Problem 1
Bits of information that are encoded into memory are known as a. memory probes c. memory traces b. memory cues d. attentional foci
Problem 2
Brushing your teeth, combing your hair, and tying your shoes are all most likely to involve use of which type of memory? a. Explicit c. Declarative b. Implicit d. Semantic
Problem 3
As you read a book, which is the first stage of memory into which the information that you are reading is processed? a. Short-term b. Working memory c. Iconic memory d. Phonological loop
Problem 4
Which of the following types of memory has the shortest duration? a. Long-term memory b. Short-term memory c. Sensory memory d. Working memory
Problem 5
To test the idea that the average person should be able to hold approximately seven items in short-term memory, a researcher has participants listen while an assistant reads off a list of words. Some participants listen to a list of three words. Others hear a list of 5 , 7, 10 , or 15 words. Later, all participants are asked to recall as many of the words as they can, and the researcher calculates the percentage of words they were able to recall from the list they heard. In this study the independent variable is the a. number of words recalled by the participants. b. percentage of words recalled by the participants. c. number of words heard by the participants. d. type of words heard by the participants.
Problem 7
Which of the following would be the best example of maintenance rehearsal? a. Reading your notes over and over as you study for an exam b. Thinking about how the material you are studying relates to chapters that you have previously studied c. Developing mnemonics to help you remember the material d. Thinking about how the material relates to your own life
Problem 8
According to the working memory model, which of the following is not a component of working memory? a. The episodic buffer b. The phonological loop c. The central executive d. Iconic memory
Problem 10
As you read the words on this page, which component of working memory is likely controlling the manner in which you process this information? a. The episodic buffer b. The phonological loop c. The central executive d. The visuospatial sketch pad
Problem 11
Your knowledge of animals is most likely stored in a. short-term memory as acoustic memory traces b. short-term memory as semantic memory traces c. long-term memory as acoustic memory traces d. long-term memory as semantic memory traces
Problem 12
Glenn suffered a concussion in a terrible car accident, after which he could no longer store new episodic or semantic memories. Glenn seems to be suffering from. a. retrograde amnesia b. anterograde amnesia c. repression d. cue-dependent forgetting
