CONCEPT IDENTIFICATION EXERCISE
Identity the concept and type it in the small box below each list. Then click on the concept to check your answer.

 Memory Storage
Provide sensory memory (SM), short-term memory (STM), or long-term memory (LTM) information for each question. A. STM capacity B. LTM method of maintaining information C. SM storage time D. LTM capacity E. SM chief cause of forgetting F. LTM storage time G. STM method of maintaining information H. LTM chief cause of forgetting

 Measures of Retention
Identify the measure of retention illustrated by each example. A. multiple-choice test B. taking a course over C. essay exam D. criminal lineup identification E. telling someone about your past vacation

 Memory Improvement Techniques
Identify the technique illustrated by each example. A. chunking and depth of processing B. method of loci C. studying for short periods stretched over time D. going over material already learned E. repeating information from memory

 Important People in Memory
Identify each person whose contribution to psychology is described. A. proposed information-processing theory of memory B. studied verbal learning and memory with nonsense syllables C. studied iconic sensory memory D. studied eyewitness memory E. studied retrieval searching in short-term memory F. proposed procedural, semantic, and episodic memory

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