Question 1

Using the partial report procedure in his "letter array" experiment,Sperling was able to infer that participants initially saw aboutpercent of the 12 letters in the display.

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A)  12
B)  36
C)  65
D)  82E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 2

The three structural components of the modal model of memory are

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A)  receptors,occipital lobe,temporal lobe.
B)  receptors,temporal lobe,frontal lobe.
C)  sensory memory,short-term memory,long-term memory.
D)  sensory memory,iconic memory,rehearsal.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 3

Which task should be easier? Keeping an image of a block letter "F" in your mind AND

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A)  saying "yes" for each corner that is an inside corner and "no" for each corner that is an outside corner?
B)  pointing to the letter "Y" for each inside corner and "N" for each outside corner?
C)  saying "no" for each corner that is an inside corner and "yes" for each corner that is an outside corner?
D)  pointing to the letter "N" for each inside corner and "Y" for each outside corner?E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 4

Articulatory suppression does all but which of the following?

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A)  It reduces memory span.
B)  It interferes with semantic coding.
C)  It reduces the phonological similarity effect for reading words.
D)  It eliminates the use of rehearsal.E) A) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 5

Models designed to explain mental functioning are constantly refined and modified to explain new experimental results.Discuss this idea by describing an "old" theory,the "new or revised" theory,and the data that brought about the change from the old theory to the new theory based on the research described in the chapter on short-term and working memory.

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An "old" theory of short-term and workin...

Question 6

Models designed to explain mental functioning are constantly refined and modified to explain new results.Which of the following exemplifies this concept based on the results presented in your text?

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A)  Replacing the STM component of the modal model with working memory
B)  Replacing the sensory memory component of the modal model with the episodic buffer
C)  Replacing the STM component of the modal model with iconic memory
D)  Replacing the sensory memory component of the modal model with working memoryE) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 7

Compared to the whole-report technique,the partial-report procedure involves

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A)  a smaller stimulus set.
B)  a smaller response set.
C)  a smaller stimulus set and a smaller response set.
D)  a shorter rehearsal period.E) B) and C)
F) B) and D) B

Question 8

Remembering that a tomato is actually a fruit rather than vegetable is an example ofmemory.

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A)  semantic
B)  acoustic
C)  visual
D)  iconicE) All of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 9

A person with a reduced digit span would most likely have a problem withmemory.

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A)  short-term
B)  long-term
C)  sensory
D)  autobiographicalE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 10

Which task should be easier: keeping a sentence like "John went to the store to buy some oranges" in your mind AND

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A)  saying "yes" for each word that is a noun and "no" for each word that is not a noun?
B)  pointing to the word "yes" for each word that is a noun and "no" for each word that is not a noun?
C)  pointing to the word "no" for each word that is a noun and "yes" for each word that is not a noun?
D)  saying "no" for each word that is a noun and "yes" for each word that is not a noun?E) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 11

According to the model of working memory,which of the following mental tasks should LEAST adversely affect people's driving performance while operating a car along an unfamiliar,winding road?

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A)  Trying to imagine how many cabinets are in their kitchen
B)  Trying to remember a map of the area
C)  Trying to remember the definition of a word they just learned
D)  Trying to imagine a portrait from a recent museum exhibitE) A) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 12

Brief sensory memory for sound is known as

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A)  iconic memory.
B)  primary auditory memory.
C)  echoic memory.
D)  pre-perceptual auditory memory.E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 13

Suppose you (a student)  are asked by a teacher to learn a poem you will recite in front of your class. Soon after, both you and a classmate, J.P., are asked by another teacher to learn the lyrics to an unfamiliar song. When you and
J.P. are later asked to remember the song lyrics, you have a much more difficult time recalling them than J.P. does.
This impairment of your performance is most likely attributable to.

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A)  proactive interference.
B)  your overloading the phonological loop.
C)  a release from proactive interference.
D)  a recency effect.E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 14

Sam has an extensive vocabulary because she is actively learning new words all the time.When Sam reads a word she does not recognize,she repeats its spelling until she looks it up in a dictionary.When she sees the word again on subsequent pages,she remembers the meaning.Describe the structural features of the modal model and control processes involved in the above example.

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The structural features of the modal mod...

Question 15

Define working memory.Explain the functions of each of the three components of working memory and provide experimental evidence for the phonological loop,making sure you describe 1)the phonological similarity effect,2)the word-length effect,and 3)articulatory suppression.

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Question 16

Which of the following sets of results shows evidence of proactive interference with a three-trial recall task? (Note: Read the selections as percent correct for Trial 1: Trial 2: Trial 3)

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A)  20% : 50 % : 70% correct
B)  80% : 40% : 30% correct
C)  30 % : 30% : 30% correct
D)  70% : 40% : 60% correctE) All of the above
F) None of the above B

Question 17

Given what we know about the operation of the phonological loop,which of the following word lists would be most difficult for people to retain for 15 seconds?

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A)  BIP,TEK,LIN,MOD,REY
B)  SAY,BET,PIN,COW,RUG
C)  MAC,CAN,CAP,MAN,MAP
D)  PIG,DOG,RAT,FOX,HENE) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 18

Observations that people may actually process and manipulate information rather than simply store it for brief periods of time challenged the conceptualization of

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A)  the phonological similarity effect.
B)  short-term memory.
C)  the persistence of vision.
D)  the physiological approach to coding.E) B) and C)
F) None of the above B

Question 19

Physiological studies indicate that damage to the area of the brain known as thecan disrupt behaviors that depend on working memory.

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A)  prefrontal cortex
B)  amygdala
C)  hippocampus
D)  occipital lobeE) C) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 20

The research by Ericsson and colleagues (1980) examined the ability of a college student to achieve amazing feats of memory by having him remember strings of random digits that were recited to him.They found that this student used his experience with running times to help him retain these strings of numbers.The significance of this finding was that

Accepted Answer

A)  experts show larger primacy and recency effects than beginners.
B)  knowledge in an area of expertise increases a person's digit span.
C)  expertise with some material reduces susceptibility to proactive interference with that material.
D)  chunking requires knowledge of familiar patterns or concepts.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Using the partial report procedure in his "letter array" experiment,Sperling was able to infer that participants initially saw aboutpercent of the 12 letters in the display.

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The three structural components of the modal model of memory are

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Which task should be easier? Keeping an image of a block letter "F" in your mind AND

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Articulatory suppression does all but which of the following?

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Compared to the whole-report technique,the partial-report procedure involves

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Remembering that a tomato is actually a fruit rather than vegetable is an example ofmemory.

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A person with a reduced digit span would most likely have a problem withmemory.

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Which task should be easier: keeping a sentence like "John went to the store to buy some oranges" in your mind AND

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According to the model of working memory,which of the following mental tasks should LEAST adversely affect people's driving performance while operating a car along an unfamiliar,winding road?

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Given what we know about the operation of the phonological loop,which of the following word lists would be most difficult for people to retain for 15 seconds?

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Observations that people may actually process and manipulate information rather than simply store it for brief periods of time challenged the conceptualization of

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Physiological studies indicate that damage to the area of the brain known as thecan disrupt behaviors that depend on working memory.

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