Question 1

While trying to remember the phone number 555-0369, I notice that the prefix code repeats itself and that there is a mathematical lawfulness to the last four numbers. I notice this while rehearsing the information. This is an example of:

Accepted Answer

Elaborative rehearsal involves making connections or finding patterns in the information to be remembered, such as noticing a mathematical pattern in the numbers.

Question 2

Remembering the words to a poem is much easier if the person really understands what it is about, rather than merely memorizing the sounds fo the words. This is due to

Accepted Answer

Elaborative rehearsal involves understanding the meaning of the information, which aids in better retention and recall, unlike merely memorizing sounds.

Question 3

Which one of the following is a type of rehearsal?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Which one of the following is a...

Question 4

Memory for facts, mages, thoughts, feelings, skills, and experiences that may last as long as a lifetime is known as

Accepted Answer

Long-term memory is the type of memory that stores information for an extended period of time, potentially lasting a lifetime. It includes memories for facts, images, thoughts, feelings, skills, and experiences.

Question 5

For how long can people can hold information in long term memory?

Accepted Answer

Long-term memory can store information for an extended period, potentially for a person's entire lifetime, as it involves the storage of information over long durations.

Question 6

Which of the following is true of long term memory?

Accepted Answer

Long-term memory is enduring, virtually limitless, and generally more difficult to access than short-term memory.

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT a reason that researchers believe that memory involves a set of modules?

Accepted Answer

Most information that enters the sensory register being lost or forgotten does not directly relate to the modular nature of memory systems.

Question 8

On a particular dreary weekend day, I am sitting at home watching a sappy love movie. Following the movie, I try to remember all the people in my past that I truly loved. This would be an example of:

Accepted Answer

This scenario describes a free-recall task, where you are trying to spontaneously retrieve information (people you loved) from memory without specific cues.

Question 9

At the grocery store I forget a number of things that were on a list that I was mentally trying to remember. I left the actual list at home. When I look at the list when I get home, I notice that I forgot all the things that were in the center of the list. The items at the beginning and end of the list I purchased. This is to be expected considering:

Accepted Answer

The serial position effect explains that people tend to remember the first and last items in a list better than those in the middle.

Question 10

In the modern view, memory consists of modules which:

Accepted Answer

The modern view of memory suggests that memory modules are interdependent, operate simultaneously, and in parallel, reflecting a complex and integrated system.

Question 11

Working memory refers to the:

Accepted Answer

Working memory is a cognitive system responsible for temporarily holding and processing information needed for complex tasks such as problem-solving, responding to environmental demands, or achieving goals.

Question 12

The temporary storage and processing of information that can be used to solve problems, to respond to environmental demands, or to achieve goals is known as

Accepted Answer

Working memory is the temporary storage and processing of information that can be used to solve problems, to respond to environmental demands, or to achieve goals.

Question 13

Working memory is composed of:

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Working memory is composed of a visual memory store (visuospatial sketchpad), a verbal memory store (phonological loop), and a central executive that manages and integrates information.

Question 14

In the 1974 study by Alan Baddeley and Graham Kitch, subjects were required to recall a series of digits while reasoning or comprehending the meaning of sentences. Their results suggest that working memory is more than a single system and are supported by which ONE of the following?

Accepted Answer

The study suggested that working memory consists of multiple components, as a memory load of 3 items did not affect reasoning speed, indicating separate systems for storage and processing.

Question 15

Visuospatial sketchpads:

Accepted Answer

Visuospatial sketchpads hold information for only 20-30 seconds, contain the location and nature of the objects that exist in the environment, and allow mental images to be rotated.

Question 16

The visuospatial sketchpad is part of which memory system?

Accepted Answer

The visuospatial sketchpad is a component of working memory that is responsible for handling visual and spatial information.

Question 17

If words are stored phonologically, it means they are stored:

Accepted Answer

Words are stored phonologically, which means they are stored based on sound.

Question 18

I am required to remember five words: pop, mop, top, cop, and hop. I can easily do so if I make use of their sound or:

Accepted Answer

Phonology refers to the study of sounds in a language, and using the sound of words is a phonological strategy.

Question 19

In terms of neuropsychology, working memory appears to be ìdirectedî by the _____, a region of the brain believed to be involved in high-level cognitive functions.

Accepted Answer

The prefrontal cortex is involved in high-level cognitive functions, including the direction and management of working memory.

Question 20

Which of the following supports the notion that working memory and long-term memory are intertwined?

Accepted Answer

All the options illustrate how working memory and long-term memory interact, such as using working memory to cue long-term memory, the influence of meaningfulness on memory retention, and the use of chunking to enhance memory.

Quiz 6: Memory