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Memory is formally defined as: - correct answer the mental processes that enable us to acquire, retain, and retrieve information. We transform information into a form that can be entered and retained by the memory system. This process is known as: - ...

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PSY-Chapter6

Memory is formally defined as: - correct answer the mental processes that
enable us to acquire, retain, and retrieve information.



We transform information into a form that can be entered and retained by the memory system. This
process is known as: - correct answer encoding.



_____ is the process of retaining information in memory so that it can be used at a later time. - correct
answer Storage



_____ involves recovering the stored information so that we are consciously aware of it. - correct
answer Retrieval



Information is stored in short-term memory for about: - correct answer 20
seconds.



At age 80, Bonita recalls the wonderful summers she spent with her grandparents during her childhood.
She talks about the market in town where you could buy freshly churned ice cream and garden
vegetables, the county fair, and bonfires where her grandmother would make s'mores for the family.
Bonita's recollections are an example of _____ memory. - correct answer long-
term



While auditory sensory memory can last for about _____, visual sensory memory lasts for about _____. -
correct answer 3 to 4 seconds; a half second



How can you increase the length of time that you can hold information in your short-term memory? -
correct answer Use maintenance rehearsal by repeating the information.



What happens to information in short-term memory that is not further processed or rehearsed? -
correct answer The information fades or decays.

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