Exam 8: Long-Term Memory Storage and Retrieval Processes

Jeff wants to remember the twelve signs of the zodiac: Aries ram), Taurus bull), Gemini twins), Cancer crab), Leo lion), Virgo virgin), Libra balance), Scorpio scorpion), Sagittarius archer), Capricorn goat), Aquarius water carrier), and Pisces fish). He does not necessarily want to remember them in any particular order. Considering research results described in the textbook, which one of the following techniques will maximize Jeff's chances of remembering all twelve?

An advantage of knowing some skills to a level of automaticity is that automaticity:

Travis realizes that the year World War II ended-1945-is the same year that his grandfather was born. Which one of the following processes is Travis most clearly demonstrating?

Robert does not recognize the police officer that came to the door last month to tell him that his dog had been killed by a car. Robert's lapse of memory can probably best be explained in terms of:

Three of these teachers will probably promote meaningful learning in their students. Which one is unlikely to do so?

Which one of the following statements describes wait time and its effect on learning?

In an early investigation of memory, Frederic Bartlett asked students to read a story called The War of the Ghosts and then on later occasions asked them to recall the story. Bartlett made a number of observations about how students' recollections of the story were different from the story itself. Which of the following was not one of his observations?

A biology teacher wants students to remember the various components of a cell nucleus, cytoplasm, cell membrane). Considering what research tells us about long-term memory storage, the teacher would be well advised to help students encode information about the cell:

The textbook distinguishes between teacher-directed and learner-directed forms of instruction. Which one of the following best describes how teachers should view these two approaches?

Which one of the following best illustrates the use of a concept map?