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Cognitive Psychology Exam 2 Questions and Answers Latest Update . Information is held in for 20 to 30 seconds - Answer: Short term memory A subject was told to study the following words: book, chair, calendar, alarm, phone, lamp, pencil, and desk. Later he recal...

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Cognitive Psychology Exam 2 Questions and
Answers Latest Update 2024-2025.
Information is held in for 20 to 30 seconds

- Answer: Short term memory




A subject was told to study the following words: book, chair, calendar, alarm, phone, lamp,
pencil, and desk. Later he recalled book, chair pencil, and desk. This result is best explained as
- Answer: The serial position effect




The primacy and recency effects in memory

- Answer: are used to argue for the existence of at least two types of memory




The icon is said to be characterized by all of the following EXCEPT:

- Answer: it lasts about 20 second




The Magical Number Seven, Plus or Minus Two' refers to

- Answer: the capacity of short-term memory




Waugh and Norman's Short-term Memory (STM) study separated the effects of decay from the
effects of interference by independently manipulating

- Answer: The number of intervening digits independently of the amount of time that elapsed
between the digits

, Proactive interference refers to the fact that

- Answer: a perviously learned material can disrupt the learning of new material




Currently, cognitive psychologists are more likely to believe that

- Answer: forgetting in STM is due more to interference than to decay




The recency effect found in a serial position curve can be eliminated if

- Answer: subjects perform another task for 30 seconds, suggesting that the recency effect is
caused by retrieval from STM




The central executive in working memory is hypothesized to have the function of

- Answer: Directing the flow of information




Which of the following is NOT a component of Baddeley's working memory model?

- Answer: The icon




The main distinction between "short-term memory" and "working memory" hinges on:

- Answer: the emphasis on static structure vs. active processing




Waugh and Norman found that the probability of recalling the test digit was determined by

- Answer: the number of interfering items, supporting an interference theory

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