Câu hỏi: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
Most people can remember a phone number for up to thirty Seconds. When this short amount of time elapses, however, the numbers are erased from the memory. How did the information get there in the first place? Information that makes its way to the short-term memory (STM) does so via the sensory storage area. The brain has a filter that only allows stimuli that are of immediate interest to pass on to the STM, also known as the working memory.
There is much debate about the capacity and duration of short-term memory. The most accepted theory comes from George A. Miller, a cognitive psychologist who suggested that humans can remember approximately seven chunks of information. A chunk is defined as a meaningful unit of information, such as a word or name rather than just a letter or number. Modem theorists suggest that one can increase the capacity of the short-term memory and improve the chances of a memory being passed on to long-term storage.
When making a conscious effort to memorize something, such as information for an exam, many people engage in "rote rehearsal". By repeating something over and over again. one is able to keep a memory alive. Unfortunately, this type of memory maintenance only succeeds if there are no interruptions. As soon as a person stops rehearsing the information, it has the tendency to disappear. When a pen and paper are not handy. people often attempt to remember a phone number by repeating it aloud. If the doorbell rings or the dog barks to come in before a person has the opportunity to make a phone call, he will likely forget the number instantly. Therefore, rote rehearsal is not an efficient way to pass information from short-term to long-term memory. A better way is to practice "elaborate rehearsal". This involves assigning semantic meaning to a piece of information so that it can be filed along with other pre- existing long-term memories.
Encoding information semantically also makes it more retrievable. Retrieving information can be done by recognition or recall. Humans can easily recall memories that are stored in the long-term memory and used often; however, if a memory seems to be forgotten, it may eventually be retrieved by prompting. The more cues a person is given (such as pictures), the more likely a memory can be retrieved. This is why multiple-choice tests are often used for subjects that require a lot of memorization.
Which of the following is NOT supported by the passage?
A. The working memory is the same as the short-term memory.
B. Multiple choice exams are the most difficult.
C. Cues help people to recognize information.
D. A memory is kept alive through constant repetition.
Most people can remember a phone number for up to thirty Seconds. When this short amount of time elapses, however, the numbers are erased from the memory. How did the information get there in the first place? Information that makes its way to the short-term memory (STM) does so via the sensory storage area. The brain has a filter that only allows stimuli that are of immediate interest to pass on to the STM, also known as the working memory.
There is much debate about the capacity and duration of short-term memory. The most accepted theory comes from George A. Miller, a cognitive psychologist who suggested that humans can remember approximately seven chunks of information. A chunk is defined as a meaningful unit of information, such as a word or name rather than just a letter or number. Modem theorists suggest that one can increase the capacity of the short-term memory and improve the chances of a memory being passed on to long-term storage.
When making a conscious effort to memorize something, such as information for an exam, many people engage in "rote rehearsal". By repeating something over and over again. one is able to keep a memory alive. Unfortunately, this type of memory maintenance only succeeds if there are no interruptions. As soon as a person stops rehearsing the information, it has the tendency to disappear. When a pen and paper are not handy. people often attempt to remember a phone number by repeating it aloud. If the doorbell rings or the dog barks to come in before a person has the opportunity to make a phone call, he will likely forget the number instantly. Therefore, rote rehearsal is not an efficient way to pass information from short-term to long-term memory. A better way is to practice "elaborate rehearsal". This involves assigning semantic meaning to a piece of information so that it can be filed along with other pre- existing long-term memories.
Encoding information semantically also makes it more retrievable. Retrieving information can be done by recognition or recall. Humans can easily recall memories that are stored in the long-term memory and used often; however, if a memory seems to be forgotten, it may eventually be retrieved by prompting. The more cues a person is given (such as pictures), the more likely a memory can be retrieved. This is why multiple-choice tests are often used for subjects that require a lot of memorization.
Which of the following is NOT supported by the passage?
A. The working memory is the same as the short-term memory.
B. Multiple choice exams are the most difficult.
C. Cues help people to recognize information.
D. A memory is kept alive through constant repetition.
Giải thích:
Điều nào sau đây không được đoạn văn ủng hộ?
A. Bộ nhớ làm việc giống với bộ nhớ ngắn hạn.
B. Các bài thi trắc nghiệm là khó nhất.
C. Các gợi ý giúp mọi người nhận dạng thông tin.
D. Ký ức được duy trì sống động thông qua sự lặp lại liên tục.
Thông tin:
+ The brain has a filter that only allows stimuli that are of immediate interest to pass on to the STM, also known as the working memory. (Bộ não có một bộ lọc chỉ cho phép những kích thích mà chúng ta hứng thú ngay lập tức đi đến vùng STM, hay còn gọi là bộ nhớ làm việc.)→ A đúng
+ The more cues a person is given (such as pictures), the more likely a memory can be retrieved. (Những gợi ý (như hình ảnh) đưa ra càng nhiều thì khả năng một người có thể gợi lại ký ức càng cao.)→ C đúng
+ By repeating something over and over again, one is able to keep a memory alive. (Bằng việc lặp đi lặp lại điều gì nhiều lần, một người có thể duy trì ký ức của mình.)→ D đúng
+ This is why multiple-choice tests are often used for subjects that require a lot of memorization. (Đó chính là lý do tại sao các bài kiểm tra trắc nghiệm thường được dùng cho các môn học đòi hỏi sự ghi nhớ cao.)→ B sai
Điều nào sau đây không được đoạn văn ủng hộ?
A. Bộ nhớ làm việc giống với bộ nhớ ngắn hạn.
B. Các bài thi trắc nghiệm là khó nhất.
C. Các gợi ý giúp mọi người nhận dạng thông tin.
D. Ký ức được duy trì sống động thông qua sự lặp lại liên tục.
Thông tin:
+ The brain has a filter that only allows stimuli that are of immediate interest to pass on to the STM, also known as the working memory. (Bộ não có một bộ lọc chỉ cho phép những kích thích mà chúng ta hứng thú ngay lập tức đi đến vùng STM, hay còn gọi là bộ nhớ làm việc.)→ A đúng
+ The more cues a person is given (such as pictures), the more likely a memory can be retrieved. (Những gợi ý (như hình ảnh) đưa ra càng nhiều thì khả năng một người có thể gợi lại ký ức càng cao.)→ C đúng
+ By repeating something over and over again, one is able to keep a memory alive. (Bằng việc lặp đi lặp lại điều gì nhiều lần, một người có thể duy trì ký ức của mình.)→ D đúng
+ This is why multiple-choice tests are often used for subjects that require a lot of memorization. (Đó chính là lý do tại sao các bài kiểm tra trắc nghiệm thường được dùng cho các môn học đòi hỏi sự ghi nhớ cao.)→ B sai
Đáp án B.