A) There is a subgrouping effect in memory span,with the first half enjoying an advantage over the second half. B) A mnemonic is a recording strategy (especially when LTM is involved). C) Forgetting simply due to the passage of time is called decay. D) The span of apprehension is the same size for auditory and visual materials. A) There is a subgrouping effect in memory span,with the first half enjoying an advantage over the second half. B) A mnemonic is a recording strategy (especially when LTM is involved). C) Forgetting simply due to the passage of time is called decay. D) The span of apprehension is the same size for auditory and visual materials.

Exam 5: Short-Term Working Memory

Describe the individual differences approach to the examination of working memory.Please be as specific as possible,and be sure to use technical terminology appropriately.

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Question 61

The region known as DLPFC (dorsolateral prefrontal cortex)is associated with __________.

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Question 62

Provide a description of a real-world example that would illustrate the principles of proactive and retroactive interference.

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Question 63

The X-axis on a serial position curve holds which of the following?

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Question 64

Being given a set of 3 letters to memorize (e.g.,BEL)and then being asked to count backwards from some number (e.g.,274)likely means that you are performing which test?

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Question 65

Recency effects are most associated with __________.

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Question 66

Which of the following can aid in using short-term memory?

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Question 67

Release from PI is __________.

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Question 68

Name one aspect of cognition that is influenced by the operation of working memory,and described the nature of this influence.

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Question 69

Which is NOT true?

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Question 70

When reading a text that is accompanied by pictures,people with __________ are more likely to be led astray and distracted by irrelevant pictures.

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Question 71

Who is the cognitive psychologist best known for his work on studying the search for information in short-term memory?

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Question 72

People are presented with 16 digits,read one at a time.The last digit is a repetition of a previous digit.A person is to report the number that followed the repeated digit when it was presented for the first time.The name for this task is the __________ task.

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Question 73

The initial interpretation of the results from the Brown-Peterson task was that short-term memory forgetting was caused by a(n)__________ process.

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Question 74

Seven plus or minus two units of information describes __________.

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Question 75

Processing in the visuospatial sketchpad is least likely to be disrupted by __________.

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Question 76

Traditionally,according to Miller,the capacity of short-term memory is thought to be __________.

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Question 77

When the decline in performance caused by the previously given memory lists interfering forward in time with your recollection of the most recent list is greatly reduced as a result of a switch in the semantic category content of the current to-be-remembered stimulus list,you are experiencing ______________________.

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Question 78

The recency effect in short-term memory is better memory for items at the beginning of a list.

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Question 79

Draw the pattern of results that you would expect to obtain in a serial self-terminating search.

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Describe the individual differences approach to the examination of working memory.Please be as specific as possible,and be sure to use technical terminology appropriately.

The region known as DLPFC (dorsolateral prefrontal cortex)is associated with __________.

Provide a description of a real-world example that would illustrate the principles of proactive and retroactive interference.

The X-axis on a serial position curve holds which of the following?

Being given a set of 3 letters to memorize (e.g.,BEL)and then being asked to count backwards from some number (e.g.,274)likely means that you are performing which test?

Recency effects are most associated with __________.

Which of the following can aid in using short-term memory?

Release from PI is __________.

Name one aspect of cognition that is influenced by the operation of working memory,and described the nature of this influence.

Which is NOT true?

When reading a text that is accompanied by pictures,people with __________ are more likely to be led astray and distracted by irrelevant pictures.

Who is the cognitive psychologist best known for his work on studying the search for information in short-term memory?

People are presented with 16 digits,read one at a time.The last digit is a repetition of a previous digit.A person is to report the number that followed the repeated digit when it was presented for the first time.The name for this task is the __________ task.

The initial interpretation of the results from the Brown-Peterson task was that short-term memory forgetting was caused by a(n)__________ process.

Seven plus or minus two units of information describes __________.

Processing in the visuospatial sketchpad is least likely to be disrupted by __________.

Traditionally,according to Miller,the capacity of short-term memory is thought to be __________.

The recency effect in short-term memory is better memory for items at the beginning of a list.

Draw the pattern of results that you would expect to obtain in a serial self-terminating search.

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