Question 1

The effective duration of short-term memory, when rehearsal is prevented, is

Accepted Answer

A)  just under a fraction of a second. 
B)  15-20 seconds or less. 
C)  one to three minutes or more. 
D)  indefinite. 
A)  just under a fraction of a second. 
B)  15-20 seconds or less. 
C)  one to three minutes or more. 
D)  indefinite.

Question 2

A person who is activating their visuospatial sketch pad is likely to say which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  "Let's walk down memory lane." 
B)  "I can see it in my mind's eye." 
C)  "It's right on the tip of my tongue." 
D)  "I can remember like it was yesterday." 
A)  "Let's walk down memory lane." 
B)  "I can see it in my mind's eye." 
C)  "It's right on the tip of my tongue." 
D)  "I can remember like it was yesterday."

Question 3

Funahashi and coworkers recorded neurons in the PF cortex of monkeys during a delayed response task. These neurons showed the most intense firing during

Accepted Answer

A)  stimulus presentation. 
B)  delay. 
C)  response. 
D)  encoding. 
A)  stimulus presentation. 
B)  delay. 
C)  response. 
D)  encoding.

Question 4

Models designed to explain mental functioning are constantly refined and modified to explain new experimental results. Using the research from this chapter, discuss this idea by describing an "old" theory, the "new or revised" theory, and the data that brought about the refinements to models of memory.

Accepted Answer

Models designed to explain mental functi

Question 5

Suppose you're on the phone with a customer support representative who gives you a ticket number for your records. You're later transferred to a different representative who asks for your ticket number, but you've forgotten it. This probably occurred because the number was only temporarily stored in your

Accepted Answer

A)  sensory memory. 
B)  short-term memory. 
C)  long-term memory. 
D)  episodic memory. 
A)  sensory memory. 
B)  short-term memory. 
C)  long-term memory. 
D)  episodic memory.

Question 6

Have you ever tried to think of the words and hum the melody of one song while the radio is playing a different song? People have often noted that this is very difficult to do. This difficulty can be understood as

Accepted Answer

A)  articulatory suppression. 
B)  an overload of sensory memory. 
C)  rehearsal interference. 
D)  an LTM recency effect. 
A)  articulatory suppression. 
B)  an overload of sensory memory. 
C)  rehearsal interference. 
D)  an LTM recency effect.

Question 7

On what factor do working memory and short-term memory most differ?

Accepted Answer

A)  velocity 
B)  activity 
C)  location 
D)  stimuli 
A)  velocity 
B)  activity 
C)  location 
D)  stimuli

Question 8

Which of the following stimulus characteristics most challenges the processing capacity of short-term memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  frequency 
B)  color 
C)  complexity 
D)  source 
A)  frequency 
B)  color 
C)  complexity 
D)  source

Question 9

Jason quickly scanned the map on his phone to get to his job interview, then took a left and ran down the block so he wouldn't be late. According to Stokes, Jason's ability to recall the directions as he's running is the result of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  a buffering process followed by an activity process 
B)  an activity state followed by a synaptic state 
C)  a buffering process followed by an executive process 
D)  a synaptic state followed by a buffering state 
A)  a buffering process followed by an activity process 
B)  an activity state followed by a synaptic state 
C)  a buffering process followed by an executive process 
D)  a synaptic state followed by a buffering state

Question 10

Imagine you are driving to a friend's new house. In your mind, you say the address repeatedly until you arrive. To remember the address, you used a(n)___________process in short-term memory.

Accepted Answer

A)  control 
B)  automatic 
C)  coding 
D)  iconic 
A)  control 
B)  automatic 
C)  coding 
D)  iconic

Question 11

When a sparkler is twirled rapidly, people perceive a circle of light. This occurs because

Accepted Answer

A)  the trail you see is caused by sparks left behind from the sparkler. 
B)  longer light wavelengths from the sparkler produce a visual echoic effect. 
C)  the length of iconic memory is about a fraction of a second. 
D)  Gestalt principles work to complete the circle in our minds. 
A)  the trail you see is caused by sparks left behind from the sparkler. 
B)  longer light wavelengths from the sparkler produce a visual echoic effect. 
C)  the length of iconic memory is about a fraction of a second. 
D)  Gestalt principles work to complete the circle in our minds.

Question 12

The episodic buffer directly connects to which two components in Baddeley's model of memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  The phonological loop and the visuospatial sketchpad 
B)  The central executive and long-term memory 
C)  The central executive and the phonological loop 
D)  The phonological loop and long-term memory 
A)  The phonological loop and the visuospatial sketchpad 
B)  The central executive and long-term memory 
C)  The central executive and the phonological loop 
D)  The phonological loop and long-term memory

Question 13

Rehearsal is important for transferring information from

Accepted Answer

A)  sensory memory to long-term memory. 
B)  sensory memory to short-term memory. 
C)  long-term memory to sensory memory. 
D)  short-term memory to long-term memory. 
A)  sensory memory to long-term memory. 
B)  sensory memory to short-term memory. 
C)  long-term memory to sensory memory. 
D)  short-term memory to long-term memory.

Question 14

Brief sensory memory for sound is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  iconic memory. 
B)  primary auditory memory. 
C)  echoic memory. 
D)  pre-perceptual auditory memory. 
A)  iconic memory. 
B)  primary auditory memory. 
C)  echoic memory. 
D)  pre-perceptual auditory memory.

Question 15

Research suggests that the capacity of short-term memory is

Accepted Answer

A)  somewhat small, holding only about seven items at one time. 
B)  quite large, holding a large number of items simultaneously. 
C)  equivalent to sensory memory, holding about a hundred items at one time. 
D)  larger than the capacity of long-term memory among young people. 
A)  somewhat small, holding only about seven items at one time. 
B)  quite large, holding a large number of items simultaneously. 
C)  equivalent to sensory memory, holding about a hundred items at one time. 
D)  larger than the capacity of long-term memory among young people.

Question 16

If working memory were an actual workplace, which of the following best describes the members of Baddeley's model?

Accepted Answer

A)  independent consultants 
B)  equal team members 
C)  competing employees 
D)  workers and manager 
A)  independent consultants 
B)  equal team members 
C)  competing employees 
D)  workers and manager

Question 17

Which term best reflects the core concept of echoic memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  repetition 
B)  buffer 
C)  access 
D)  time 
A)  repetition 
B)  buffer 
C)  access 
D)  time

Question 18

Which of the following is not a stage in the information processing model of memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sensory memory 
B)  Short-term memory 
C)  Long-term memory 
D)  Episodic memory 
A)  Sensory memory 
B)  Short-term memory 
C)  Long-term memory 
D)  Episodic memory

Question 19

What is the relationship between digit span and chunking? Give an example of how both concepts apply in a single memory task.

Accepted Answer

The relationship between digit span and

Question 20

The three structural components of the modal model of memory are

Accepted Answer

A)  receptors, occipital lobe, temporal lobe. 
B)  receptors, temporal lobe, frontal lobe. 
C)  sensory memory, short-term memory, long-term memory. 
D)  sensory memory, iconic memory, rehearsal. 
A)  receptors, occipital lobe, temporal lobe. 
B)  receptors, temporal lobe, frontal lobe. 
C)  sensory memory, short-term memory, long-term memory. 
D)  sensory memory, iconic memory, rehearsal.

The effective duration of short-term memory, when rehearsal is prevented, is

A person who is activating their visuospatial sketch pad is likely to say which of the following?

Funahashi and coworkers recorded neurons in the PF cortex of monkeys during a delayed response task. These neurons showed the most intense firing during

Have you ever tried to think of the words and hum the melody of one song while the radio is playing a different song? People have often noted that this is very difficult to do. This difficulty can be understood as

On what factor do working memory and short-term memory most differ?

Which of the following stimulus characteristics most challenges the processing capacity of short-term memory?

Jason quickly scanned the map on his phone to get to his job interview, then took a left and ran down the block so he wouldn't be late. According to Stokes, Jason's ability to recall the directions as he's running is the result of ________.

Imagine you are driving to a friend's new house. In your mind, you say the address repeatedly until you arrive. To remember the address, you used a(n)___________process in short-term memory.

When a sparkler is twirled rapidly, people perceive a circle of light. This occurs because

The episodic buffer directly connects to which two components in Baddeley's model of memory?

Rehearsal is important for transferring information from

Brief sensory memory for sound is known as

Research suggests that the capacity of short-term memory is

If working memory were an actual workplace, which of the following best describes the members of Baddeley's model?

Which term best reflects the core concept of echoic memory?

Which of the following is not a stage in the information processing model of memory?

What is the relationship between digit span and chunking? Give an example of how both concepts apply in a single memory task.

The three structural components of the modal model of memory are

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Exam 5: Short-Term and Working Memory

The effective duration of short-term memory, when rehearsal is prevented, is

A person who is activating their visuospatial sketch pad is likely to say which of the following?

Funahashi and coworkers recorded neurons in the PF cortex of monkeys during a delayed response task. These neurons showed the most intense firing during

Have you ever tried to think of the words and hum the melody of one song while the radio is playing a different song? People have often noted that this is very difficult to do. This difficulty can be understood as

On what factor do working memory and short-term memory most differ?

Which of the following stimulus characteristics most challenges the processing capacity of short-term memory?

Jason quickly scanned the map on his phone to get to his job interview, then took a left and ran down the block so he wouldn't be late. According to Stokes, Jason's ability to recall the directions as he's running is the result of ________.

Imagine you are driving to a friend's new house. In your mind, you say the address repeatedly until you arrive. To remember the address, you used a(n)___________process in short-term memory.

When a sparkler is twirled rapidly, people perceive a circle of light. This occurs because

The episodic buffer directly connects to which two components in Baddeley's model of memory?

Rehearsal is important for transferring information from

Brief sensory memory for sound is known as

Research suggests that the capacity of short-term memory is

If working memory were an actual workplace, which of the following best describes the members of Baddeley's model?

Which term best reflects the core concept of echoic memory?

Which of the following is not a stage in the information processing model of memory?

What is the relationship between digit span and chunking? Give an example of how both concepts apply in a single memory task.

The three structural components of the modal model of memory are

Introduction to Cognitive Psychology

Cognitive Neuroscience

Perception

Attention

Long-Term Memory: Structure

Long-Term Memory: Encoding, Retrieval, and Consolidation

Everyday Memory and Memory Errors

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Visual Imagery

Language

Problem Solving

Judgment, Decisions, and Reasoning

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