Blinn General psychology PsychSim6 Quiz: Short-Term Memory

How long is information in short-term memory likely to last?

20 seconds

Which of the following researchers determined the capacity of short-term memory?

George Miller

Suan just asked Monica for her phone number but did not write it down. What can he do to remember the information long enough to grab a pen and paper?

Repeat the number over and over in his head.

Who developed the Stage Model of Memory?

Richard Atkinson and Richard Shiffrin

Samantha is taking a psychology course and wants to do well. Every day she reviews her notes from class and reads the textbook. When it is time to take the first exam Samantha has no problem retrieving the information and earns an A on the exam. How did Samantha answer the questions on the test correctly?

She transferred information from her long-term memory to her short-term memory.

One of the most popular models of how memory works is the:

Stage Model of Memory.

Most people are able to remember between:

five and nine items.

What is the third stage of the Stage Model of Memory?

long-term memory

Which of the following must be used to maintain information in short-term memory?

maintenance rehearsal

Researchers have found that short-term memory lasts about 20 seconds, unless the information is _____ in some way.

rehearsed

Which of the following best describes the Stage Model of Memory?

sensory memory; short-term memory; long-term memory

Considering what is known about memory, most telephone numbers are seven digits long because:

seven digits is the capacity of short-term memory.

Where does memory go in the second stage of the Atkinson-Shiffrin model of memory

short-term memory

Maintenance rehearsal can be used to keep information in

short-term memory.

Short-term memory is also called:

working memory.