COOP Memory 4

Question 1

To remember that 'Roy G. Biv' stands for the colors of the rainbow, you are using a:

Accepted Answer

acronym mnemonic

Answer

An acronym mnemonic uses the first letters of a list to form a pronounceable word for easy recall.

Question 2

Which scenario BEST demonstrates state-dependent memory?

Accepted Answer

Recalling information more easily when in the same mood as when you learned it

Answer

State-dependent memory means recall is better when your internal state (e.g., mood) matches the state during learning.

Question 3

A person who suffers a blow to the head cannot remember events from the hour before the accident but can recall older memories. This is:

Accepted Answer

retrograde amnesia

Answer

Retrograde amnesia involves loss of memories formed before a brain injury, especially recent ones.

Question 4

You learned to type on a standard keyboard. Now you switch to a Dvorak keyboard and keep making errors because your old habits interfere. This is:

Accepted Answer

proactive interference

Answer

Proactive interference occurs when older learning interferes with the ability to acquire or recall newer information.

Question 5

The reason eyewitness testimony can be unreliable is MOST related to which memory concept?

Accepted Answer

Reconstructive nature of memory

Answer

Memory is reconstructive, meaning we fill in gaps with inferences and suggestions rather than replaying exact events.

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