Lecture 13 - Memory and the Senses

Question 1

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Describe the ‘modal’ model of memory.

Answer 1

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see slide 3-4

Question 2

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Describe the working memory model.

Answer 2

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see slide 5

Question 3

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When we ask people to recall information in order (particularly verbal), what is the consistent pattern we tend to see?

Define the primacy effect.

Define the recency effect.

Answer 3

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see slide 6

Question 4

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How do we know that recently-heard sounds retain auditory qualities?

Answer 4

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see slide 7 - we know it because of suffix.

recency effect is stronger when the suffix is not a word.

Question 5

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Describe echoic memory.

Answer 5

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see slide 8

Question 6

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Describe the phonological similarity effect.

Answer 6

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see slide 10

Question 7

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How do we translate heard speech into representation?

Answer 7

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see slide 11

Question 8

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Describe differences between echoic memory and the phonological store.

Answer 8

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see slide 12

Question 9

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Describe iconic memory.

Answer 9

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see slide 14

Question 10

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How can we tell that iconic memory is so rich?

Answer 10

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see slide 15

Question 11

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How do we know that iconic memory is ‘visual’?

Answer 11

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see slide 16

Question 12

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How can we measure how many visual items can be remembered?

Answer 12

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Visual change detection task.

see slide 18

after about four items, there is a drop In performance.

Question 13

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Is ‘visual’ short-term memory exclusively visual? Describe Morey & Bieler, 2013 study.

Answer 13

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see slide 19

Question 14

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Describe the differences between iconic memory and visual STM.

Answer 14

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see slide 20