Question 1

______ is the amount of memory that can be stored in working memory.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ______ is the amount of memory that...

Question 2

Effect explaining that longer words are more difficult to maintain in working memory than are shorter words is:

Accepted Answer

A) syllable length. 
B) parietal length. 
C) digit length. 
D) word length 
A) syllable length. 
B) parietal length. 
C) digit length. 
D) word length

Question 3

What is the term for the amount of information that can be maintained in working memory?

Accepted Answer

A) capacity 
B) term 
C) knowledge 
D) objectiveness 
A) capacity 
B) term 
C) knowledge 
D) objectiveness

Question 4

Primary memory is long term memory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

In a classic experiment by Crowder and Roediger (1976), people were asked to retrieve as many U.S.presidents as they could think of.They found that:

Accepted Answer

A) people's memory of U.S.presidents was consistent with their political leanings. 
B) most people could not name any presidents, suggesting that Americans need to spend more time learning history. 
C) participants showed both a primacy effect and a recency effect. 
D) many participants erroneously reported both Benjamin Franklin and Winston Churchill as U.S.presidents. 
A) people's memory of U.S.presidents was consistent with their political leanings. 
B) most people could not name any presidents, suggesting that Americans need to spend more time learning history. 
C) participants showed both a primacy effect and a recency effect. 
D) many participants erroneously reported both Benjamin Franklin and Winston Churchill as U.S.presidents.

Question 6

Navah-Benjamin and Ayres (1986) found that:

Accepted Answer

A) digit spans could not be measured unless novel words were used. 
B) digit spans were related to pronunciation times of those digits in each the language tested. 
C) digit spans are better in Semitic languages than Indo-European languages. 
D) digits spans also show primacy effects. 
A) digit spans could not be measured unless novel words were used. 
B) digit spans were related to pronunciation times of those digits in each the language tested. 
C) digit spans are better in Semitic languages than Indo-European languages. 
D) digits spans also show primacy effects.

Question 7

In working memory, the sub-system responsible for working memory for sounds is the:

Accepted Answer

A) phonological loop. 
B) visuospatial sketchpad. 
C) episodic buffer. 
D) central executive. 
A) phonological loop. 
B) visuospatial sketchpad. 
C) episodic buffer. 
D) central executive.

Question 8

The serial position curve measures:

Accepted Answer

A) the number of digits recalled in a digit-span task. 
B) the order of input of the phonological loop. 
C) the ability to order a serial list. 
D) the likelihood of correct free recall of items as a function of the input order at presentation. 
A) the number of digits recalled in a digit-span task. 
B) the order of input of the phonological loop. 
C) the ability to order a serial list. 
D) the likelihood of correct free recall of items as a function of the input order at presentation.

Question 9

Describe the working memory system of the phonological loop.

Accepted Answer

Auditory, rehearsal, short-ter

Question 10

Salame and Baddeley (1989) asked participants to maintain information in working memory while listening to either singing, music without singing, or no sounds at all.They found that:

Accepted Answer

A) music helps young adults to study, but hurts the ability of older adults to learn. 
B) singing most interfered with maintaining information in the phonological loop. 
C) all three conditions led to relatively good performance. 
D) the condition without any sound was the most challenging. 
A) music helps young adults to study, but hurts the ability of older adults to learn. 
B) singing most interfered with maintaining information in the phonological loop. 
C) all three conditions led to relatively good performance. 
D) the condition without any sound was the most challenging.

Question 11

What task measures a list of digits presented by an experimenter?

Accepted Answer

A) hearing and sight 
B) sensory learning 
C) retrograde learning 
D) digital span 
A) hearing and sight 
B) sensory learning 
C) retrograde learning 
D) digital span

Question 12

The n-back task is the reporting of a digit that occurred n-digits that occur somewhere in a line of digits.

Accepted Answer

A) before 
B) after 
C) in place 
D) summarizing 
A) before 
B) after 
C) in place 
D) summarizing

Question 13

Phonological loop effect is not impaired in the presence of background noise.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The phonological loop is mildly impaired in the presence of background speech.This is known as what type of speech?

Accepted Answer

A) loud 
B) buffered 
C) slurred 
D) irrelevant 
A) loud 
B) buffered 
C) slurred 
D) irrelevant

Question 15

The episodic buffer holds episodic memories for a brief time to allow them to transfer between the work and what type of memory?

Accepted Answer

A) long-term 
B) short-term 
C) preterm 
D) postterm 
A) long-term 
B) short-term 
C) preterm 
D) postterm

Question 16

Waugh and Norman (1965) presented participants with a sequential list of 16 digits.After viewing all 16 digits, the participants were presented with one of the digits that they had seen in the list.They found that:

Accepted Answer

A) the fewer items that preceded the probe digit, the better memory was for that probe items. 
B) interference was not a factor in this experimental design. 
C) the fewer items that preceded the probe digit, the better memory was for that probe items 
D) the fewer items that followed the probe digit, the better memory was for the item that preceded it 
A) the fewer items that preceded the probe digit, the better memory was for that probe items. 
B) interference was not a factor in this experimental design. 
C) the fewer items that preceded the probe digit, the better memory was for that probe items 
D) the fewer items that followed the probe digit, the better memory was for the item that preceded it

Question 17

Baddely considered working memory as having a space of time between the visual and auditory working memory.He termed this space as the _____.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Baddely considered working memory as having a...

Question 18

Articulatory suppression requires the use of the:

Accepted Answer

A) coconcurrent task loop. 
B) phonological loop. 
C) phonological task. 
D) phonological encoding. 
A) coconcurrent task loop. 
B) phonological loop. 
C) phonological task. 
D) phonological encoding.

Question 19

In working memory, the sub-system responsible for working memory for visual images is the:

Accepted Answer

A) phonological loop. 
B) visuospatial sketchpad. 
C) episodic buffer. 
D) central executive. 
A) phonological loop. 
B) visuospatial sketchpad. 
C) episodic buffer. 
D) central executive.

Question 20

If maintenance rehearsal repeats information over and over and elaborative rehearsal processes the meaning of information, what type of operation is this called?

Accepted Answer

A) interference 
B) task memory 
C) rehearsal 
D) duration memory 
A) interference 
B) task memory 
C) rehearsal 
D) duration memory

______ is the amount of memory that can be stored in working memory.

Effect explaining that longer words are more difficult to maintain in working memory than are shorter words is:

What is the term for the amount of information that can be maintained in working memory?

Primary memory is long term memory.

In a classic experiment by Crowder and Roediger (1976), people were asked to retrieve as many U.S.presidents as they could think of.They found that:

Navah-Benjamin and Ayres (1986) found that:

In working memory, the sub-system responsible for working memory for sounds is the:

The serial position curve measures:

Describe the working memory system of the phonological loop.

Salame and Baddeley (1989) asked participants to maintain information in working memory while listening to either singing, music without singing, or no sounds at all.They found that:

What task measures a list of digits presented by an experimenter?

The n-back task is the reporting of a digit that occurred n-digits that occur somewhere in a line of digits.

Phonological loop effect is not impaired in the presence of background noise.

The phonological loop is mildly impaired in the presence of background speech.This is known as what type of speech?

The episodic buffer holds episodic memories for a brief time to allow them to transfer between the work and what type of memory?

Waugh and Norman (1965) presented participants with a sequential list of 16 digits.After viewing all 16 digits, the participants were presented with one of the digits that they had seen in the list.They found that:

Baddely considered working memory as having a space of time between the visual and auditory working memory.He termed this space as the _____.

Articulatory suppression requires the use of the:

In working memory, the sub-system responsible for working memory for visual images is the:

If maintenance rehearsal repeats information over and over and elaborative rehearsal processes the meaning of information, what type of operation is this called?

Introduction to the Study of Memory

Memory and the Brain

Episodic Memory

Semantic Memory

Visual Memory

Autobiographical Memory

False Memory

Metamemory

Memory Disorders

Memory in Childhood

Memory in Older Adults

Memory Improvement and Learning Efficiency

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Exam 3: Working Memory

______ is the amount of memory that can be stored in working memory.

Effect explaining that longer words are more difficult to maintain in working memory than are shorter words is:

What is the term for the amount of information that can be maintained in working memory?

Primary memory is long term memory.

In a classic experiment by Crowder and Roediger (1976), people were asked to retrieve as many U.S.presidents as they could think of.They found that:

Navah-Benjamin and Ayres (1986) found that:

In working memory, the sub-system responsible for working memory for sounds is the:

The serial position curve measures:

Describe the working memory system of the phonological loop.

Salame and Baddeley (1989) asked participants to maintain information in working memory while listening to either singing, music without singing, or no sounds at all.They found that:

What task measures a list of digits presented by an experimenter?

The n-back task is the reporting of a digit that occurred n-digits that occur somewhere in a line of digits.

Phonological loop effect is not impaired in the presence of background noise.

The phonological loop is mildly impaired in the presence of background speech.This is known as what type of speech?

The episodic buffer holds episodic memories for a brief time to allow them to transfer between the work and what type of memory?

Waugh and Norman (1965) presented participants with a sequential list of 16 digits.After viewing all 16 digits, the participants were presented with one of the digits that they had seen in the list.They found that:

Baddely considered working memory as having a space of time between the visual and auditory working memory.He termed this space as the _____.

Articulatory suppression requires the use of the:

In working memory, the sub-system responsible for working memory for visual images is the:

If maintenance rehearsal repeats information over and over and elaborative rehearsal processes the meaning of information, what type of operation is this called?

Introduction to the Study of Memory

Memory and the Brain

Episodic Memory

Semantic Memory

Visual Memory

Autobiographical Memory

False Memory

Metamemory

Memory Disorders

Memory in Childhood

Memory in Older Adults

Memory Improvement and Learning Efficiency

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