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CHAPTER 7: MEMORY
Name: Grade/ Sec : XI
Subject:Psy
Date of submission:
Presented by: P

Answer each question in ONE word/phrase/sentence (1 mark)

1. The best method for encoding long term memories is probably to

use
-Maintenance rehearsal
-Rote rehearsal
-Elaborative rehearsal
-Sleep learning
2. The two kinds of forgetting due to interference are ___________
and ___________.
3. Ram went from India, where he grew up, to the United States. The
first week he was there, he had a terrible time remembering to drive
on the right side of the road. His problem is most likely due to
-Encoding failure
-Retroactive interference
-Proactive interference
-None of the above
4. The mnemonic techniques that use organization are __________
and __________.
5. Ebbinghaus found that information is forgotten
-More rapidly as time goes by
-Gradually at first, then increasing in speed of forgetting
-Quickly at first, then tapering off gradually
-Most quickly one day after learning
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6. The stage model of memory was proposed by ___________ in

1968.
7.___________ are organized bodies of information stored in memory
that bias the way new information is interpreted, stored, and recalled.
8.___________ are aids that help us in recovering information stored
in memory.
9. Hermann Ebbinghaus made the first systematic attempt in
understanding how and why people forget. True/false
10.___________ means maximum and efficient use of the capacity of
long term memory with minimum redundancy.

Answer in about 30 words (2 marks)

11. Explain the term chunking with an example.

12. Explain the dual coding hypothesis.
13. How are maintenance rehearsals different from elaborative
rehearsals?
14. Differentiate between declarative and procedural memory.
15. What is a concept?
Answer in about 60 words (3 marks)

16. Explain the three stages of memory.

17. According to Craik & Lockhart, what are the ways in which
incoming information is analyzed?
18. How did Bartlett study memory as a constructive process and not
a reproductive process?
19. Explain the hierarchical network model.
Answer in about 100 words (4 marks)

20. What is memory and what are the three processes of memory?
21. Briefly explain the mnemonic techniques that use images.
22. Differentiate between episodic and semantic memory.
23. How is information processed through sensory, short term and long-
term memory systems?
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Answer in about 200 words (6 marks)

24. A. Explain the different types of long-term memory.

OR

b. Explain the model of memory proposed by Atkinson and Shiffrin.

25. A. Discuss some approaches to improve memory.

OR

b. Explain the theories of forgetting.