Exam 4: Sensory and Short-Term Memory

Another name for auditory sensory memory is __________.

The typical person's short-term memory span is __________.

Better memory for information at the end of a list is called the _______ effect.

How easy is it to distinguish between mental processes that occur in a serial order versus those that occur in parallel?

What is the capacity of short-term memory?

What alternative to Sternberg's idea of a serial exhaustive search is also a possibility?

How can you increase short-term memory capacity?

How did Sperling discover the properties of iconic memory?

The recency effect is typically attributed to information in __________.

In the perturbation model, elements are arranged __________.

What does trans-saccadic memory allow a person to do?

Which of the following is the least plausible theory of serial order memory in short-term memory?

The memory trace in auditory sensory memory is sometimes called __________.

Provide a description of the major components of the serial position curve in short-term memory.

What sort of primacy effect is observed in memory for actions performed?

The haptic sensory register is responsible for what kind of sensory information?

In Ericsson, Chase, and Faloon's study, they were able to increase a person's short-term memory capacity for digits to __________.

Although it is generally accepted that the capacity of short-term memory is 7 + 2 chunks of information, some people have suggested that the actual capacity is _____ chunks.

The duration of iconic memory is roughly __________.

For chaining models, the probability of recalling an item is primarily a function of __________.