Memory And Forgetting — Part 2 MCQs with Explanations

Serial-position effect is the correct answer to “The observation that in memory experiments using a list of items to be remembered, items at the beginning and end of the list are remembered best, is called:”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Memory And Forgetting.

All of the above is the correct answer to “Which of the following tasks is used for the study of semantic memory in the laboratory setting”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Memory And Forgetting.

Tip-of-the tongue state is the correct answer to “The situation of feeling that we know a certain specific name or word, yet being unable to recall it immediately, has been called the:”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Memory And Forgetting.

The art or system of memory training is the correct answer to “Mnemonics mean:”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Memory And Forgetting.

Method of Loci is the correct answer to “Imagining a place such as a building or room and then associating ideas to be remembered with parts of the building or items of furniture in the room, is an example of . . . . . . . .”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Memory And Forgetting.

2, 1, 3, 4 is the correct answer to “Consider the following stages : (1) Storage (2) Encoding (3) Retrieval (4) Recognition The correct sequence of these stages in the memory information flow is :”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Memory And Forgetting.

Retroactive-interference is the correct answer to “When newer memories interfere in the retrieval of old memory it is called:”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Memory And Forgetting.