Question 1

Briefly describe the phases of the PQ4R method.

Accepted Answer

The PQ4R method involves these six steps

Question 2

How does short-term memory differ from the articulatory loop?

Accepted Answer

A)  Short-term memory is a small-capacity system;the phonological loop is a large-capacity system. 
B)  Short-term memory is relatively disorganized;the phonological loop is highly organized. 
C)  Information does not have to spend time in the articulatory loop to get into long-term memory. 
D)  Short-term memory is largely imagery-analog based;the phonological loop is entirely acoustic. 
A)  Short-term memory is a small-capacity system;the phonological loop is a large-capacity system. 
B)  Short-term memory is relatively disorganized;the phonological loop is highly organized. 
C)  Information does not have to spend time in the articulatory loop to get into long-term memory. 
D)  Short-term memory is largely imagery-analog based;the phonological loop is entirely acoustic.

Question 3

The power law of learning refers to the fact that:

Accepted Answer

A)  the associative strength of items in a propositional network increases linearly with increased practice. 
B)  speed of responding in working memory is a power function of recency of presentation. 
C)  overlearning leads to a linear,nonasymptotic increase in power of the memory trace. 
D)  memory performance improves as a function of practice. 
A)  the associative strength of items in a propositional network increases linearly with increased practice. 
B)  speed of responding in working memory is a power function of recency of presentation. 
C)  overlearning leads to a linear,nonasymptotic increase in power of the memory trace. 
D)  memory performance improves as a function of practice.

Question 4

What are the two critical factors in the ACT theory activation equation?

Accepted Answer

The two critical factors are the base-le

Question 5

One brain region in animals implicated in working memory is:

Accepted Answer

A)  the temporal cortex. 
B)  Wernicke's area. 
C)  the frontal cortex. 
D)  the sensory cortex. 
A)  the temporal cortex. 
B)  Wernicke's area. 
C)  the frontal cortex. 
D)  the sensory cortex.

Question 6

What is long-term potentiation?

Accepted Answer

Long-term potentiation is a form of neur

Question 7

The terms activation and strength are used interchangeably in memory research.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

One possible explanation for the power law of learning is the:

Accepted Answer

A)  improved transfer of material from short-term memory to the centralized long-term store. 
B)  long-term potentiation of neurons. 
C)  extinction of inhibitory postsynaptic potentials that interfere with retrieval. 
D)  activation of frontal lobe areas that organize the material in meaningful wholes. 
A)  improved transfer of material from short-term memory to the centralized long-term store. 
B)  long-term potentiation of neurons. 
C)  extinction of inhibitory postsynaptic potentials that interfere with retrieval. 
D)  activation of frontal lobe areas that organize the material in meaningful wholes.

Question 9

Describe the results of Bower (1973).What does this study suggest?

Accepted Answer

The results of Bower (1973)revealed that

Question 10

You have an exam in cognitive psychology next week.What are the BEST approaches to learning the material?

Accepted Answer

One of the best approaches is the PQ4R m

Question 11

In Goldman-Rakic's work with monkeys,she suggests that:

Accepted Answer

A)  the prefrontal cortex may be divided into small sections responsible for retaining different types of information. 
B)  the frontal cortex appears to deal primarily with abstract information,not visuospatial information. 
C)  areas of the frontal cortex may correspond closely to the phonological loop,the visuospatial sketchpad,and the central executive. 
D)  the prefrontal cortex is primarily a personality center not involved in memory. 
A)  the prefrontal cortex may be divided into small sections responsible for retaining different types of information. 
B)  the frontal cortex appears to deal primarily with abstract information,not visuospatial information. 
C)  areas of the frontal cortex may correspond closely to the phonological loop,the visuospatial sketchpad,and the central executive. 
D)  the prefrontal cortex is primarily a personality center not involved in memory.

Question 12

In Atkinson and Shiffrin's view of memory:

Accepted Answer

A)  functional processes,such as deep level processing,are more important than the storehouses of memory. 
B)  short-term memory serves as an intermediate store between sensory memory and long-term memory. 
C)  information is stored in propositional networks that retain the meaning,but not the detail,of the perceptual experience. 
D)  information is stored in distributed neural calculational arrays. 
A)  functional processes,such as deep level processing,are more important than the storehouses of memory. 
B)  short-term memory serves as an intermediate store between sensory memory and long-term memory. 
C)  information is stored in propositional networks that retain the meaning,but not the detail,of the perceptual experience. 
D)  information is stored in distributed neural calculational arrays.

Briefly describe the phases of the PQ4R method.

How does short-term memory differ from the articulatory loop?

The power law of learning refers to the fact that:

What are the two critical factors in the ACT theory activation equation?

One brain region in animals implicated in working memory is:

What is long-term potentiation?

The terms activation and strength are used interchangeably in memory research.

One possible explanation for the power law of learning is the:

Describe the results of Bower (1973).What does this study suggest?

You have an exam in cognitive psychology next week.What are the BEST approaches to learning the material?

In Goldman-Rakic's work with monkeys,she suggests that:

In Atkinson and Shiffrin's view of memory:

The Science of Cognition

Perception

Attention and Performance

Mental Imagery

Representation of Knowledge

Human Memory: Retention and Retrieval

Problem Solving

Expertise

Reasoning

Decision Making

Language Structure

Language Comprehension

Individual Differences in Cognition

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Exam 6: Human Memory: Encoding and Storage

Briefly describe the phases of the PQ4R method.

How does short-term memory differ from the articulatory loop?

The power law of learning refers to the fact that:

What are the two critical factors in the ACT theory activation equation?

One brain region in animals implicated in working memory is:

What is long-term potentiation?

The terms activation and strength are used interchangeably in memory research.

One possible explanation for the power law of learning is the:

Describe the results of Bower (1973).What does this study suggest?

You have an exam in cognitive psychology next week.What are the BEST approaches to learning the material?

In Goldman-Rakic's work with monkeys,she suggests that:

In Atkinson and Shiffrin's view of memory:

The Science of Cognition

Perception

Attention and Performance

Mental Imagery

Representation of Knowledge

Human Memory: Retention and Retrieval

Problem Solving

Expertise

Reasoning

Decision Making

Language Structure

Language Comprehension

Individual Differences in Cognition

Filters