Question 1

The short-term memory capacity (digit-span)in a normal adult is about:

Accepted Answer

A) 9 items. 
B) 7 or 8 items. 
C) 4 or 5 items. 
D) 14 or 15 items. 
A) 9 items. 
B) 7 or 8 items. 
C) 4 or 5 items. 
D) 14 or 15 items.

Question 2

Chunking aids:

Accepted Answer

A) understanding. 
B) perception. 
C) retention. 
D) encoding. 
A) understanding. 
B) perception. 
C) retention. 
D) encoding.

Question 3

The TOT is:

Accepted Answer

A) the process of selectively noticing certain stimuli. 
B) the uncomfortable state of being close to recalling but not actually being able to recall it. 
C) a technique that improves memory. 
D) where one subconsciously substitutes one word for another (e.g.,a malapropism). 
A) the process of selectively noticing certain stimuli. 
B) the uncomfortable state of being close to recalling but not actually being able to recall it. 
C) a technique that improves memory. 
D) where one subconsciously substitutes one word for another (e.g.,a malapropism).

Question 4

Tim is studying for a test.After seven consecutive hours of studying he finds he can remember what he just finished studying,but he can no longer remember what he studied five or six hours ago.Tim's memory problems are BEST explained by _____________.

Accepted Answer

A) proactive interference 
B) memory diffusion 
C) retroactive interference 
D) retrograde amnesia 
A) proactive interference 
B) memory diffusion 
C) retroactive interference 
D) retrograde amnesia

Question 5

Iconic memory and echoic memory represent what many theorists call:

Accepted Answer

A) precepts. 
B) imaginal systems. 
C) sensory memory systems. 
D) rapid retrieval systems. 
A) precepts. 
B) imaginal systems. 
C) sensory memory systems. 
D) rapid retrieval systems.

Question 6

Steve was recalling his first day in college,including walking into the wrong class,dropping his books as he left,and the long line at the registrar's office he encountered when he had to switch classes.These memories are examples of:

Accepted Answer

A) semantic memory. 
B) implicit memory. 
C) procedural memory. 
D) episodic memory. 
A) semantic memory. 
B) implicit memory. 
C) procedural memory. 
D) episodic memory.

The short-term memory capacity (digit-span)in a normal adult is about:

Chunking aids:

The TOT is:

Tim is studying for a test.After seven consecutive hours of studying he finds he can remember what he just finished studying,but he can no longer remember what he studied five or six hours ago.Tim's memory problems are BEST explained by _____________.

Iconic memory and echoic memory represent what many theorists call:

Steve was recalling his first day in college,including walking into the wrong class,dropping his books as he left,and the long line at the registrar's office he encountered when he had to switch classes.These memories are examples of:

Psychology and Scientific Thinking

A: Psychology and Scientific Thinking

Research Methods

A: Research Methods

Biological Psychology

A: Biological Psychology

Sensation and Perception

A: Sensation and Perception

Learning

A: Learning

Memory

Language,thinking,and Intelligence

A: Language,thinking,and Intelligence

Human Development

A: Human Development

Emotion and Motivation

A: Emotion and Motivation

Stress,health,and Sleep

A: Stress Health and Sleep

Social Psychology

A: Social Psychology

Personality

A: Personality

Psychological Disorders

A: Psychological Disorders

Psychological and Biological Treatments

A: Psychological and Biological Treatments

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Exam 6: A: Memory

The short-term memory capacity (digit-span)in a normal adult is about:

Chunking aids:

The TOT is:

Tim is studying for a test.After seven consecutive hours of studying he finds he can remember what he just finished studying,but he can no longer remember what he studied five or six hours ago.Tim's memory problems are BEST explained by _____________.

Iconic memory and echoic memory represent what many theorists call:

Steve was recalling his first day in college,including walking into the wrong class,dropping his books as he left,and the long line at the registrar's office he encountered when he had to switch classes.These memories are examples of:

Psychology and Scientific Thinking

A: Psychology and Scientific Thinking

Research Methods

A: Research Methods

Biological Psychology

A: Biological Psychology

Sensation and Perception

A: Sensation and Perception

Learning

A: Learning

Memory

Language,thinking,and Intelligence

A: Language,thinking,and Intelligence

Human Development

A: Human Development

Emotion and Motivation

A: Emotion and Motivation

Stress,health,and Sleep

A: Stress Health and Sleep

Social Psychology

A: Social Psychology

Personality

A: Personality

Psychological Disorders

A: Psychological Disorders

Psychological and Biological Treatments

A: Psychological and Biological Treatments

Filters