Quiz 9 & 10

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The retina of the eye contains two distinctly-shaped types of photoreceptive neurons: a. malleus & incus b. rods & cones c. basilar & tectorial d. otoliths & ossicles

b. rods & cones

Which of the following is NOT a component of Baddeley's model of working memory? a. phonological loop b. sensory integrator c. central executive d. none of the above are components of working memory

B. sensory integrator

Sensory receptors are neurons that are specialized to respond to various aspects of the environment (chemicals, temperature, pressure, light and sound energy) by producing action potentials. This conversion of sensory stimuli to a neural code is called: a. neurosensory translation b. transduction c. sensory transformation d. transpondence

B. transduction

A memory enhancement method that involves rearranging information into more meaningful, familiar, or manageable patterns is called: a. distributed practice b. sensory adaptation c. chunking d. memory spanning

C. Chunking

Kinesthesia refers to the ability to: a. sense the movement of one's body parts b. detect the location of one's body parts c. sense movement of the body and the body position relative to gravity d. sense high frequency, low-amplitude sounds.

a. sense the movement of one's body parts

The tendency for people to have better recall for items occuring at the beginning of a list of items to be recalled is called: a. the recency effect b. the primacy effect c. the serial position effect d. the visuospatial effect

b. the primacy effect

Generally, high-amplitude sounds will be percieved as being ____ than lower amplitude sounds. a. higher-pitched b. lower-pitched c. louder d. quieter

c. louder

Flavor: a. is perceived by the tongue b. results from activation of flavor receptors in the taste buds c. refers to the perception of combined gustatory and olfactory input d. All the above are true about flavor

c. refers to the perception of combined gustatory and olfactory input

______ memory refers to a type of memory that can be consciously recalled and readily described or put into words: a. declarative b. implicit c. explicit d. Both A and C refer to conscious memories that can be verbalized or described.

d. Both A and C refer to conscious memories that can be verbalized or described.

Which of the following is a memory-related process a. encoding b. storage c. retrieval d. all the above are memory related processes

d. all the above are memory related processes

Vibrations of the eardrum are amplified and transmitted to the cochlea via the: a. Ruffini's corpuscles b. olfactory bulb c. otoliths d. ossicles

d. ossicles

George Sperling investigated the capacity and duration of iconic _____ memory. a. long-term b. short-term c.working d. sensory

d. sensory


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