Question 1

The episodic buffer is used to:

Accepted Answer

A)  provide a temporary passive store in which components of working memory can interact with long-term memory 
B)  represent temporal information 
C)  represent information in a spatial form 
D)  provide a means to accurately track the passage of time 
A)  provide a temporary passive store in which components of working memory can interact with long-term memory 
B)  represent temporal information 
C)  represent information in a spatial form 
D)  provide a means to accurately track the passage of time

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT a dimension of a transactive memory system?

Accepted Answer

A)  specialization 
B)  coordination 
C)  credibility 
D)  communication 
A)  specialization 
B)  coordination 
C)  credibility 
D)  communication

Question 3

The sharing of information and knowledge within teams can be described in terms of a:

Accepted Answer

A)  transactive memory system 
B)  collaboration management 
C)  taskwork 
D)  groupthink 
A)  transactive memory system 
B)  collaboration management 
C)  taskwork 
D)  groupthink

Question 4

Which type of part task training has proven to be least effective (demonstrating negative transfer)?

Accepted Answer

A)  segmentation over time 
B)  fractionation between concurrent components 
C)  adaptive training (adaptively adding parts) 
D)  none of the above: all produce positive transfer 
A)  segmentation over time 
B)  fractionation between concurrent components 
C)  adaptive training (adaptively adding parts) 
D)  none of the above: all produce positive transfer

Question 5

Cognitive load theory posits three kinds of load. Which of the following is not one of these three kinds?

Accepted Answer

A)  working memory 
B)  intrinsic 
C)  extraneous 
D)  germane 
A)  working memory 
B)  intrinsic 
C)  extraneous 
D)  germane

Question 6

How is working memory disrupted by information learned at another time?

Accepted Answer

Working memory, which is a part of our s

Question 7

What two factors trade off in the effectiveness of delivery of feedback? At what time, relative to instruction is feedback delivery optimal as a result of this trade-off?

Accepted Answer

The effectiveness of feedback delivery o

Question 8

How can we improve our ability to remember to remember?

Accepted Answer

Improving our ability to remember to rem

Question 9

_____ occurs as a result of a previous learning experience:

Accepted Answer

A)  proactive interference 
B)  retroactive interference 
C)  a priori knowledge 
D)  remembering to remember 
A)  proactive interference 
B)  retroactive interference 
C)  a priori knowledge 
D)  remembering to remember

Question 10

Lewandowsky, Overauer and Brown (2009) argued that working memory decay is a function of time and:

Accepted Answer

A)  pre-exposure to related stimuli 
B)  age 
C)  personality 
D)  interference by the material being remembered 
A)  pre-exposure to related stimuli 
B)  age 
C)  personality 
D)  interference by the material being remembered

Question 11

Describe Baddeley's (1986, 1995) model of working memory.

Accepted Answer

Baddeley's model of working memory, prop

Question 12

Which of the following is NOT a general characteristic of expertise?

Accepted Answer

A)  acquired through practice or training 
B)  provides a measurable performance advantage 
C)  involves generic knowledge 
D)  involves specialized knowledge 
A)  acquired through practice or training 
B)  provides a measurable performance advantage 
C)  involves generic knowledge 
D)  involves specialized knowledge

Question 13

Why is memory so important to acquiring and maintaining Situation Awareness?

Accepted Answer

Memory is crucial for acquiring and main

Question 14

What are the limitations of working memory?

Accepted Answer

Working memory, a key component of human

Question 15

What is a transactive memory system?

Accepted Answer

A transactive memory system is a psychol

Question 16

The _____ is used to rehearse words and sounds.

Accepted Answer

A)  articulatory buffer 
B)  auditory-verbal loop 
C)  echoic store 
D)  phonological loop 
A)  articulatory buffer 
B)  auditory-verbal loop 
C)  echoic store 
D)  phonological loop

Question 17

Verbal-phonetic and visual-spatial codes of working memory appear to function:

Accepted Answer

A)  cooperatively 
B)  serially 
C)  competitively 
D)  independently 
A)  cooperatively 
B)  serially 
C)  competitively 
D)  independently

Question 18

Which statement best characterizes the effects of error prevention training strategies?

Accepted Answer

A)  positive transfer improves as progressively more errors are prevented 
B)  a few errors in training can be beneficial 
C)  it has proven to be not effective in transfer 
D)  allowing perceptual errors can be helpful, but allowing response errors cannot 
A)  positive transfer improves as progressively more errors are prevented 
B)  a few errors in training can be beneficial 
C)  it has proven to be not effective in transfer 
D)  allowing perceptual errors can be helpful, but allowing response errors cannot

Question 19

Which of the following is NOT a stage of memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  retrieval 
B)  chunking 
C)  encoding 
D)  storage 
A)  retrieval 
B)  chunking 
C)  encoding 
D)  storage

Question 20

What is the training-transfer dissociation discussed by Bjork? How might this affect student and instructor preference for a certain type of training technique or device?

Accepted Answer

The training-transfer dissociation discu

The episodic buffer is used to:

Which of the following is NOT a dimension of a transactive memory system?

The sharing of information and knowledge within teams can be described in terms of a:

Which type of part task training has proven to be least effective (demonstrating negative transfer)?

Cognitive load theory posits three kinds of load. Which of the following is not one of these three kinds?

How is working memory disrupted by information learned at another time?

What two factors trade off in the effectiveness of delivery of feedback? At what time, relative to instruction is feedback delivery optimal as a result of this trade-off?

How can we improve our ability to remember to remember?

_____ occurs as a result of a previous learning experience:

Lewandowsky, Overauer and Brown (2009) argued that working memory decay is a function of time and:

Describe Baddeley's (1986, 1995) model of working memory.

Which of the following is NOT a general characteristic of expertise?

Why is memory so important to acquiring and maintaining Situation Awareness?

What are the limitations of working memory?

What is a transactive memory system?

The _____ is used to rehearse words and sounds.

Verbal-phonetic and visual-spatial codes of working memory appear to function:

Which statement best characterizes the effects of error prevention training strategies?

Which of the following is NOT a stage of memory?

What is the training-transfer dissociation discussed by Bjork? How might this affect student and instructor preference for a certain type of training technique or device?

Research Methods

Signal Detection and Absolute Judgement

Attention in Perception and Display Space

Spatial Displays

Spatial Cognition Navigation and Manual Control

Language and Communication

Decision Making

Selection of Action

Multi-Tasking

Mental Workload and Stress

Human-Automation Interaction

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Exam 7: Memory and Training

The episodic buffer is used to:

Which of the following is NOT a dimension of a transactive memory system?

The sharing of information and knowledge within teams can be described in terms of a:

Which type of part task training has proven to be least effective (demonstrating negative transfer)?

Cognitive load theory posits three kinds of load. Which of the following is not one of these three kinds?

How is working memory disrupted by information learned at another time?

What two factors trade off in the effectiveness of delivery of feedback? At what time, relative to instruction is feedback delivery optimal as a result of this trade-off?

How can we improve our ability to remember to remember?

_____ occurs as a result of a previous learning experience:

Lewandowsky, Overauer and Brown (2009) argued that working memory decay is a function of time and:

Describe Baddeley's (1986, 1995) model of working memory.

Which of the following is NOT a general characteristic of expertise?

Why is memory so important to acquiring and maintaining Situation Awareness?

What are the limitations of working memory?

What is a transactive memory system?

The _____ is used to rehearse words and sounds.

Verbal-phonetic and visual-spatial codes of working memory appear to function:

Which statement best characterizes the effects of error prevention training strategies?

Which of the following is NOT a stage of memory?

What is the training-transfer dissociation discussed by Bjork? How might this affect student and instructor preference for a certain type of training technique or device?

Research Methods

Signal Detection and Absolute Judgement

Attention in Perception and Display Space

Spatial Displays

Spatial Cognition Navigation and Manual Control

Language and Communication

Decision Making

Selection of Action

Multi-Tasking

Mental Workload and Stress

Human-Automation Interaction

Filters