Cognition Exam 1

How long does memory appear to last in short-term memory? A) Less than one second B) A few seconds C) Three to five minutes D) Indefinitely E) cognitive psychologists are not sure how long STM lasts

B) A few seconds

What is the capacity of the visuo-spatial sketchpad? A) Only 1 item B) About 4 items C) 5 to 9 items D) 10 to 20 items E) Unlimited

B) About 4 items

Rapid forgetting of short-term memory is due to _____. A) Limited neuronal connectivity B) Amnesia C) Decay and interference D) Overload of incoming stimuli E) Top-down processes

B) Amnesia

Baddeley suggests that the components of the working memory model generally work _____. A) Independently B) Chronologically C) Consciously D) Explicitly E) Randomly

B) Chronologically

Integrated pieces of information stored in memory are called _____. A) Cognitive data B) Declarative memory C) Chunks D) Inclusionary criteria E) Memory sets

C) Chunks

Which of the following is NOT a component of the working memory model? A) Phonological loop B) Central executive C) Episodic buffer D) Procedural memory E) Visuo-spatial sketchpad

D) Procedural memory

Which of the following is thought to be critically important in preforming two tasks simultaneously? A) the episodic buffer B) the visuo-spatial sketchpad C) the phonological loop D) the central executive E) procedural memory

D) the central executive

Recalling the last few items in a list much better than items from the middle of the is is referred to as ____. A) proactive inhibition B) the primacy effect C) the serial position curve D) the recency effect E) facilitation

D) the recency effect

Which of the following is especially important in learning new vocabulary words in a foreign language? A) the visuo-spatial sketchpad B) episodic memory C) procedural memory D) the episodic buffer E) the phonological loop

E. the phonological loop