M 25

Question 1

Effortful processing

Answer 1

Encoding that requires attention and conscious effort

Question 2

Rehearsal

Answer 2

The conscious repetition of information, either to maintain it in consciousness or to encode it for storage

Question 3

Spacing effect

Answer 3

The tendency for distributed study or practice to yield better longterm retention than is achieved through massed study or practice

Question 4

Serial position effect

Answer 4

Our tendency to recall best the last and first items in a list

Question 5

Visual encoding

Answer 5

The encoding of picture images

Question 6

Acoustic encoding

Answer 6

The encoding of sound, especially the sound of words

Question 7

Semantic encoding

Answer 7

The encoding of meaning, including the meanings of words

Question 8

Imagery

Answer 8

Mental pictures; a powerful aid to effortful processing, especially when combined with semantic encoding

Question 9

Mnemonics

Answer 9

Memory aids, especially those techniques that use vivid imagery and organizational devices

Question 10

Chunking

Answer 10

Organizing items into familiar, manageable units; often occur automatically

Question 11

Automatic processing

Answer 11

Unconscious encoding of incidental information, such as space, time and frequency, and well-learned information, such as word meanings