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Class 11 (FYJC / HSC)Psychology2026-27 Syllabus

Chapter 8 Memory Solutions

Complete Maharashtra State Board Balbharati & Yuvakbharati textbook solutions for Chapter 8 Memory. Step-by-step solved exercises, numerical problems, and digest answers.

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Maharashtra State Board Class 11 Psychology Solutions Chapter 8 Memory

1A. Complete the following statements.

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One of the important processes for storage of information in the LTM is _____________ a. perception b. elaborative rehearsal c. encoding
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b. elaborative rehearsal
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Memory is a/an _____________ a. activity b. process c. performance
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b. process
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_____________ memory has the shortest duration. a. Sensory b. Short Term c. Long Term
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c. Long Term
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_____________ memory is also known as Working Memory. a. Long Term b. Accidental c. Short Term
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c. Short Term
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_____________ memory has unlimited capacity. a. Sensory b. Short Term c. Long Term
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a. Sensory
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The span of Short-Term Memory is _____________ a. 5+/-2 b. 7+/-2 c. 9+/-2
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b. 7+/-2

1B. State whether the following statements are true or false. If false, correct them. If true, explain why.

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Our sense organs also have memory.
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True Explanation: Our sense organs have the capacity to retain the sensory impression received through the five senses for a very short time even after the source stimulus is withdrawn. It is known as sensory memory.
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Short-term memory has an unlimited capacity.
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False Reason: STM holds the information between 15 to 30 seconds and the capacity of STM is about seven items at a time. Fleece, has limited capacity.
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Conscious memory of facts and events is called explicit memory.
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True Explanation: Explicit memory is a type of LTM that contains conscious memories of facts and events.
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Implicit memory is the memory of skills.
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True Explanation: Implicit memory is the unconscious memory of skills and how we do things, regarding the use of objects or movements of the body.
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When we memorize meanings, concepts, and principles, it is called episodic memory.
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False Reason: Episodic memory is a memory of experiences and specific events which we recall step by step to reconstruct actual events.
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The method of relearning is also known as the saving method.
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True Explanation: In relearning method, there is a saving of time taken to learn the same material. Fleece, this method is also known as the saving method.
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The most vivid memory is flashbulb memory.
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True Explanation: Flashbulb memories are vivid memories of what we were doing at the time of an emotion-provoking event.

1C. Identify the odd item from the following.

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Encoding, Storage, Tip of the tongue (TOT), Retrieval
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Tip of the tongue (TOT)
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Keyword method, Method of Loci, Chunking, Rote learning, First letter technique
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Rote learning
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Sensory register, STM, Flashbulb memory, LTM
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Sensory register
Question 4 Maharashtra Board Solution
Recall, Recognition, Relearning, Trace decay
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Trace decay

1D. Match the following pairs.

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A

B

1. A technique to improve memory

a. Short-term memory

2. The most vivid memory

b. Declarative memory

3. Working memory

c. Implicit memory

4. Most organized memory

d. Flashbulb memory

5. Playing the harmonium after a long time

e. Method of Loci

6. Writing an essay on perceptual process

f. LTM

g. Recall method

h. Relearning method

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A

B

1. A technique to improve memory

e. Method of Loci

2. The most vivid memory

d. Flashbulb memory

3. Working memory

a. Short-term memory

4. Most organized memory

f. LTM

5. Playing the harmonium after a long time

c. Implicit memory

6. Writing an essay on perceptual process

g. Recall method

2. Answer the following questions in around 35-40 words each.

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Explain any one example of Flashbulb memory from your life.
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Explain the model of working memory proposed by Baddeley.
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Explain the Tip of the tongue (TOT) phenomenon with an example.
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Give an example of episodic memory.
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What is motivated forgetting?
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3. Compare and contrast.

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STM and LTM
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Implicit Memory and Explicit Memory
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Semantic memory and Episodic memory
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Storage failure and Retrieval failure
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Recall method and Recognition method
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4. What will you do if…

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You have to prepare a long speech covering all the activities in your college and present at the annual function
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How will you apply ‘POWER’ to prepare for the final exam of Psychology?
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5. Short Notes.

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Characteristics of Memory
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Techniques to improve memory
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Some techniques to improve memory are as follows:
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Motivated forgetting
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Causes of forgetting
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6. Answer the following questions in 150-200 words.

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Explain the process of human memory in detail.
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Question 2 Maharashtra Board Solution
Explain the theories of forgetting in detail.
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7. Arrange the following elements in concepts of memory in ascending order.

Question 1 Maharashtra Board Solution
Elaborative rehearsal, Short Term Memory, Receiving information from the environment, Long Term Memory, Retrieval
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Activities

Activity 1 (Textbook Page No. 87)

Do you remember your first picnic at your school? Do you remember your primary school teacher? Now can you remember what food you ate last Monday? Why you can remember some incidents from the past clearly while you cannot remember some things which happened yesterday?
Answer:
We remember some incidents from the past clearly when they are a part of our long-term memory. Similarly, we cannot remember certain incidents from the recent past whey they form a part of our sensory or short-term memory.

Activity 2 (Textbook Page No. 87)

Why does this happen? 25 workers used to work in Thomas Edison’s Bulb and Phonogram unit of industries. There was a huge tree near his company. After 6 months, Edison asked his workers about the huge tree but not a single worker could give information about that tree. Why do you think this happened despite seeing the tree every day?
Answer:
I feel the none of the workers could give information about the tree near their company since it was a part of their sensory memory, i.e., they perceived the stimulus (tree) with sense organs but did not rehearse it enough for it to become a part of their long term memory.