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4 Retrieval and Forgetting Online Quiz Questions

Use this free practice quiz with 20 questions to review 4 Retrieval and Forgetting, test your knowledge, and prepare for your next test or exam.

20 questions
01
True or false
1 point

True or false: If a learner returns to the exact setting where information was learned, they are guaranteed to remember it.

  1. A

    True

  2. B

    False

02
Choose one
1 point

A learner sees a list containing a term studied earlier and identifies that familiar term. Which retrieval process does this illustrate?

  1. A

    Recall without an explicit prompt

  2. B

    Recognition

  3. C

    Cued recall

  4. D

    Tip-of-the-tongue experience

03
Written response
1 point

What term names a prompt or piece of information that helps bring a memory to mind?

04
Written response
1 point

What is the name for an experience in which someone feels that a word is known but cannot produce it at that moment?

05
Fill in the blank
1 point

The proposal that a memory trace becomes less accessible as time passes, particularly without rehearsal or use, is called .

06
Fill in the blank
1 point

Interference is more likely when the competing information is , as with several passwords, names, or procedures.

07
Choose one
1 point

A student learned a concept by linking it to one particular example. Later, which cue is most likely to help the student retrieve the concept?

  1. A

    The example is obvious to the learner after the fact, even though it was not connected to the material during learning.

  2. B

    The example was meaningfully linked to the concept while the learner studied it.

  3. C

    The example is unrelated to the concept but appears in the same subject area.

  4. D

    The learner encounters the example for the first time after forgetting the concept.

08
Choose one
1 point

After changing phone numbers, a person repeatedly gives their old number when asked for the new one. Which explanation best describes this difficulty?

  1. A

    Proactive interference

  2. B

    Retroactive interference

  3. C

    Decay

  4. D

    Recognition

09
Choose one
1 point

After learning a new password, someone struggles to recall the previous password. Which explanation best describes this difficulty?

  1. A

    Proactive interference

  2. B

    Retroactive interference

  3. C

    Decay theory

  4. D

    Recognition

10
Choose all
1 point

Select all explanations for why someone might fail to recall information that was learned.

  1. A

    The cues available at the time may be absent or ineffective.

  2. B

    A recall failure always proves that the information was erased.

  3. C

    Competing memories may intrude on retrieval.

  4. D

    Every recall failure has one identifiable cause.

11
Written response
1 point

What term describes a situation in which information remains stored but the available cues do not provide effective access to it?

12
True or false
1 point

True or false: If information was never adequately encoded, searching memory more intensely can recover it.

  1. A

    True

  2. B

    False

13
Choose all
1 point

Select all statements about interference that are supported.

  1. A

    Memories can compete, making target information harder to retrieve.

  2. B

    Interference proves that the target information was never learned.

  3. C

    Interference can make a memory inaccessible without showing that it was erased.

  4. D

    Interference occurs only when a person studies in a different physical setting.

14
Open ended
1 point

Explain three possible explanations for forgetting—decay, interference, and retrieval failure—and why one instance of failed recall is not enough to determine which explanation applies.

15
Choose one
1 point

A student sees a familiar term in a list and identifies it as one they studied. Which kind of memory task is this?

  1. A

    Free recall

  2. B

    Cued recall

  3. C

    Recognition

16
True or false
1 point

True or false: Returning to the setting where information was learned guarantees that a person will remember it.

  1. A

    True

  2. B

    False

17
Written response
1 point

A student learns a concept by linking it to a particular example. Later, that same example helps the student recall the concept. What principle does this illustrate?

18
Choose one
1 point

A person has difficulty recalling information after a long period without using it. Which conclusion best reflects decay theory and its limitation?

  1. A

    It proves that the memory trace faded because of time alone.

  2. B

    It is consistent with decay theory, but time alone does not establish the cause of the lapse.

  3. C

    It proves that the information was never encoded.

19
Choose one
1 point

A learner paid too little attention when new information was presented and did not adequately encode it. What should the learner expect when trying harder to remember it later?

  1. A

    Information that was never adequately encoded cannot be recovered just by searching memory more intensely.

  2. B

    Any failure to recall proves that the information was erased.

  3. C

    A stronger retrieval cue always recovers information that was not encoded.

20
Choose one
1 point

A person is trying to remember one password among several similar passwords. According to the material, what feature makes competing memories more likely to interfere?

  1. A

    Competing information is unrelated to the target.

  2. B

    The target was recalled successfully once before.

  3. C

    Competing information is similar to the target.