Introduction to Psychology Unit 5 Challenge 3.docx - Sophia...

Sophia University – Foundation of Psychology
Unit 5 Challenge 3
Gaining access to information or events from the past occurs during
which of the following stages of memory?

a.)
The storage stage

b.)
The retrieval stage

c.)
The encoding stage
Typically, up to how long can short-term memory store information?

a.)
20-30 seconds

b.)
5-7 seconds

c.)
8-10 minutes
Which type of memory is involved in recalling factual and
impersonal information?

a.)
Semantic memory

b.)
Episodic memory

c.)
Working memory

When you know that you have learned a person's name but cannot
recall what it is, this memory is __________.

a.)
accessible, but not available

b.)
available, but not accessible

c.)
both accessible and available

d.)
neither available nor accessible
If a memory has been consolidated, which of the following has
occured?

a.)
Both encoding and storage

b.)
Storage