Question 1

Most normal adults have a memory span:

Accepted Answer

A) of between 5 and 9 items. 
B) that averages 7. 
C) of 7 plus-or-minus 2. 
D) all of the above. 
A) of between 5 and 9 items. 
B) that averages 7. 
C) of 7 plus-or-minus 2. 
D) all of the above.

Question 2

The items on this test illustrate which method of testing memory?

Accepted Answer

A) cued recall 
B) savings 
C) recognition 
D) free recall 
A) cued recall 
B) savings 
C) recognition 
D) free recall

Question 3

Most people cannot store the following list of letters in short-term memory. G O T O Y O U R B E D R O O M However,if the letters are grouped meaningfully into words,they fit short-term's memory span: Go to your bedroom.This illustrates _________.

Accepted Answer

A) chunking 
B) backward masking 
C) verbal coding 
D) selective attention 
A) chunking 
B) backward masking 
C) verbal coding 
D) selective attention

Question 4

What is the system or process by which the products or results of learning are stored for future use?

Accepted Answer

A) cognition 
B) memory 
C) perception 
D) sensation 
A) cognition 
B) memory 
C) perception 
D) sensation

Most normal adults have a memory span:

The items on this test illustrate which method of testing memory?

Most people cannot store the following list of letters in short-term memory. G O T O Y O U R B E D R O O M However,if the letters are grouped meaningfully into words,they fit short-term's memory span: Go to your bedroom.This illustrates _________.

What is the system or process by which the products or results of learning are stored for future use?

What Is Psychology

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How Psychologists Do Research

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Genes,evolution,and Environment

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The Brain: Source of Mind and the Self

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Body Rhythms and Mental States

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Sensation and Perception

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Learning and Conditioning

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Behavior in Social and Cultural Context

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Thinking and Intelligence

Emotion,stress and Health

Motivation

Development Over the Life Span

Theories of Personality

Psychological Disorders

Approaches to Treatment and Therapy

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Exam 10: Memory

Most normal adults have a memory span:

The items on this test illustrate which method of testing memory?

Most people cannot store the following list of letters in short-term memory. G O T O Y O U R B E D R O O M However,if the letters are grouped meaningfully into words,they fit short-term's memory span: Go to your bedroom.This illustrates _________.

What is the system or process by which the products or results of learning are stored for future use?

What Is Psychology

Exstintion: What Is Psychology

How Psychologists Do Research

Exstintion: How Psychologists Do Research

Genes,evolution,and Environment

Exstintion: Genes,evolution,and Environment

The Brain: Source of Mind and the Self

Exstintion: The Brain: Source of Mind and Self

Body Rhythms and Mental States

Exstintion: Body Rhythms and Mental States

Sensation and Perception

Exstintion: Sensation and Perception

Learning and Conditioning

Exstintion: Learning and Conditioning

Behavior in Social and Cultural Context

Exstintion: Behavior in Social and Cultural Context

Thinking and Intelligence

Emotion,stress and Health

Motivation

Development Over the Life Span

Theories of Personality

Psychological Disorders

Approaches to Treatment and Therapy

Filters