Psych 115 Exam 2 Memory Test Questions and Correct Answers
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PSYC 115
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PSYC 115
It is my personal experience (maybe just me) that every time I take a flight, I check my seat number a million times. It is just like if I can't remember. I check it when I am waiting, check it once I show the ticket to the flight attendant, check it when I am walking on the plane aisle. In general...
Psych 115 Exam 2 Memory Test
Questions and Correct Answers
It is my personal experience (maybe just me) that every time I take a flight, I check my
seat number a million times. It is just like if I can't remember. I check it when I am
waiting, check it once I show the ticket to the flight attendant, check it when I am
walking on the plane aisle. In general, I have good memory, but I keep forgetting my
seat. What type of memory I am using when I check my seat number? Why do I keep
rechecking it? ✅Short term memory. You keep rechecking it because it lasts 20-30
seconds and you're not able to encode it into long term memory.
Imagine that you receive a code to get access to your bank account. You look at the
code and repeat it until you use it 10 sec later. Based on the modal memory model,
what are you doing? ✅Echoic sensory memory
What is short term memory? How long does it last? What is the limit of it? What is
chunking? ✅Short term memory is your second longest modal of memory; it lasts 20-
30 seconds, it's capacity is between 5-9 items. chunking is the grouping of items into
certain memorable groups to remember them easier.
Let's say that you spent the whole night studying for an exam. Based on Ebbinghaus
(describe Ebbinghaus studies and the forgetting curve) studies are you doing the right
thing? (Yes/no) Why? How could you improve your study habits and your memory?
✅No, because sleep is very important for encoding the things you learn into your
memory, and furthermore, while repetition is important for learning, distributed practice
is better than massed practice. You could improve your study habits and your memory
by studying one hour each day for a week before the exam, rather than cramming the
night before.
What is a CVC trigram? ✅CVC trigrams are words that are ONE syllable and THREE
letters, but are nonsense
Example: TIF, MUK, FIW
Why do we need sensory memory? Give an example of iconic memory and one
example of echoic memory. ✅Sensory memory allows us to hold sensory information
for very brief periods, until it is either discarded or encoded into short-term memory.
An example of iconic memory is when you keep having to look at your poker cards
An example of echoic memory is when you keep repeating a series of numbers to
yourself in order to remember a 10 digit code to open the gate of your Air BnB
What are the types of long-term memory? How do they differ from each other. Give a
personal example of each one. ✅declarative and procedural
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