Memory Processes and Forgetting - Perception, Learning, Memory and Forgetting - Psychology Previous Year Questions

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2022 · Psychology · Perception, Learning, Memory and Forgetting · Memory Processes and Forgetting

Humanities & Social Sciences-Psychology (XH-C5) 2022

Memory involves three stages. Find out the correct sequence from the following:

A

Storage, Encoding, Retrieval

B

Retrieval, Encoding, Storage

C

Encoding, Storage, Retrieval

D

Decoding, Encoding, Storage

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2022 · Psychology · Perception, Learning, Memory and Forgetting · Memory Processes and Forgetting

Humanities & Social Sciences-Psychology (XH-C5) 2022

You had been driving a car with manual-gear for 5 years. Recently, you started driving a new car with an auto- gear. If you are having any trouble, it is most likely due to __________ .

A

Proactive interference

B

Retroactive interference

C

Anterograde interference

D

Learning Difficulties

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2022 · Psychology · Perception, Learning, Memory and Forgetting · Memory Processes and Forgetting

Humanities & Social Sciences-Psychology (XH-C5) 2022

Which part of the brain is responsible for transferring information from STM to LTM?

A

Amygdala

B

Hypothalamus

C

Hippocampus

D

Cerebellum

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2023 · Psychology · Perception, Learning, Memory and Forgetting · Memory Processes and Forgetting

Humanities & Social Sciences-Psychology (XH-C5) 2023

When learning something new impairs the ability to retrieve information learnt earlier, it is known as ______________________.

A

retroactive interference

B

proactive interference

C

tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon

D

recency effect

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2023 · Psychology · Perception, Learning, Memory and Forgetting · Memory Processes and Forgetting

Humanities & Social Sciences-Psychology (XH-C5) 2023

Iconic memory is a type of ______________________.

A

short term memory

B

sensory memory

C

semantic memory

D

working memory

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2024 · Psychology · Perception, Learning, Memory and Forgetting · Memory Processes and Forgetting

Humanities & Social Sciences-Psychology (XH-C5) 2024

While retrieving a long-term memory, bits and pieces of information are gathered from various sources and put back together in a process called

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Consolidation

B

Reintegration

C

Constructive processing

D

Automatic processing

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2024 · Psychology · Perception, Learning, Memory and Forgetting · Memory Processes and Forgetting

Humanities & Social Sciences-Psychology (XH-C5) 2024

Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding memory?

A

Visual sensory memory last for a fraction of a second.

B

Selective attention moves the information from short-term memory to long-term memory.

C

In short-term memory, the information is held for a brief period of time while being used.

D

Echoic memory capacity is limited to two seconds but smaller than the capacity of iconic memory.

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2026 · Psychology · Perception, Learning, Memory and Forgetting · Memory Processes and Forgetting

Humanities & Social Sciences - Psychology (XH-C5) 2026

Which of the following statements is not true?

A

We remember the inferences made at the time of encoding and storage.

B

Modifications in memory can happen due to constructive processes.

C

Visual images are partial representations of the world around us.

D

The organizational encoding can never be inherent in the input.

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