Question 1

Short-term memory forgetting is likely caused by __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  decay processes 
B)  capacity limitations 
C)  interference 
D)  inappropriate chaining 
A)  decay processes 
B)  capacity limitations 
C)  interference 
D)  inappropriate chaining

Question 2

Which of the following statements is true regarding short-term memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  All contemporary researchers agree that short-term memory is a separate memory system from long-term memory. 
B)  Previous items cannot affect forgetting of new items in short-term memory. 
C)  Short-term memory has a duration of about 10 minutes. 
D)  Short-term memory can hold about 7 pieces of information. 
A)  All contemporary researchers agree that short-term memory is a separate memory system from long-term memory. 
B)  Previous items cannot affect forgetting of new items in short-term memory. 
C)  Short-term memory has a duration of about 10 minutes. 
D)  Short-term memory can hold about 7 pieces of information.

Question 3

The term "iconic memory" refers to what?

Accepted Answer

A)  the visual sensory register 
B)  visual processing in general 
C)  symbolic memory in vision 
D)  stereotypical memory processes 
A)  the visual sensory register 
B)  visual processing in general 
C)  symbolic memory in vision 
D)  stereotypical memory processes

Question 4

Trans-saccadic memory is likely to be __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  retinally based 
B)  object file oriented 
C)  spatially based 
D)  binocular 
A)  retinally based 
B)  object file oriented 
C)  spatially based 
D)  binocular

Question 5

The serial position curve for accurately remembering information in short-term memory is __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  a u-shaped function 
B)  an inverted u-shaped function 
C)  an s-shaped function 
D)  a step function 
A)  a u-shaped function 
B)  an inverted u-shaped function 
C)  an s-shaped function 
D)  a step function

Question 6

What activity is most likely to disrupt short-term memory for a shopping list?

Accepted Answer

A)  talking to a friend 
B)  doing maze puzzles 
C)  riding a bicycle 
D)  listening to a symphony 
A)  talking to a friend 
B)  doing maze puzzles 
C)  riding a bicycle 
D)  listening to a symphony

Question 7

The primacy effect is typically attributed to information in __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  short-term memory 
B)  long-term memory 
C)  transition 
D)  interference-free memory 
A)  short-term memory 
B)  long-term memory 
C)  transition 
D)  interference-free memory

Question 8

Iconic memory lasts for _______, while echoic memory lasts for _________.

Accepted Answer

A)  ¼ seconds; 4 seconds 
B)  4 seconds; ¼ seconds 
C)  2 seconds; 8 seconds 
D)  8 seconds; 2 seconds 
A)  ¼ seconds; 4 seconds 
B)  4 seconds; ¼ seconds 
C)  2 seconds; 8 seconds 
D)  8 seconds; 2 seconds

Question 9

Which of the following is least likely to show a primacy effect in short-term memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  memory for pictures 
B)  memory for odors 
C)  memory for words 
D)  a list followed by a suffix 
A)  memory for pictures 
B)  memory for odors 
C)  memory for words 
D)  a list followed by a suffix

Question 10

Another name for the visual sensory register is __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  sight memory 
B)  sensory processing 
C)  iconic memory 
D)  echoic memory 
A)  sight memory 
B)  sensory processing 
C)  iconic memory 
D)  echoic memory

Question 11

Anorthoscopic perception involves the process of __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  anthropomorphizing perception 
B)  attending to information in iconic memory 
C)  remembering human faces 
D)  integrating information in iconic memory 
A)  anthropomorphizing perception 
B)  attending to information in iconic memory 
C)  remembering human faces 
D)  integrating information in iconic memory

Question 12

What is the typical duration of information in short-term memory, provided there is no active rehearsal?

Accepted Answer

A)  250 ms 
B)  2 s 
C)  30 s 
D)  10 min 
A)  250 ms 
B)  2 s 
C)  30 s 
D)  10 min

Question 13

Anorthoscopic perception implies that people __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  need to move their eyes to create a complete mental representation 
B)  do not integrate information using retinal coordinates 
C)  do not notice changes in the environment 
D)  integrate information in iconic memory to perceive more than is present at one point in time 
A)  need to move their eyes to create a complete mental representation 
B)  do not integrate information using retinal coordinates 
C)  do not notice changes in the environment 
D)  integrate information in iconic memory to perceive more than is present at one point in time

Question 14

What is the purpose of a distractor task in short-term memory studies?

Accepted Answer

A)  to keep people from actively rehearsing information 
B)  to draw attention to the task at hand 
C)  to increase the amount of information people keep in short-term memory 
D)  to distract people from the purpose of the study and reduce expectancy effects 
A)  to keep people from actively rehearsing information 
B)  to draw attention to the task at hand 
C)  to increase the amount of information people keep in short-term memory 
D)  to distract people from the purpose of the study and reduce expectancy effects

Question 15

What process did Sternberg think that people went through when searching for information in short-term memory?

Accepted Answer

Saul Sternberg, an American psychologist

Question 16

How do ordinal models account for memory for serial order?

Accepted Answer

Ordinal models are a class of cognitive

Question 17

Which do you think is the best theory of serial order memory, and why?

Accepted Answer

The best theory of serial order memory i

Question 18

According to Sternberg, the best description of short-term memory search is that it is __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  parallel 
B)  serial self-terminating 
C)  serial exhaustive 
D)  serial incrementive 
A)  parallel 
B)  serial self-terminating 
C)  serial exhaustive 
D)  serial incrementive

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

A)  primacy 
B)  suffix 
C)  recency 
D)  serial 
A)  primacy 
B)  suffix 
C)  recency 
D)  serial

Question 20

According to Estes's perturbation model of serial-order memory, the reasons that mis-orderings sometimes occur during recall is that __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  item-to-control node associations become activated in the wrong order 
B)  random neural noise perturbs the structure of information in short-term memory 
C)  there is a loss of information about which slot an item is stored in 
D)  there are gaps in a person's memory 
A)  item-to-control node associations become activated in the wrong order 
B)  random neural noise perturbs the structure of information in short-term memory 
C)  there is a loss of information about which slot an item is stored in 
D)  there are gaps in a person's memory

Short-term memory forgetting is likely caused by __________.

Which of the following statements is true regarding short-term memory?

The term "iconic memory" refers to what?

Trans-saccadic memory is likely to be __________.

The serial position curve for accurately remembering information in short-term memory is __________.

What activity is most likely to disrupt short-term memory for a shopping list?

The primacy effect is typically attributed to information in __________.

Iconic memory lasts for _, while echoic memory lasts for ___.

Which of the following is least likely to show a primacy effect in short-term memory?

Another name for the visual sensory register is __________.

Anorthoscopic perception involves the process of __________.

What is the typical duration of information in short-term memory, provided there is no active rehearsal?

Anorthoscopic perception implies that people __________.

What is the purpose of a distractor task in short-term memory studies?

What process did Sternberg think that people went through when searching for information in short-term memory?

How do ordinal models account for memory for serial order?

Which do you think is the best theory of serial order memory, and why?

According to Sternberg, the best description of short-term memory search is that it is __________.

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

According to Estes's perturbation model of serial-order memory, the reasons that mis-orderings sometimes occur during recall is that __________.

Overview and History

Neuropsychology of Memory

Methods and Principles

Working Memory

Nondeclarative Memory

Episodic Memory

Memory for Space and Time

Semantic Memory

Formal Models of Memory

Autobiographical Memory

Memory and Reality

Memory and the Law

Metamemory

Development

Amnesia

Other Conditions That Affect Memory

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Exam 4: Sensory and Short-Term Memory

Short-term memory forgetting is likely caused by __________.

Which of the following statements is true regarding short-term memory?

The term "iconic memory" refers to what?

Trans-saccadic memory is likely to be __________.

The serial position curve for accurately remembering information in short-term memory is __________.

What activity is most likely to disrupt short-term memory for a shopping list?

The primacy effect is typically attributed to information in __________.

Iconic memory lasts for _______, while echoic memory lasts for _________.

Which of the following is least likely to show a primacy effect in short-term memory?

Another name for the visual sensory register is __________.

Anorthoscopic perception involves the process of __________.

What is the typical duration of information in short-term memory, provided there is no active rehearsal?

Anorthoscopic perception implies that people __________.

What is the purpose of a distractor task in short-term memory studies?

What process did Sternberg think that people went through when searching for information in short-term memory?

How do ordinal models account for memory for serial order?

Which do you think is the best theory of serial order memory, and why?

According to Sternberg, the best description of short-term memory search is that it is __________.

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

According to Estes's perturbation model of serial-order memory, the reasons that mis-orderings sometimes occur during recall is that __________.

Overview and History

Neuropsychology of Memory

Methods and Principles

Working Memory

Nondeclarative Memory

Episodic Memory

Memory for Space and Time

Semantic Memory

Formal Models of Memory

Autobiographical Memory

Memory and Reality

Memory and the Law

Metamemory

Development

Amnesia

Other Conditions That Affect Memory

Filters

Iconic memory lasts for _, while echoic memory lasts for ___.