Encoding
Storage
Retrieval
Forgetting
Potpourri
100

This memory system can hold approximately 7 pieces of information

What is the short term memory

100

Visual information is stored here for 1 second

What is iconic memory

100

Having to remember the names of the 7 dwarfs from memory is an example of this retrieval technique

What is recall

100

Also known as the "tip of the tongue phenomenon"

What is retrieval failure

100

The 90's Disney princess who has raccoon as a sidekick

Who is Pocahontas 

200

The memory system that can store an infinite amount of material

What is the long term memory system

200

We use things like sight, smell, sound, taste and touch to store information for brief periods

What is sensory memory

200

The idea that learning something through the second time is easier

What is relearning

200

The idea that we remember things mostly at the end of information sets

What is the recency effect

200

"With Great Power, Comes Great Responsibility" is the famous line from this superhero's comic

Who is Spiderman

300

A type of memory that goes into memory storage without being consciously aware that you did it

What is implicit memory

300

In order to encode and store information you must give it..

What is (multiple answers)

- Attention

- Selective Attention

- Undivided Attention

300

Multiple choice tests utilize this retrieval method

What is recognition

300

The police officer how fast the car went when it "smashed" into the other car versus saying it "bumped" into the car is an example of this

What is the misinformation effect

300

NFL team that appeared in 4 straight Super Bowls in the 1990's and lost them all

Who are the Buffalo Bills

400

Types of memories that include facts, dates and pieces of information

What are explicit memories

400

The average number of pieces of information your short term memory can hold

What is 7

400

These can spark are memory and act as the "key" to unlocking and retrieving the information we need

What are retrieval cues

400

The inability to remember old memories, but you can make new ones

What is retrograde amnesia 

400

Dialogue from this 1984 film classic goes:

- "See you on the other side, Ray"

- "It was nice working with you, Dr. Venkman"

What is Ghostbusters

500

The idea that you will encode information better if you do it over several days as opposed to a single "cram session"

What is (2 possible answers)

- Distributed Practice

- Spacing Effect

500

This type of sensory memory is stored in your head for 3-4 seconds

What is echoic memory

500

The theory states that you will do well to take your psychology exams in the same place you learned the information

What is context dependent memory

500

An example would be if you took your girlfriend out to Ralphie's in Salem, NH because that was where you two met. Upon reminding her during your romantic dinner, she angrily tells you that you did not meet her at Ralphie's for the first time.

What is source amnesia

500

The beaver is on the national emblem for this country

What is Canada