Question 1

According to the Atkinson-Shiffrin model, which sequence correctly represents the flow of information through the memory system?

Accepted Answer

Sensory memory → Short-term memory → Long-term memory

Question 2

Which of the following best describes the capacity and duration of sensory memory?

Accepted Answer

Large capacity, short duration (300-500ms)

Question 3

In Sperling’s (1960) partial report paradigm, what was demonstrated about iconic memory?

Accepted Answer

Iconic memory can store all presented information briefly, but most is lost before reporting

Question 4

According to Luck & Vogel (1997), what is the typical capacity of visual short-term memory (STM)?

Accepted Answer

3-4 items

Question 5

Which strategy is most effective for increasing the amount of information retained in short-term memory?

Accepted Answer

Chunking information into meaningful groups

Question 6

The Brown-Peterson task demonstrated that the duration of short-term memory without rehearsal is approximately:

Accepted Answer

$$15$$ seconds

Question 7

Which of the following is a key finding from the chess expertise study by Chase & Simon (1973)?

Accepted Answer

Masters outperform beginners only when pieces are in meaningful game positions

Question 8

Which component of Baddeley & Hitch’s working memory model is responsible for maintaining and manipulating visual and spatial information?

Accepted Answer

Visuospatial sketchpad

Question 9

The word length effect refers to the finding that:

Accepted Answer

Shorter words are easier to store in the phonological loop than longer words

Question 10

Which of the following is an example of implicit (non-declarative) memory?

Accepted Answer

Riding a bicycle without consciously thinking about the movements

Question 11

Patient H.M. suffered from which type of amnesia after his surgery?

Accepted Answer

Anterograde amnesia with preserved working memory and old long-term memories

Question 12

Which brain structure is most critical for the formation of new explicit long-term memories?

Accepted Answer

Hippocampus

Question 13

The serial position effect demonstrates that people are most likely to remember items from which parts of a list?

Accepted Answer

Beginning and end

Question 14

According to Craik & Tulving’s (1975) levels of processing theory, which type of rehearsal leads to the best long-term retention?

Accepted Answer

Elaborative rehearsal (attaching meaning)

Question 15

Which principle states that memory retrieval is most effective when the context at retrieval matches the context at encoding?

Accepted Answer

Encoding specificity principle

Question 16

A student studies for an exam in a quiet library and then takes the exam in a noisy gymnasium. According to context-dependent memory research, what is likely to happen?

Accepted Answer

The student may recall less because the retrieval context does not match the encoding context

Question 17

Which of the following best illustrates the concept of long-term potentiation (LTP)?

Accepted Answer

Neurons that fire together, wire together

Question 18

Which of the following is an example of state-dependent memory?

Accepted Answer

Recalling information better when you are in the same physiological state as during encoding

Question 19

Which of the following is NOT a type of implicit memory?

Accepted Answer

Semantic memory

Question 20

Which memory phenomenon explains why reviewing material over several sessions leads to better long-term retention than cramming all at once?

Accepted Answer

Spaced practice effect

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