Week 5-STM

Question 1

Sensory Memory

Answer 1

Brief persistence of image after presented briefly

Question 2

STM (working memory)

Answer 2

10-15 sec, if we don’t repeat it over n over, 4-9 items

Question 3

LTM

Answer 3

Min-lifetime

Question 4

3 types of LTM

Answer 4

Episodic-specific past
Procedural
Semantic-facts/dates

Question 5

Modal memory

Answer 5

Places sensory and STM at beginning of process, LTM

Question 6

Persistence of vision

Answer 6

Continued perception of visual stimulus after no long present

Question 7

Whole report method

Answer 7

Report as many letters as possible from entire 12 letters (4.5/12)

Question 8

Partial report method

Answer 8

After tone report what letters flashed (3.3/4)

Question 9

Delayed partial report

Answer 9

Test fading memory, letters flashed on/off, tone after short delay (1 letter)

Question 10

Recall

Answer 10

After delay asked to report stimuli

Question 11

Digit span

Answer 11

Length of numbers person can remember 7 +- 2

Question 12

Chunking

Answer 12

Putting words together in meaningful sentences

Question 13

Baddeley proposed 3 components of working memory:

Answer 13

• Phonological loop (verbal & auditory)
• visual sketch pad
• central executive

Question 14

Phonological similarity effect

Answer 14

Confusion of letters/words that sound similar

Question 15

Articulatory suppression

Answer 15

Reduces memory because speaking interferes w rehearsal

Question 16

Episodic buffer

Answer 16

Store info (extra capacity), connected to LTM and working memory

Question 17

Part of brain that Holds info for brief periods of time

Answer 17

PFC

Question 18

Event-related potential (ERP)

Answer 18

How much space used in working memory as carried out task