Questions of exam.
1. The first step in the memory process is known as __________, when information is transformed into a
form that can be stored in short-term memory.
a. retrieval b. storage
c. encoding d. rehearsal
2. The process in which information is stored in permanent memory involves a change in the brain’s
physiology. This change is known as
a. consolidation. b. transformation.
c. hippocampal transformation. d. recalcitration.

3. You are at a party and meet someone you are really interested in. You get that person’s phone number
but have no way to write it down, so you use the process of __________ to get it into memory.
a. encoding b. latent retrieval
c. rehearsal d. recalcitration
4. The kind of memory that has a large capacity but a very short duration is __________ memory.
a. short-term b. sensory
c. long-term d. temporary
5. Alice’s ability to remember all the actions required to ride her motorcycle is due to her repetitive
practice, to the point where riding it is almost reflexive.
Any set of skills acquired this way is part of __________ memory.
6. Implicit memory is to explicit memory as __________ are to __________.
a. motor skills; facts and information
b. episodic memories; semantic memories
c. semantic memories; episodic memories
d. facts and information; motor skills
7. Cristina and her friends were talking about some great times they had in high school. Recounting those
stories as if they had happened yesterday, the friends were relying on __________ memory.
a. semantic b. implicit
c. personal d. episodic