PSYC 1200 Chapter 7 (Q&A) || with 100% Verified Solutions.
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PSYC 1200
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According to the Atkinson-Shiffrin model, human memory consists of ____________ memory stores. correct answers three
The Atkinson-Shiffrin model of memory consists of ____________, which retain information in memory without using it for any specific purpose, and ____________, which shift informa...
PSYC 1200 Chapter 7 (Q&A) || with 100% Verified
Solutions.
According to the Atkinson-Shiffrin model, human memory consists of ____________ memory
stores. correct answers three
The Atkinson-Shiffrin model of memory consists of ____________, which retain information in
memory without using it for any specific purpose, and ____________, which shift information
from one type of memory to another. correct answers stores; control processes
Carlos finds a friend on Facebook whom he has not talked to in years. As they reminisce about
things that happened 10 years ago, the information from old memories is transferred from Carlos'
long-term memory into his short-term memory. This process is known as correct answers
retrieval
Using the terminology of computer science, _____________ is the input process to long-term
memory and ____________ is the output. correct answers encoding; retrieval
Which memory system provides us with a very brief image of all the stimuli present at a
particular moment? correct answers sensory memory
Visual images remain in sensory memory for about correct answers one-half to one second
Echoic memory is to hearing as ______________ memory is to vision. correct answers iconic
Auditory images remain in the sensory register for about correct answers five seconds
Why is studying sensory memory so difficult? correct answers Sensory memory disappears faster
than an individual can report everything that it can hold.
Conrad is a participant in a memory experiment. He is shown a grid of letters for a fraction of a
second, and then quickly asked to report the letters he saw in the top, middle, or bottom row. The
researchers conducting this experiment are most likely measuring Conrad's _____________
memory. correct answers sensory
In the partial report method of Sperling's study of sensory memory, the participants were to
report correct answers one of three lines of letters as indicated by the sound of a tone
immediately presented after the letters had disappeared
Using the partial report method, Sperling found the capacity of iconic memory could hold correct
answers all the letters present
Without sensory memory, which of the following would be likely? correct answers Moving
objects would appear to be a series of isolated still images
, Alice was distracted when her friend asked her a question. She started to ask her friend to repeat
the question, when she suddenly realized what her friend had been asking her. This is likely
because the question was still stored in her correct answers sensory memory
What system of memory has the longest duration? correct answers long-term memory
Steve just joined a fraternity. He was introduced to 55 new "brothers." If asked to recall all of
their names, which ones would he be most likely to struggle with? correct answers the names of
brothers in the middle of the group
According to the serial-position effect, if you are shown a list of items and then asked to
immediately recall them correct answers you will most easily recall items from the beginning
and the end of the list.
Margeaux is introduced to the following people when she arrives at the party: Derek, Kayla,
Calvin, Debbie, Rose, Melanie, Garrett, Tom, Francis, Jane, and Vincent. According to the
serial-position effect, it will be most DIFFICULT to remember the names of correct answers
Debbie, Rose, Melanie, and Garrett.
The tendency to recall items at the beginning of a list is known as the ___________ effect, and
the tendency to recall of items at the end of a list is known as the ___________ effect. correct
answers primacy; recency
Adrianna is trying to memorize the names of the bones in the hand. She had gone through a list
of them when her phone rang. After she gets off the phone, she is MOST likely to remember the
first few bone names because of the correct answers primacy effect.
According to the primacy effect, if your father read you a list of 10 items to pick up at the
hardware store you would most easily recall those items correct answers from early in the list.
Proactive interference as used in the study of memory refers to when correct answers older
information already in memory interferes with the retrieval of newer information.
_______________ is defined as forgetting that occurs when previously stored material interferes
with the ability to remember similar, more recently stored material. correct answers Proactive
interference
Retroactive interference as used in the study of memory refers to when correct answers newer
information interferes with the retrieval of older information.
__________ occurs when recently learned material interferes with the ability to remember older
information. correct answers Retroactive interference
All night, Pedro has been staring at Samantha from across the dance floor. At the end of the
night, he finally gets the courage to ask her for her telephone number. His mental repetition of
the number on the drive home is one example of correct answers rehearsal.
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