Question 1

Which one of the following is the best example of encoding in the process of learning state capitals?

Accepted Answer

A)  Abe learns Austin, Texas by making sure he is relaxed before he studies it. 
B)  Bernice focuses her eyes on the page that says "St. Paul, Minnesota" and keeps them focused there for at least 10 seconds. 
C)  Corey learns Atlanta, Georgia by thinking, "The Atlantic Ocean is gorgeous." 
D)  Darcy learns Sacramento, California by having a tape recorder play "Sacramento, California" over and over while she sleeps.

Question 2

Which one of the following scenarios reflects the typical duration of working short-term) memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Arnie's family spends a summer at his grandmother's house and is able to remember his grandmother's telephone number for the two months he is there. However, he quickly forgets the number after he moves back home again. 
B)  Barney looks up the correct spelling of the word fossil and closes the dictionary. By the time he finds a piece of paper on which to write the word, he has forgotten how to spell it. 
C)  Carol remembers most of the information that she has been learning about World War II in class this week, but she remembers very little of what she learned about World War I two weeks ago. 
D)  At 9:00 A.m., Darrell makes a mental list of the five items he needs to purchase at the grocery store at the end of the day. At noon, he checks himself and realizes that he still remembers all five. At 3:00 p.m., however, he discovers that he has forgotten three of the five items.

Question 3

You know what a computer is, and you also know how to send an email message using a computer. The difference between these two kinds of knowledge can best be characterized as a difference between:

Accepted Answer

A)  explicit vs. implicit memory 
B)  declarative vs. procedural knowledge 
C)  things learned through deep vs. shallow processing 
D)  things learned through the visuospatial sketchpad vs. through the phonological loop

Question 4

William is trying to remember his new nine-digit social security number, and he does so by thinking of it as three groups of three digits each. William is demonstrating:

Accepted Answer

A)  The use of chunking 
B)  Storage in the sensory register 
C)  Retrieval from working memory 
D)  The use of maintenance rehearsal

Exam 7: Basic Components of Memory

Which one of the following is the best example of encoding in the process of learning state capitals?

Which one of the following scenarios reflects the typical duration of working short-term) memory?

You know what a computer is, and you also know how to send an email message using a computer. The difference between these two kinds of knowledge can best be characterized as a difference between:

William is trying to remember his new nine-digit social security number, and he does so by thinking of it as three groups of three digits each. William is demonstrating: