Practice Memory And Forgetting: The Role Of Attention And Rehearsal (6.4) - Remembering and Forgetting

Practice: Memory and Forgetting: The Role of Attention and Rehearsal

Lesson 6.4Remembering and Forgetting

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Question 1.
What is selective attention?
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Think about how you concentrate in a noisy room.
Question 2.
Define maintenance rehearsal.
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Consider how you remember a phone number for a short time.
3Question 3.
What type of rehearsal involves making meaningful associations?
- A) Maintenance Rehearsal
- B) Elaborative Rehearsal
- C) Selective Attention
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Think about what you do to remember information better.
4Question 4.
True or False: Maintenance rehearsal is only effective for long-term memory retention.
- True
- False
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Consider what repeating without meanings achieves.
Question 5.
You are given a list of ten vocabulary words to memorize for your language class. Describe a strategy for using both types of rehearsal to ensure successful recall during a test.
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Think of combining repetition with understanding.
Question 6.
Reflect on a time when you failed to recall information during a test. Discuss the factors that might have contributed to your failure in light of attention and rehearsal.
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Apply your knowledge of memory factors to a personal experience.

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