Transfer of Learning, Memory and Forgetting

1. The material learnt today interferes with the recall of what is learnt yesterday is termed as __________

2. Who is the psychologist who experimented on conditioning?

3. The theory of Hierarchy of learning types was developed by _________

4. The law of effect emphasis the importance of ________

5. The “learning” of a particular task facilitates subsequent learning of another task is called ________

6. An individual responds to a new situation on the basis of the response made by him in similar situations in the past due to the law of ________

7. We forget things we do not want to remember by burying them in our consciousness is called __________ forgetting.

8. Which is considered to be the basis for imaging, creating, associating meaning and reasoning?

9. ‘Conditions of learning’ book is written by ________

10. One of the following is not a learning device.

11. Which of the following is not cause of forgetting?

12. Learning is a process of _______

13. A period showing no progress in a learning curve is termed as ________

14. The chief propounder of the theory of identical elements in transfer of training was _________

15. ‘Nothing succeeds like success’ is an illustration for the law of ______

16. Which of the following is an example of episodic memory?

17. Which of the following is a strategy that can help improve long-term memory retention?

18. According to the Atkinson-Shiffrin model of memory, which memory store has the largest capacity?

19. When information in memory fades over time due to lack of use, this is known as _______

20. The “tip-of-the-tongue” phenomenon is an example of _______

21. The “decay theory” of forgetting suggests that:

22. Which of the following best describes “latent learning” according to Edward Tolman?

23. Which learning theory emphasizes the importance of reinforcement and punishment in shaping behavior?

24. _________ involves creation of memory traces which are abstractions based on salient features of incoming information.

25. ‘Freedom to learn’ is the classic work of ____________ in which conditions for the promotion of learning; empathy, positive regard and genuineness is explained.

26. In this learning the subject has less freedom in recall, subject is expected to recall the words in order in which they are presented?

27. Read each of the following statements labelled as Assertion (A) and Reason (R) and indicate your answer using the codes given below.

Assertion (A): Forgetting of everyday events in young people is not an indication of a poor memory.

Reason (R): Ineffective encoding due to failure to attend to an event while it is happening results in failure to remember.

28. The most commonly overlooked and obvious reason for forgetting is _________

29. Which of the following are the conditions necessary for a Short Term Memory (STM) process to produce a Long Term Memory (LTM)?
1. STM runs its own course without disruption.

2. There is rehearsal of information.

3. STM undergoes consolidation.

4. There is interruption of learning.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

30. Match the following:

List I (Tests of Retention)

(a) Method of saving

(b) Recall

(c) Recognition

(d) Testimony

List II (Process involved)

(1) Multiple choice items

(2) Relearning

(3) Description of events

(4) Fill in the blanks