Quiz 2

Question 1

What does the nonword repetition task involve

Answer 1

Repeating sequences of letters that resemble real words but aren’t

Question 2

The word length effect refers to

Answer 2

The finding that longer words are harder to maintain and report from short-term memory

Question 3

What is the difference between working memory and short-term memory?

Answer 3

STM stores information and working memory changes and manipulates information

Question 4

Which method is commonly used to measure working memory?

Answer 4

Complex span tasks

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT a result of Sperling (1960)?

Answer 5

Certain letters are more easily confused, leading to errors when recalling from sensory memory (this is Conrad’s phonological similarity effect study)

Question 6

Allen, Baddeley, and Hitch (2006) found that

Answer 6

Features are automatically bound together into objects

Question 7

The central executive:

Answer 7

• Has a limited amount of resources
• Is used to select actions
• Is used to deliberately choose a strategy

Question 8

When recalling a grocery list at the store, you remember the first few items but struggle with the last few. This demonstrates ____, but not ____ effect.

Answer 8

primacy; recency

Question 9

While memorizing a list of ions for chemistry, you use meaningful associations, whereas your friend repetitively practices the names. Your primacy effect will likely be ____ compared to your friend’s

Answer 9

Larger

Question 10

What is the span of a memory system?

Answer 10

How many pieces of information the system can hold