Question 1

Memory is:

Accepted Answer

Memory is a system within the brain that allows people to retain and recall information learned over time. It is not limited to humans, as animals also possess memory. Memory can also be changed and modified through various factors such as forgetting, interference, and consolidation.

Question 2

How long do the contents of the sensory store normally last?

Accepted Answer

The contents of the sensory store typically last less than one second.

Question 3

The sensory memory associated with the visual sense is called the:

Accepted Answer

The iconic memory system is the sensory memory associated with the visual sense, which allows the brain to retain a brief visual image of a scene in a form of an icon. This memory lasts for about 0.5-1 second before it is replaced by the next visual input.

Question 4

Which memory system provides us with a very brief image of all the stimuli present at a particular moment?

Accepted Answer

Sensory memory provides us with a very brief image of all the stimuli present at a particular moment. It holds information from our senses for a very short time (a few seconds or less) before either it is transferred to long-term memory or forgotten.

Question 5

A system that allows people to retain information over time is called:

Accepted Answer

Memory is the system that allows people to retain information over time. Cognition refers to the mental processes involved in thinking and understanding. A computer is a machine that can process and store information, but it does not have the same type of memory as humans. Intelligence is a broader concept that encompasses many aspects of mental ability, including memory. Therefore, the best choice is A) memory.

Question 6

What is the system or process by which the products or results of learning are stored for future use?

Accepted Answer

Memory is the system or process by which the products or results of learning are stored for future use. Cognition refers to mental processes involved in thinking, perceiving, and understanding. Perception is the process of recognizing and interpreting sensory information from the environment. Sensation is the process of receiving and detecting stimuli from the environment.

Question 7

Deciding what information to store and how to represent it is known as:

Accepted Answer

Deciding what information to store and how to represent it is known as encoding.

Question 8

Christine has always had an unusually effective memory.She credits this to the fact that after seeing something just once,she can visualize the object in great detail,as if she was looking at a photograph of it.Christine's ability is an example of ________.

Accepted Answer

Christine's ability to visualize an object in great detail after seeing it just once is an example of eidetic imagery, also known as photographic memory.

Question 9

A visual image held in the sensory register is _____________.

Accepted Answer

A visual image held in the sensory register is called an icon.

Question 10

The step in the memory process that actually makes our memories available to us is:

Accepted Answer

Retrieval is the process of accessing information stored in our memory system. It is the step that actually makes our memories available to us. Encoding is the process of putting information into a form that our brain can understand and store, rehearsal is the process of continuously repeating information to help remember it, and storage is the process of retaining information over time. While all these steps are important in the memory process, it is retrieval that actually allows us to access and use our stored memories.

Question 11

Memory is classically defined as:

Accepted Answer

Memory refers to the ability to retain information over time, regardless of whether it is humans, animals, or machines. Therefore, option B is the best choice. Option A is not enough to fully define memory, option C is incorrect as animals and machines have memory as well, and option D is incorrect as memory can be changed or modified through various processes such as forgetting, consolidation, or retrieval.

Question 12

Iconic and echoic memory are types of _______ memory.

Accepted Answer

Iconic and echoic memory are types of sensory memory, which is responsible for briefly holding and processing sensory information from our five senses (sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch) before it is transferred to working or short-term memory.

Question 13

Students in a psychology experiment were exposed to three nonsense syllables for a very short period of time and then asked to recall them.If the instructions to recall the syllables came immediately,the students were usually successful.If the instructions came even one second after the syllables were shown,the students were much less successful.The MOST plausible explanation for this phenomenon is that,in the latter case,_____________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Students in a psychology experiment were exposed...

Question 14

What are the components of the information-processing model in order?

Accepted Answer

The information-processing model is a three-step approach to how the brain processes, stores, and retrieves information. The first step is encoding, which is how the brain takes the information from the senses and puts it into a form that it can use. The second step is storage, which is how the brain holds onto that information over time. And the third step is retrieval, which is how the brain accesses that information when it's needed. Therefore, the correct order is encoding, storage, and retrieval. Choice D is the only option that has this order.

Question 15

The auditory equivalent of the icon is the ____________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The auditory equivalent of the icon is...

Question 16

Our visual sensation of a passing automobile would be initially stored in ___________.

Accepted Answer

The sensory registers are where our initial visual sensations are held for a short period of time before they are processed further or forgotten. This is because the sensory registers have a large capacity but a short duration of retention, unlike short-term and long-term memory.

Question 17

Iconic memory and echoic memory represent what many theorists call:

Accepted Answer

Iconic memory and echoic memory are two types of sensory memory systems, which are responsible for briefly holding and processing incoming sensory information before passing it on to short-term memory. Sensory memory is important for allowing us to perceive and make sense of the world around us, and it is believed to play a critical role in our ability to pay attention and recall important information.

Question 18

You looked up a friend's address for a letter you wrote.Suddenly the phone rings-wrong number.Even though you were interrupted for only a few seconds,you've forgotten the address.Which memory system failed you?

Accepted Answer

Short-term memory is responsible for temporarily holding information in our conscious awareness. In this scenario, the interruption from the phone call caused the information to be lost from short-term memory before it could be transferred to long-term memory for later retrieval.

Question 19

Encoding is:

Accepted Answer

Encoding refers to the process of representing information in a form that can be stored in memory. Therefore, representing information is the best choice for this question.

Question 20

Which of the following is NOT true of eidetic imagery?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Which of the following is NOT true...

Quiz 5: Memory