3.1.1.1.1 Encoding, storage and retrieval: how memories are encoded and stored Quiz: AQA Psychology, Unit 1

The 20 questions

1. Which memory process changes incoming information into a stored code?

   • Storage
   • Encoding
   • Retrieval
   • Rehearsal

2. Which stage of memory involves accessing and using stored information?

   • Processing
   • Encoding
   • Retrieval
   • Storage

3. Which memory process involves keeping encoded information over time?

   • Retrieval
   • Encoding
   • Forgetting
   • Storage

4. Which three stages make up the basic memory process?

   • Encoding, storage, retrieval
   • Attention, rehearsal, recall
   • Sensory, short-term, long-term
   • Input, process, output

5. Which process represents the input stage of memory?

   • Consolidation
   • Encoding
   • Retrieval
   • Storage

6. Using a previously learnt word in an exam demonstrates which memory process?

   • Encoding
   • Rehearsal
   • Retrieval
   • Storage

7. Converting acoustic sensory input into a memory code is an example of what?

   • Retrieval
   • Decay
   • Storage
   • Encoding

8. Remembering a friend's birthday over many years demonstrates which memory stage?

   • Encoding
   • Attention
   • Retrieval
   • Storage

9. Being unable to access a stored memory in court indicates a failure of what?

   • Displacement
   • Storage
   • Retrieval
   • Encoding

10. Changing spoken words into acoustic memory codes is an example of what?

    • Storage
    • Retrieval
    • Retention
    • Encoding

11. Failing to recall a stored memory due to missing context cues is a failure of what?

    • Decay
    • Retrieval
    • Storage
    • Encoding

12. Which term describes the relationship between encoding, storage and retrieval in memory?

    • Sequential
    • Reversible
    • Independent
    • Simultaneous

13. Which stage represents the output of the human memory system?

    • Retrieval
    • Encoding
    • Attention
    • Storage

14. Needing specific environmental details to trigger recall is an example of what?

    • Acoustic encoding
    • Storage limits
    • Retrieval cues
    • Displacement

15. Which activity directly strengthens the retrieval pathway for stored information?

    • Passive listening
    • Rereading notes
    • Sleeping longer
    • Practice testing

16. Which process changes information into a format that can be stored in memory?

    • Consolidation
    • Encoding
    • Storage
    • Retrieval

17. What is the correct sequence of memory stages from start to finish?

    • Encoding, storage, retrieval
    • Retrieval, storage, encoding
    • Encoding, retrieval, storage
    • Storage, encoding, retrieval

18. Which memory process refers to keeping information in memory over time?

    • Encoding
    • Chunking
    • Storage
    • Retrieval

19. Which memory process involves locating and accessing stored information when needed?

    • Retrieval
    • Processing
    • Encoding
    • Storage

20. Which type of encoding involves changing information into a visual image?

    • Tactile encoding
    • Acoustic encoding
    • Visual encoding
    • Semantic encoding

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