Practice - Memory and Forgetting: The Role of Attention and Rehearsal
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Practice Questions
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What is selective attention?
💡 Hint: Think about how you concentrate in a noisy room.
Define maintenance rehearsal.
💡 Hint: Consider how you remember a phone number for a short time.
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What type of rehearsal involves making meaningful associations?
💡 Hint: Think about what you do to remember information better.
True or False: Maintenance rehearsal is only effective for long-term memory retention.
💡 Hint: Consider what repeating without meanings achieves.
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Challenge Problems
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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.
💡 Hint: Think of combining repetition with understanding.
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.
💡 Hint: Apply your knowledge of memory factors to a personal experience.
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