3. Cognition

Forgetting And Typical Memory Errors — Quiz

Test your understanding of forgetting and typical memory errors with 5 practice questions.

Practice Questions

Question 1

A student learned a list of words yesterday. Today, the earlier list makes it harder to remember a new list learned this morning. What forgetting effect is this?

Question 2

A memory becomes weaker over time because it is not used or rehearsed. What is this forgetting process called?

Question 3

A person remembers the facts of a speech but forgets whether those facts came from the speech, a book, or a friend. What is this error called?

Question 4

After hearing a leading question, a witness later remembers seeing a stop sign even though the intersection actually had a yield sign. What memory error is this?

Question 5

A person knows a fact was learned before, but cannot bring it to mind during a test at the moment. What is this called?