Question 1

The main distinction between "short-term memory" and "working memory" hinges on ______.

Accepted Answer

A) the kind of storage (short vs.longer term) 
B) the emphasis on static structure vs.active processing 
C) the capacity (limited to 7+2 items vs.unlimited) 
D) the type of forgetting (decay vs.interference) 
A) the kind of storage (short vs.longer term) 
B) the emphasis on static structure vs.active processing 
C) the capacity (limited to 7+2 items vs.unlimited) 
D) the type of forgetting (decay vs.interference)

Question 2

The central executive in working memory is hypothesized to have the function of ______.

Accepted Answer

A) directing the flow of information 
B) controlling an unlimited amount of resources and capacity 
C) carrying out subvocal rehearsal to maintain verbal material in memory 
D) maintaining visual material in memory through visualization 
A) directing the flow of information 
B) controlling an unlimited amount of resources and capacity 
C) carrying out subvocal rehearsal to maintain verbal material in memory 
D) maintaining visual material in memory through visualization

Question 3

In the absence of rehearsal,short-term memory tends to ______.

Accepted Answer

A) last about 20 seconds 
B) last about 8 seconds 
C) decay slowly over 24 hours 
D) decay slowly over a week 
A) last about 20 seconds 
B) last about 8 seconds 
C) decay slowly over 24 hours 
D) decay slowly over a week

Question 4

How do the primacy and recency effects provide evidence for two separate memory stores?

Accepted Answer

The primacy effect appears to be due to

Question 5

Sensory memories exist for every sensory modality.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

What is the Brown-Peterson task? What does it tell us about short-term memory?

Accepted Answer

Participants are asked to remember a thr

Question 7

Which of the following would be a good example of a successful self-terminating search?

Accepted Answer

A) You are trying to track down all embarrassing family photos of yourself before your significant other comes for dinner and double check every photo just to be sure. 
B) You have a leaky pipe and find it under the faucet,but you still check all other pipes in the house to be sure no others are leaking. 
C) You are trying to locate your wallet,but after searching your entire house,you fail to find it. 
D) You have been searching for your cell phone,and once you find it,you no longer continue searching other parts of the house. 
A) You are trying to track down all embarrassing family photos of yourself before your significant other comes for dinner and double check every photo just to be sure. 
B) You have a leaky pipe and find it under the faucet,but you still check all other pipes in the house to be sure no others are leaking. 
C) You are trying to locate your wallet,but after searching your entire house,you fail to find it. 
D) You have been searching for your cell phone,and once you find it,you no longer continue searching other parts of the house.

Question 8

Information is stored in iconic memory for ______.

Accepted Answer

A) less than 1 second 
B) 5-10 seconds 
C) about 20 seconds 
D) up to 1 year 
A) less than 1 second 
B) 5-10 seconds 
C) about 20 seconds 
D) up to 1 year

Question 9

Our sensory memory for visual information is called iconic memory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The suffix effect relates to which type of memory?

Accepted Answer

A) iconic 
B) echoic 
C) short term 
D) working 
A) iconic 
B) echoic 
C) short term 
D) working

Question 11

Damage to the hippocampus would most likely result in ______.

Accepted Answer

A) blindness 
B) loss of the ability to form new memories 
C) deafness 
D) loss of balance 
A) blindness 
B) loss of the ability to form new memories 
C) deafness 
D) loss of balance

Question 12

The string of letters OMGTTYLLOL would usually exceed our short-term memory capacity.If we break it into three smaller units of OMG,TTYL,and LOL,though,we can more easily handle all of the same information.This is referred to as ______.

Accepted Answer

A) buffering 
B) chunking 
C) retaining 
D) tracing 
A) buffering 
B) chunking 
C) retaining 
D) tracing

Question 13

Retrieval involves ______.

Accepted Answer

A) the activation of the senses 
B) the translation of information into a form that can be stored 
C) the storage of information over time 
D) the calling to mind of previously stored information 
A) the activation of the senses 
B) the translation of information into a form that can be stored 
C) the storage of information over time 
D) the calling to mind of previously stored information

Question 14

Sternberg's classic work on searching for information from short-term memory indicated that the search process is ______.

Accepted Answer

A) serial 
B) self-terminating 
C) exhaustive 
D) both serial and exhaustive 
A) serial 
B) self-terminating 
C) exhaustive 
D) both serial and exhaustive

Question 15

The results of the Brown-Peterson short-term memory task can be explained by ______.

Accepted Answer

A) decay 
B) interference 
C) both decay and interference 
D) neither decay nor interference 
A) decay 
B) interference 
C) both decay and interference 
D) neither decay nor interference

The main distinction between "short-term memory" and "working memory" hinges on ______.

The central executive in working memory is hypothesized to have the function of ______.

In the absence of rehearsal,short-term memory tends to ______.

How do the primacy and recency effects provide evidence for two separate memory stores?

Sensory memories exist for every sensory modality.

What is the Brown-Peterson task? What does it tell us about short-term memory?

Which of the following would be a good example of a successful self-terminating search?

Information is stored in iconic memory for ______.

Our sensory memory for visual information is called iconic memory.

The suffix effect relates to which type of memory?

Damage to the hippocampus would most likely result in ______.

The string of letters OMGTTYLLOL would usually exceed our short-term memory capacity.If we break it into three smaller units of OMG,TTYL,and LOL,though,we can more easily handle all of the same information.This is referred to as ______.

Retrieval involves ______.

Sternberg's classic work on searching for information from short-term memory indicated that the search process is ______.

The results of the Brown-Peterson short-term memory task can be explained by ______.

Cognitive Psychology: History, methods, and Paradigms

The Brain: an Overview of Structure and Function

Perception: Recognizing Patterns and Objects

Attention: Deploying Cognitive Resources

Retrieving Memories From Long-Term Storage

The Reconstructive Nature of Memory

Knowledge Representation: Storing and Organizing

Visual Imagery and Spatial Cognition

Language

Thinking and Problem Solving

Reasoning and Decision Making

Cognitive Development Through Adolescence

Individual Differences in Cognition

Cognition in Cross-Cultural Perspective

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Exam 5: Working Memory: Forming and Using New Memory Traces

The main distinction between "short-term memory" and "working memory" hinges on ______.

The central executive in working memory is hypothesized to have the function of ______.

In the absence of rehearsal,short-term memory tends to ______.

How do the primacy and recency effects provide evidence for two separate memory stores?

Sensory memories exist for every sensory modality.

What is the Brown-Peterson task? What does it tell us about short-term memory?

Which of the following would be a good example of a successful self-terminating search?

Information is stored in iconic memory for ______.

Our sensory memory for visual information is called iconic memory.

The suffix effect relates to which type of memory?

Damage to the hippocampus would most likely result in ______.

The string of letters OMGTTYLLOL would usually exceed our short-term memory capacity.If we break it into three smaller units of OMG,TTYL,and LOL,though,we can more easily handle all of the same information.This is referred to as ______.

Retrieval involves ______.

Sternberg's classic work on searching for information from short-term memory indicated that the search process is ______.

The results of the Brown-Peterson short-term memory task can be explained by ______.

Cognitive Psychology: History, methods, and Paradigms

The Brain: an Overview of Structure and Function

Perception: Recognizing Patterns and Objects

Attention: Deploying Cognitive Resources

Retrieving Memories From Long-Term Storage

The Reconstructive Nature of Memory

Knowledge Representation: Storing and Organizing

Visual Imagery and Spatial Cognition

Language

Thinking and Problem Solving

Reasoning and Decision Making

Cognitive Development Through Adolescence

Individual Differences in Cognition

Cognition in Cross-Cultural Perspective

Filters