The isolation effect is __________.
a. the fact that repetition leads to stronger memory traces
b. the fact that the frequency of events seems to be encoded into memory easily (or automatically)
c. improved memory for one piece of evidence that has been made distinct or different
d. the fact that rehearsal organization and imagery lead to better retrieval
Question 2Items presented early on in a list are more likely to get __________.
a. less interference
b. slow-moving alpha waves
c. procedural memory support
d. more rehearsal
Question 3Better recall for items in a list that were made unusual in some fashion (e.g., bold or underlined) is called __________.
a. the von Restorff / isolation effect
b. the vividness effect
c. autobiographical memory
d. the flashbulb memory effect
Question 4The improved retention of one piece of information that is made distinct or different from the information around it (e.g., underlining one word in a to-be-remembered list in red ink) is __________.
a. content accuracy
b. technical accuracy
c. priming
d. von Restorff / isolation effect
Question 5__________ is knowledge about one's own memory functioning: how it works and fails to work.
a. Metaanalysis
b. Metacognition
c. Metaawareness
d. Metamemory
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