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Motor Learning and Control: From Theory to Practice

William Edwards

Chapter 6

Memory and Learning - all with Video Answers

Educators

Section 1

HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW?

01:49

Problem 1

The process by which information in the environment is translated into a form that can be registered by a memory system is called
a. storage.
b. consolidation.
c. retrieval.
d. encoding.

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07:01

Problem 2

Studies in the $1950 \mathrm{~s}$ with a young man identified only as "H.M." resulted in the discovery of
a. the memory trace.
b. the procedural memory system.
c. episodic memory.
d. convergence centers.

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01:50

Problem 3

In a series of items practiced in the order A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, and J, assuming all items are of equal difficulty and new to the learner, which items would most likely be the easiest to remember and therefore the most likely to be learned?
a. A, B, C, and D
b. G, H, I, and J
c. A, B, I, and J
d. D, E, F, and G

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Ze-Han Lee
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04:53

Problem 4

Forgetting from short-term memory is explained by (1) , while forgetting from long-term memory is explained by (2)
a. (1) trace decay, (2) interference
b. (1) proactive inhibition, (2) retroactive inhibition
c. (1) interference, (2) trace decay
d. (1) retroactive inhibition, (2) proactive inhibition

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01:01

Problem 5

Which of the following is a characteristic of short-term memory?
a. Is capable of storing an unlimited amount of information
b. Has a duration capacity of one second or less
c. Has an item capacity of five to nine chunks or bits of information
d. Stores information in the form of schema

Nick Johnson
Nick Johnson
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01:15

Problem 6

Which memory system would store knowledge of the rule "Three strikes and you are out?"
a. Semantic system
b. Procedural system
c. Episodic system
d. Working system

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Problem 7

What is the term for the type of forgetting illustrated in the figure below?
Learn Skill A $\rightarrow$ Learn Skill B $\rightarrow$ Difficulty recalling Skill A

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00:45

Problem 8

The encoding of implicit details along with the explicit memory of a skill illustrates a principle called $\qquad$

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02:38

Problem 9

In the experiment by Beilock and Carr described in this chapter, expert golfers were less able to recall their actual putting experience than were beginner golfers. What did these researchers term the observation that attempts by experts to access declarative memory during skill execution, can hinder access to procedural memory causing experts to choke in their performances of well-learned skills?

Alyssa Mae L.
Alyssa Mae L.
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01:04

Problem 10

When an instructor briefly presents new information at the end of one practice session that she intends to teach in the following practice session, the memory principle she is using is called $\qquad$

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Problem 11

Theorists working within the dynamical systems perspective focus considerable attention on the role played by memory in attuning individuals to the meaning of perceptual information from the environment. Such information, called $\qquad$ , conveys information concerning opportunities for action manifest in the learner's environment.

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07:19

Problem 12

An instructor who presents new information to be learned in the middle of a practice session in a particularly dramatic and meaningful way is likely depending on the $\qquad$ effect to promote memory and learning.

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