PSY101- Chapter 6 Quiz Review

The flow of visual information seems smooth and continuous because of __________ memory, which can hold visual stimuli for up to a second.

Iconic

T OR F- Short-term memory is also known as semantic memory.

False

T OR F- The thalamus is a structure of the limbic system that is involved in the storage of memories and does not become mature until we are about two years old.

False

T OR F- When you store information by mentally repeating it, this memory process is called elaborative rehearsal.

False

Which of the following is true about maintenance rehearsal?

It involves mentally repeating a list or saying the information to oneself.

General knowledge is referred to as __________.

Semantic Memory

How long can information be stored in short-term memory without being rehearsed?

about 12 seconds

The capacity of short-term memory is approximately:

about 7 items at one time.

London learned how to play racquetball prior to learning how to play tennis. Because of this, her tennis game has never been that good. The difficulty stems from __________.

proactive interference

Essay tests are examples of _________.

Recall

Dana always hears stories about how extravagantly her first birthday was celebrated, but she is unable to recall the events of that day. Dana's inability to recall the events of her first birthday is known as _________.

infantile amnesia

In the context of neural activity and memory, the brain stores parts of memories in the appropriate areas of the __________

Sensory Cortex

Dana can only remember the first few and the last few items on her grocery list. Which of the following is this an example of?

The serial-position effect

Short-term memory and working memory mean the same thing.

True

T OR F- Episodic memory is also referred to as autobiographical memory because they are memories of the things that happen to us or take place in our presence.

True

T OR F- Memory may be defined as the processes by which information is encoded, stored, and retrieved.

True

In a study by Elizabeth Loftus, subjects watched a film of an automobile accident, then answered a series of questions, including one asking them to estimate the speed of the cars. What factor affected the subjects' estimate of how fast the cars in the film were traveling?

Whether the words used in the question suggested greater speeds (e.g. contacted vs. smashed).