Memory and Attention

Question 1

Working Memory

Answer 1

ability to hold a given amount of info for immediate processing

Question 2

Short - Term Memory

Answer 2

retention of information for longer than 30 seconds, lasting hours

Question 3

Long - Term Memory

Answer 3

retention of information for months and/or years

Question 4

Declarative Memory

Answer 4

recall of facts

Question 5

Episodic Memory

Answer 5

recall of specific and recent events

Question 6

Procedural Memory

Answer 6

recall of sequences necessary for given tasks

Question 7

Selective Attention

Answer 7

1. The capability to focus
   on a specific stimulus
   or task while ignoring
   distractions or
   irrelevant information
2. Listening to a
   friend in a noisy
   café, focusing only
   on their voice.

Question 8

Alternating Attention

Answer 8

1. The ability to switch
   focus between tasks,
   responding
   appropriately to the
   demands of each task.
2. Switching between
   writing an email
   and answering a
   phone call

Question 9

Divided Attention

Answer 9

1. The skill to process
   multiple sources of
   information or perform
   more than one task
   simultaneously.
2. Cooking dinner
   while having a
   conversation with
   a family member.

Question 10

Sustained Attention

Answer 10

1. The capacity to
   maintain focus on a
   specific task or
   stimulus over a
   prolonged period
2. Reading a book for
   a long period
   without getting
   distracted.

Question 11

Illocutionary Act

Answer 11

1. A communicative act
   where the speaker has
   a clear communicative intent
   or purpose.
2. A student points at
   the answer to a question on the
   blackboard during a class.

Question 12

Perlocutionary Act

Answer 12

1. Actions or signals
   performed without a
   specific communicative intent,
   often non-verbal.
2. A toddler points at a
   colorful balloon in
   excitement.

Question 13

Locutionary Act

Answer 13

1. Pertains to the actual
   words or linguistic
   expressions used in
   communication.
2. A person points at a
   map and says, “We
   should go there.”

Question 14

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