Question 1

Which of the following would be good advice in using mnemonics?

Accepted Answer

All of these suggestions are good advice. A mnemonic device is a memory aid that helps individuals recall information. The suggestions given in A, B, and C are all effective ways to create and use mnemonic devices for improving memory retention.

Question 2

The _____ method is an excellent technique when you want to work "backward" from an English word to a foreign vocabulary word.

Accepted Answer

The keyword method involves selecting a familiar English word that sounds similar to the foreign word you are trying to learn, and then creating a mental image linking the two words together. This technique can help you work backward from an English word to recall the foreign vocabulary word. The other options (consolidation, acronym, and eidetic) are not relevant to this specific learning task.

Question 3

Mnemonic techniques are

Accepted Answer

Mnemonic techniques encompass all of the above methods, which include mental pictures and associations, avoiding rote learning, and making information more familiar or meaningful. Therefore, choice D is the correct answer.

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT a mnemonic technique?

Accepted Answer

The tip-of-the-tongue effect is not a mnemonic technique, but rather a phenomenon where a person knows they know a word, but cannot recall it at a given moment. The other options (A,C,D) are all mnemonic techniques for improving memory and recall.

Question 5

To remember the Spanish word carta means "letter," you imagine a shopping cart filled with postal letters.By linking the new word carta to a familiar word, you have used the _____ method.

Accepted Answer

The keyword method involves creating a mental image that links a new word to a familiar word or image. In this case, imagining a shopping cart filled with letters helps to remember that carta means "letter".

Question 6

Your anatomy teacher suggests that you memorize the sentence "On Old Olympus Towering Top a Famous Vocal German Viewed Some Hops" to remember the 12 cranial nerves since the first letter of each nerve corresponds to the first letter of each word in this nonsense sentence.This technique is an example of

Accepted Answer

This technique is known as acrostics, where the first letter of each word is used to create a mnemonic device to aid in memory retention.

Question 7

Regarding mnemonic devices, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

Using bizarre images can actually help improve memory retention in some cases, as they may be more memorable and stand out better in the mind. However, this statement claims that it causes interference, which is false.

Question 8

Ancient Greeks orators had an interesting way to remember ideas in order when giving a speech, which involved

Accepted Answer

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Question 9

If you remember that "dinero" is money by visualizing yourself buying a Mexican dinner with dinero, you are using

Accepted Answer

The technique described involves using a mnemonic, which is a memory aid that helps to associate new information with something easier to remember. In this case, the person associates the word "dinero" with the image of buying Mexican dinner with money, making it easier to remember the meaning of the word.

Question 10

In the _____ method, a familiar word or image is used to link two other words or items.

Accepted Answer

The keyword method uses a familiar word or image to link two other words or items, making it easier to remember them. The iconic method uses visual images, the acronym method uses the first letter of each word to create a new word, and the eidetic method involves having a photographic memory. However, none of these methods specifically use a familiar word or image as the linking mechanism like the keyword method does.

Question 11

Which of the following is a mnemonic technique?

Accepted Answer

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Question 12

You are having trouble remembering history.Which of the following would NOT help you to remember history?

Accepted Answer

Considering history as part of the long-ago past and seeing long-dead relatives as part of this past would not necessarily aid in remembering historical events or figures. It may be a helpful perspective for contextualizing history, but it does not provide a method for retaining information. The other options offer visualization techniques to help with memory retention.

Question 13

To remember the Spanish word pajaro means "bird," you can link it to a word in English that it sounds like, such as "parked car-o." Therefore, you might visualize a parked car jam-packed full of birds.You have just used the _____ method.

Accepted Answer

The method described involves creating a visual association between a Spanish word and a word in English that sounds similar, which is the basis of the keyword method.

Question 14

Bizarre images

Accepted Answer

Bizarre images can make stored information more distinctive, which can aid in retrieval, improving immediate memory. They work best for simple information, but can also be applied to more complex information.

Question 15

Roy G. Biv is taught by science teacher to help students to remember the colors of the spectrum in order. Thus, Roy G. Biv is an example of

Accepted Answer

Roy G. Biv is an acrostic, a mnemonic device that helps people remember information by creating an acronym from the first letter of each item to be remembered.

Question 16

When trying to remember an association of several concepts in order, it is best to

Accepted Answer

Forming a chain of outrageous or bizarre associations helps in creating vivid and memorable links between concepts, making it easier to recall them in order.

Question 17

Mnemonic memories

Accepted Answer

Mnemonic memories are most effective during the initial stages of learning and are more easily forgotten than conventional memories, making them more fragile. They are useful for remembering specific information in the short run, but may not always be retained long-term. Therefore, all of the options listed are correct.

Question 18

Making a short story that links all the items on your grocery list you want to remember is an example of

Accepted Answer

Forming a chain refers to linking pieces of information together in a meaningful way to help remember them. In this case, linking items on a grocery list through a short story forms a chain. A context-dependent cue is a type of memory cue where the context in which information is learned is used as a retrieval cue. Using rehearsal to keep information in LTM and the serial position effect are related to how information is learned and remembered, but not specifically relevant to this situation.

Question 19

Regarding the basic principles of mnemonics, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

This statement is false. Research has shown that visual images and pictures are often easier to remember than words.

Question 20

Mnemonics include

Accepted Answer

Mnemonics involve forming bizarre mental associations, connecting new information to information already stored, and using the keyword method. Therefore, all of these options are correct.

Quiz 8: Extension C: Memory