Question 1

The strategy of organizing information into short meaningful groupings thereby increasing the effective capacity of short-term memory is called _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  concatenation 
B)  chunking 
C)  clumping 
D)  merging

Question 2

An exact copy but short lived copy of the impinging sensory information is available in the

Accepted Answer

A)  Sensory register 
B)  Working memory 
C)  Long-term memory 
D)  Short-term memory

Question 3

According to the text the selection of channels to attend is driven by salience, effort, expectancy, and value. The failure to monitor displays located in hard to view locations is an example of the effect of ________ on selective attention.

Accepted Answer

A)  Salience 
B)  Expectancy 
C)  Value 
D)  Effort

Question 4

Research suggests that one of the best predictors of crash rates is

Accepted Answer

A)  Visual acuity 
B)  Depth perception 
C)  Working memory 
D)  Selective and divided attention

Question 5

Verbal rehearsal allows information to be maintained indefinitely in ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Prospective memory 
B)  Meta cognition 
C)  Long-term memory 
D)  Short-term memory

Question 6

Information in the echoic register may persist for

Accepted Answer

A)  a 1/2 second or less. 
B)  between 4 and 9 seconds. 
C)  between a 1/4 to 4 seconds 
D)  for less than 10 milliseconds

Exam 6: Attention, Memory, and Multitasking