Memory & Recall of Linguistic Information Flashcards

A learner reviews 30 vocabulary pairs using spaced repetition over three days. Compared to massed practice in one session, spaced repetition typically:

Answer: Produces lower immediate scores but higher long-term retention

Spaced repetition leverages the spacing effect, improving durable long-term memory at the cost of feeling harder in the short term.

Which brain region is most critical for forming new explicit (declarative) memories for vocabulary?

Answer: Hippocampus

The hippocampus is essential for consolidating new explicit memories, including newly learned word-meaning associations.

On the MLAT, a high score on memory subtests is most predictive of success in:

Answer: Rapid vocabulary acquisition across any target language

Strong rote memory for word-meaning pairs correlates with faster vocabulary growth regardless of the target language.

A test-taker is shown 15 word pairs, then given an interpolated task for 2 minutes, then tested. This design specifically measures:

Answer: Short-term memory with minimal interference

A brief delay with an intervening task tests short-term memory durability before long-term consolidation occurs.

The keyword method for vocabulary memorization works by:

Answer: Linking a foreign word's sound to an image connected to its meaning

The keyword method creates a phonetic and visual bridge between the foreign word's sound and its English meaning.

Which type of memory is tested when a learner completes a familiar word stem (e.g., 'pre___') without consciously trying to remember?

Answer: Implicit priming memory

Word-stem completion taps implicit memory through priming, without conscious recollection effort.

If a student forgets a word they studied yesterday but remembers it after seeing its first letter, this is an example of:

Answer: Retrieval failure aided by a cue

The memory was stored but inaccessible without a retrieval cue, demonstrating cue-dependent forgetting.