberate recall; switching to an unrelated task reduces memory load.
16
Choose one
1 point
A learner wants to remember the idea that retrieval practice strengthens learning. Which study action best uses elaborative encoding?
- A
Repeat the sentence several times without considering its meaning
- B
Highlight every sentence that mentions memory
- C
Explain how the principle relates to an experience or concept already understood
- D
Copy the sentence exactly into a notebook
17
Choose one
1 point
During a study session, a learner closes their notes and explains a concept from memory. Which form of retrieval are they practicing?
- A
Recall, because the learner produces an answer without seeing it
- B
Recognition, because the learner identifies an answer from a list
- C
Sensory memory, because the learner briefly hears the question
- D
Storage, because the learner maintains information over time
18
True or false
1 point
True or false: Every piece of information must pass through sensory memory, then working memory, and then long-term memory in exactly the same way.
- A
True
- B
False
19
Written response
1 point
A person's familiar typing pattern guides their performance even though they are not deliberately recalling how to type. What type of memory is influencing the performance?
20
Written response
1 point
A learner remembers attending a particular class and the events that happened there. Which type of explicit long-term memory best describes this personal-event memory?