COOP Memory 2

Question 1

A student reads a list: pen, book, desk, lamp, chair, clock, door. Which item is MOST likely to be recalled first due to the serial position effect?

Accepted Answer

pen

Answer

The primacy effect causes the first item in a list to be recalled most easily because it received the most rehearsal.

Question 2

Maria memorized her locker combination by turning it into a phone number she already knew. This strategy is called:

Accepted Answer

mnemonics

Answer

Mnemonics are memory tricks that connect new information to something already familiar.

Question 3

Which type of memory allows you to remember how to ride a bicycle without consciously thinking about each step?

Accepted Answer

procedural memory

Answer

Procedural memory stores learned motor skills and habits that are performed automatically.

Question 4

You study Spanish on Monday, then French on Tuesday. On a Spanish test Wednesday, you struggle because French interfered. This is called:

Accepted Answer

retroactive interference

Answer

Retroactive interference occurs when newer learning disrupts recall of older information.

Question 5

A child can repeat back 5 digits immediately after hearing them but forgets them within 30 seconds without rehearsal. This reflects the limits of:

Accepted Answer

working memory

Answer

Working memory (short-term memory) holds about 7 items and fades quickly without active rehearsal.

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