PSY 200 EXAM 2 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% CORRECT!
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PSY 200
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PSY 200
strategies of attention
Sensory memory (modal model of memory) - ANSWER short lived sensory memory registers all or most information that hits our visual detectors
- Collects information
- Holds information for initial processing
- Fills in the blank
what is the amount of information se...
,PSY 200 EXAM 2 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100% CORRECT!
Define memory - ANSWER a collection of processes involved in retaining, retrieving,
and using information about stimuli, images, events, ideas, and skills after the original
information is no longer present
Is memory limited or unlimited - ANSWER limited capacity (space, resources, time)
Atkinson and Shiffrin's (1968) modal model of memory - ANSWER
Control processes (modal model of memory) - ANSWER active processes that can be
controlled by the person
what are some examples of control processes - ANSWER rehearsal
strategies used to make a stimulus more memorable
strategies of attention
Sensory memory (modal model of memory) - ANSWER short lived sensory memory
registers all or most information that hits our visual detectors
- Collects information
- Holds information for initial processing
- Fills in the blank
what is the amount of information sensory memory analyzes - ANSWER a lot
how fast does information decay with sensory memory - ANSWER very quickly
persistence of vision - ANSWER retention of the perception of light
examples of the persistence of vision - ANSWER seeing trails of light behind a sparkler
perceiving films as continuous even though they are frames in a film
, Partial report condition
Sperling 1960 - sensory memory - ANSWER participants heard tone that told them
which row of letters to report
- Participants could report any of the rows
Delayed partial report condition
Sperling 1960 - sensory memory - ANSWER presentation of tone delayed for a fraction
of a second after the letters were extinguished
performance decreases rapidly
Describe the Results of Sperling's (1960) partial report experiments - ANSWER
Short-term memory (modal model of memory) - ANSWER stores small amounts of
information for a short period of time
What does short term memory (modal model of memory) include - ANSWER Includes
both new information received from the sensory stores and information recalled from
long-term memory
Short term memory is limited in _________, ___________, - ANSWER time, capacity
One way to measure the duration of short term memory - ANSWER - Read three letters,
then a number
- Begin counting backwards by three's
- After a set time, recall three letters
• After three seconds of counting, participants performed at 80%
• After 18 seconds of counting, participants performed at 10%
Proactive interference - ANSWER occurs when information learned previously interferes
with learning new information
So, participants cannot recall list after many trials because they cannot distinguish
between the lists (was this word in list1 or list2?)
What appears to be responsible for the quick decay of short-term memory. - ANSWER
proactive interference
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