Exam 5: Short-Term Working Memory

Which of the following statements is correct?

Brown & Peterson studied how well people can remember groups of three letters (e.g., BJK, YPX) after various delays. They found that even after 18 seconds subjects could still remember most of the material.

Observations of a patient with a digit span of only two items, but no general impairment in learning, memory, or comprehension, challenged the conceptualization of:

In Brook's influential working memory task, subjects were instructed to hold a visual image of a large "F" in mind. When asked to visually scan the image clockwise and report the location of the corners:

In a serial position curve, the primacy effect reflects recall from ________, and the recency effect is because of recall from ________.

A patient with severe STM deficits (e.g., a digit span of 2) will also exhibit general impairments in learning and comprehension.

Maria is meeting friends for dinner. After being given a series of directions to get to the restaurant, she can remember only the first couple of turns. This illustrates the ________ effect.

Participants in an experiment are shown a list of words and then told to "recall the items in the order they were presented." This instruction best describes which type of recall?

Describe the three functions of Hasher & Zacks' inhibitory theory. Provide an example to illustrate each of the functions.

Which of the following statements is correct?

Newer information disrupts recall of older information because of:

In his short-term memory search task, Sternberg found that:

Knowledge in STM can be represented by multiple codes.

Which of the following best reflects differences between high and low working memory span subjects on the Stroop task?

The three major components of Baddeley's working memory model are the ________, the ________, and the ________.

Which of the following can best be considered a mental recycling system for holding information temporarily?

An individual who can remember 82 digits in order is likely:

Imagine you are given a set of 3 letters to memorize (e.g., BXL) then asked to count backwards from some number (e.g., 274). You are likely to be performing which test?

In Baddeley's working memory model, the Central Executive is responsible for planning future actions, initiating retrieval and decision processes, and integrating information.

Explain how you would use your knowledge of the serial position effect to design a television commercial so that viewers best remember the marketable aspects of the product (i.e., the key points that you want them to remember).