Question 1

Cells that continue to fire during a delay in a learning task are called _____ cells.

Accepted Answer

A)  cued 
B)  continuous 
C)  premature 
D)  delay 
A)  cued 
B)  continuous 
C)  premature 
D)  delay D

Question 2

Two monkeys were watching a researcher hide a reward under one of two plaques and had to remember where the reward was after a short delay. This technique for short-term memory is called the delayed response task.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

How does research with amnesics support the claim that short-term memory and long-term memory interact but process different information? Provide examples to support your answer.

Accepted Answer

H.M. had anterograde amnesia and an impairment for recent experiences and memories for general facts. Many amnesics have an impairment for acquiring new long-term memories, for example remembering a story they just heard prior to a distraction task. However, they more often perform normally on typical short-term memory tasks, like digit span and the Brown-Peterson paradigm. On a serial recall list, amnesics are impaired on material presented at the beginning and in the middle, items requiring longer-term memory, but have intact recency or short-term memory.

Question 4

If you have just covered Chapters 1, 2, 3, and 4 in that order for a class, explain why you should spend more time studying Chapters 2 and 3 compared to Chapters 1 and 4. Be specific about the nature of your memory for each chapter.

Accepted Answer

If you have covered the four chapters in

Question 5

According to the ________ information decreased rapidly after a three-second delay between training and recall.

Accepted Answer

A)  serial processing curve 
B)  serial position curve 
C)  recency effect 
D)  forgetting curve 
A)  serial processing curve 
B)  serial position curve 
C)  recency effect 
D)  forgetting curve

Question 6

Explain how researchers test an animal's ability to rule shift. Describe different types of rule shifting.

Accepted Answer

The two types of rule shifting include a

Question 7

Discuss how the prefrontal cortex is essential for short-term memory. Give examples of the specific areas and their activities that have been correlated with specific short-term memory abilities.

Accepted Answer

Individuals with specific prefrontal cor

Question 8

Central executive works to transfer information between the phonological loop and the visuospatial sketchpad.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

When learning Spanish the __________ of the working memory is key.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 10

When studying for your cognitive test you decide not to study the last chapter you covered before the test because you just learned it and you think you still know it. This is called the _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  primacy effect 
B)  recency effect 
C)  serial effect 
D)  serial recall 
A)  primacy effect 
B)  recency effect 
C)  serial effect 
D)  serial recall

Question 11

The ________ can hold about 20-30 items for a brief amount of time.

Accepted Answer

A)  long-term memory 
B)  working memory 
C)  short-term sensory store 
D)  buffered memory 
A)  long-term memory 
B)  working memory 
C)  short-term sensory store 
D)  buffered memory

Question 12

Mnemonic scotoma is a specific deficit in memory for ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  a pattern task 
B)  a general visuospatial area 
C)  a specific region of visual space 
D)  visual perception for stimuli presented in a particular region 
A)  a pattern task 
B)  a general visuospatial area 
C)  a specific region of visual space 
D)  visual perception for stimuli presented in a particular region

Question 13

Sperling (1960) found that after an interval of one second between the presentation of an array and the tone _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  greatly increased the number of letters recalled 
B)  increased the number of letters recalled slightly 
C)  decreased the number of letters recalled slightly 
D)  greatly decreased the number of letters recalled 
A)  greatly increased the number of letters recalled 
B)  increased the number of letters recalled slightly 
C)  decreased the number of letters recalled slightly 
D)  greatly decreased the number of letters recalled

Question 14

If you have to remember to buy five things from the store but you can't write them down on a list you might try rehearsing them in your mind. This process is called _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  working memory 
B)  buffered memory 
C)  string memory 
D)  active memory 
A)  working memory 
B)  buffered memory 
C)  string memory 
D)  active memory

Question 15

Frontal patients are susceptible to ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  delays in encoding 
B)  semantic errors 
C)  retroactive interference 
D)  proactive interference 
A)  delays in encoding 
B)  semantic errors 
C)  retroactive interference 
D)  proactive interference

Question 16

If you had to remember a set of numbers in serial position, like 3-4-5 and then the number length increased to four, then five, then six, and so on, this test would measure our _________.

Accepted Answer

A)  digit span 
B)  long-term memory storage 
C)  ability to add numbers 
D)  recall for important dates 
A)  digit span 
B)  long-term memory storage 
C)  ability to add numbers 
D)  recall for important dates

Question 17

Darwin and colleagues (1972) tested the short-term store for ______ information.

Accepted Answer

A)  visual 
B)  spatial 
C)  auditory 
D)  serial list 
A)  visual 
B)  spatial 
C)  auditory 
D)  serial list

Question 18

When reading over your notes from class you clearly remember what the teacher talked about at the beginning of the class but nothing after that. This is referred to as the ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  serial effect 
B)  linear effect 
C)  recency effect 
D)  primacy effect 
A)  serial effect 
B)  linear effect 
C)  recency effect 
D)  primacy effect

Question 19

The serial position curve tends to have a _______ shape.

Accepted Answer

A)  V 
B)  X 
C)  U 
D)  L 
A)  V 
B)  X 
C)  U 
D)  L

Question 20

Research findings indicated that the ______ aid in changing behavior based on new contingencies while the ______ play a key role in switching logical rules.

Accepted Answer

A)  lateral and orbital; prefrontal 
B)  prefrontal; lateral and orbital 
C)  prefrontal; medial 
D)  lateral; orbital 
A)  lateral and orbital; prefrontal 
B)  prefrontal; lateral and orbital 
C)  prefrontal; medial 
D)  lateral; orbital

Cells that continue to fire during a delay in a learning task are called _____ cells.

Two monkeys were watching a researcher hide a reward under one of two plaques and had to remember where the reward was after a short delay. This technique for short-term memory is called the delayed response task.

How does research with amnesics support the claim that short-term memory and long-term memory interact but process different information? Provide examples to support your answer.

If you have just covered Chapters 1, 2, 3, and 4 in that order for a class, explain why you should spend more time studying Chapters 2 and 3 compared to Chapters 1 and 4. Be specific about the nature of your memory for each chapter.

According to the ________ information decreased rapidly after a three-second delay between training and recall.

Explain how researchers test an animal's ability to rule shift. Describe different types of rule shifting.

Discuss how the prefrontal cortex is essential for short-term memory. Give examples of the specific areas and their activities that have been correlated with specific short-term memory abilities.

Central executive works to transfer information between the phonological loop and the visuospatial sketchpad.

When learning Spanish the __________ of the working memory is key.

When studying for your cognitive test you decide not to study the last chapter you covered before the test because you just learned it and you think you still know it. This is called the _______.

The ________ can hold about 20-30 items for a brief amount of time.

Mnemonic scotoma is a specific deficit in memory for ________.

Sperling (1960) found that after an interval of one second between the presentation of an array and the tone _______.

If you have to remember to buy five things from the store but you can't write them down on a list you might try rehearsing them in your mind. This process is called _______.

Frontal patients are susceptible to ________.

If you had to remember a set of numbers in serial position, like 3-4-5 and then the number length increased to four, then five, then six, and so on, this test would measure our _________.

Darwin and colleagues (1972) tested the short-term store for ______ information.

When reading over your notes from class you clearly remember what the teacher talked about at the beginning of the class but nothing after that. This is referred to as the ______.

The serial position curve tends to have a _______ shape.

Research findings indicated that the aid in changing behavior based on new contingencies while the play a key role in switching logical rules.

The Nature of Learning and Memory

The Neural Bases of Learning and Memory

Simple Forms of Learning and Memory

Perceptual Learning and Memory

Procedural Learning I: Classical Conditioning

Procedural Learning II: Habits and Instrumental Learning

Emotional Learning and Memory

Cognitive Memory

Episodic Memory

Semantic Memory

Memory Consolidation

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Exam 12: Short-Term Memory and Working Memory

Cells that continue to fire during a delay in a learning task are called _____ cells.

Two monkeys were watching a researcher hide a reward under one of two plaques and had to remember where the reward was after a short delay. This technique for short-term memory is called the delayed response task.

How does research with amnesics support the claim that short-term memory and long-term memory interact but process different information? Provide examples to support your answer.

If you have just covered Chapters 1, 2, 3, and 4 in that order for a class, explain why you should spend more time studying Chapters 2 and 3 compared to Chapters 1 and 4. Be specific about the nature of your memory for each chapter.

According to the ________ information decreased rapidly after a three-second delay between training and recall.

Explain how researchers test an animal's ability to rule shift. Describe different types of rule shifting.

Discuss how the prefrontal cortex is essential for short-term memory. Give examples of the specific areas and their activities that have been correlated with specific short-term memory abilities.

Central executive works to transfer information between the phonological loop and the visuospatial sketchpad.

When learning Spanish the __________ of the working memory is key.

When studying for your cognitive test you decide not to study the last chapter you covered before the test because you just learned it and you think you still know it. This is called the _______.

The ________ can hold about 20-30 items for a brief amount of time.

Mnemonic scotoma is a specific deficit in memory for ________.

Sperling (1960) found that after an interval of one second between the presentation of an array and the tone _______.

If you have to remember to buy five things from the store but you can't write them down on a list you might try rehearsing them in your mind. This process is called _______.

Frontal patients are susceptible to ________.

If you had to remember a set of numbers in serial position, like 3-4-5 and then the number length increased to four, then five, then six, and so on, this test would measure our _________.

Darwin and colleagues (1972) tested the short-term store for ______ information.

When reading over your notes from class you clearly remember what the teacher talked about at the beginning of the class but nothing after that. This is referred to as the ______.

The serial position curve tends to have a _______ shape.

Research findings indicated that the ______ aid in changing behavior based on new contingencies while the ______ play a key role in switching logical rules.

The Nature of Learning and Memory

The Neural Bases of Learning and Memory

Simple Forms of Learning and Memory

Perceptual Learning and Memory

Procedural Learning I: Classical Conditioning

Procedural Learning II: Habits and Instrumental Learning

Emotional Learning and Memory

Cognitive Memory

Episodic Memory

Semantic Memory

Memory Consolidation

Filters

Research findings indicated that the aid in changing behavior based on new contingencies while the play a key role in switching logical rules.