Quiz 4 Flashcards
Cramming before exam is an example of…
Massed practice
Studying on multiple occasions before an exam is an example of…
Distributed practice
The study by Glenberg, Smith, and Green (1977) revealed that words that were repeated more frequently were not remembered better than those repeated less often. This finding suggests that:
Maintenance rehearsal alone is insufficient for encoding items
Hyde and Jenkins (1973) discovered that tasks promoting deeper encoding enhanced memory performance. They also found that:
This effect was observed for both incidental and intentional encoding
Morris, Bransford, and Frank (1977) studied how specific encoding tasks influenced performance on different types of tests. Their findings indicated that:
Rhyming encoding led to the best performance on a rhyming test
Participants complete two types of tasks: in one, they generate a rhyme for a given word (e.g. dog - log), and in the other, they generate an adjective for the same word (e.g. dog - cute). The first task is likely to transfer best to a ____ test, while the second task will likely transfer best to a ____ ____ test.
rhyming; standard recognition
What is the primary function of the encoding process?
It moves information from short-term memory to long-term memory
Retrieval moves information from ____ ____ ____ to ____ ____ ____
Long-term memory; Short-term memory
The most significant benefit of distributed practice is observed in:
The retention of information over time
Enhanced retention of material learned through distributed practice can be observed in…
- Procedural learning tasks
- A few days after training has ended
and: for years after training has ended
