According to the passage
what most happen before information can be stored in memory
The information must be pleasant
An object or idea must be perceived.
An order memory must be replaced.
The information must be looked up.
The passage states that one difference between short-term memory and long-term memory is
the type of information they store
their importance in learning
the amount of information they hold
their location in the brain
The phrase attend to in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning
reject
focus on
talk about
wait for
It can be inferred from paragraph 2 that something is NOT likely to be remember if is it is
not considered important
painful or embarrassing
related to previous experience
sent to short-term memory
The passage states that information can be lost from short-term memory when person
does not know how to read
repeats the information over and over
processes the information further
is distraced for 20 second
The phrase make it to in paragraph 3 closest in meaning to
disappear from
arrive at
respond to
seem like
Which sentence below best expresses the essential information in the hightlighted sentence in paragraph 4? Incorrect choices change the meaning in important ways or leave out essential information.
Usually information is reheared so it can be used later, but sometimes it is rehearsed so it can be used right away
There are several reasons for memorizing information; the most common reason is to improve short-term memory
The belief that"practice makes perfect" causes people to repeat certain behavior even when the behavior is very complex
It is fairly simple to keep information in short-term memory,but it is difficult to seed it to long-term memory
Why does the author mention "card sense" in paragraph 4?
To point out that playing cards requires a hight level of thinking
To give an example of knowledge already stored in long-term memory
To compare learning a card game to remembering a telephone number
To explain why some card games are easier to learn than others
The word They in paragraph5 refers to
cognitive psychologists
memory structures
interests, attitudes, skills, and knowledge of the world
what your perceive and how you interpret your perceptions
All the following enhance the transfer of information from short-term memory to long-term memory EXCEPT
deciding that information is not meaningful or relevant
repeating information over and over to oneself
linking new information with data in long-term memory
performing a task frequently and repeatedly
What can be inferred from paragraph 6 skill memory
It is more important than fact memory in everyday life
It exist in long-term memory because of repeated practice
It requires conscious effort to be retrieved from memory
It contains only the skill that people can perform well