Question 1

Which is NOT true?

Accepted Answer

A)  There is a subgrouping effect in memory span,with the first half enjoying an advantage over the second half.
B)  A mnemonic is a recording strategy (especially when LTM is involved) .
C)  Forgetting simply due to the passage of time is called decay.
D)  The span of apprehension is the same size for auditory and visual materials.E) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 2

Which of the following can aid in using short-term memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  span of apprehension
B)  digit span
C)  span of immediate memory
D)  chunkingE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 3

Release from PI is __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  improvement in memory with a switch in context
B)  improvement in memory with a switch in content
C)  decline in memory with a switch in context
D)  decline in memory with a switch in contentE) B) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 4

Describe the individual differences approach to the examination of working memory.Please be as specific as possible,and be sure to use technical terminology appropriately.

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Question 5

Processing in the visuospatial sketchpad is least likely to be disrupted by __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  tapping out a pattern with your fingers
B)  visual noise in a display (such as a series of random patterns) 
C)  articulatory suppression
D)  the passage of timeE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 6

People are presented with 16 digits,read one at a time.The last digit is a repetition of a previous digit.A person is to report the number that followed the repeated digit when it was presented for the first time.The name for this task is the __________ task.

Accepted Answer

A)  digit span
B)  Brown-Peterson
C)  probe-digit
D)  SternbergE) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 7

The initial interpretation of the results from the Brown-Peterson task was that short-term memory forgetting was caused by a(n) __________ process.

Accepted Answer

A)  decay
B)  interference
C)  suppression
D)  articulatoryE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 8

When the decline in performance caused by the previously given memory lists interfering forward in time with your recollection of the most recent list is greatly reduced as a result of a switch in the semantic category content of the current to-be-remembered stimulus list,you are experiencing ______________________.

Accepted Answer

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Question 9

Who is the cognitive psychologist best known for his work on studying the search for information in short-term memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sperling
B)  Sternberg
C)  Donders
D)  TriesmanE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 10

The X-axis on a serial position curve holds which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  RT
B)  accuracy
C)  serial position
D)  set sizeE) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 11

Draw the pattern of results that you would expect to obtain in a serial self-terminating search.

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Question 12

Seven plus or minus two units of information describes __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the duration of short-term memory
B)  the capacity of short-term memory
C)  the forgetting rate of short-term memory
D)  an experimental construct for constructing memory listsE) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 13

Name one aspect of cognition that is influenced by the operation of working memory,and described the nature of this influence.

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One aspect of cognition that is influenc...

Question 14

The region known as DLPFC (dorsolateral prefrontal cortex) is associated with __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  memory encoding
B)  executive control
C)  release from PI
D)  serial position effectsE) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 15

The recency effect in short-term memory is better memory for items at the beginning of a list.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Provide a description of a real-world example that would illustrate the principles of proactive and retroactive interference.

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A real-world example of proactive interf...

Question 17

Being given a set of 3 letters to memorize (e.g.,BEL) and then being asked to count backwards from some number (e.g.,274) likely means that you are performing which test?

Accepted Answer

A)  digit span
B)  probe-digit
C)  Brown-Peterson
D)  SternbergE) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 18

Recency effects are most associated with __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  long-term memory storage
B)  short-term memory storage
C)  the dual-coding hypothesis
D)  cued recallE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 19

When reading a text that is accompanied by pictures,people with __________ are more likely to be led astray and distracted by irrelevant pictures.

Accepted Answer

A)  low memory spans
B)  high memory spans
C)  unbalanced working memories
D)  more cylindricalE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 20

Traditionally,according to Miller,the capacity of short-term memory is thought to be __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  seven plus or minus two units of information
B)  whatever is in the primacy effect
C)  about 30 seconds
D)  whatever can be managed by a serial exhaustive searchE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

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