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PSY 105

1. Sensory information from the environment is held in the working memory.
2. Information moves from the sensory memory system to the working memory system.
3. Information moves from the working memory system to the long-term memory system.
4. Information moves from the long-term memory system to the working memory system when we retrieve the information.
5. The long-term memory system is a permanent storage of information.
Researchers proposed there are two buffers in working memory. The is activated when we are rehearsing verbal information, whereas the is involved in the processing of images and spatial locations of objects.
1. Central executive; visuospatial sketchpad
2. Verbal working memory; visuospatial sketchpad
3. Phonological loop; visuospatial sketchpad
4. Phonological loop; visual buffer
5. None of the above
According to the Levels of Processing model, which of the following is likely to be the most effective studying method for an exam?
1. Repeating the materials in your head
2. Reading the materials everyday before the exam
3. Thinking through the significance of materials
4. Copying materials that you need to remember on paper
5. Both b and d
According to Miller, what is the typical short-term memory span of humans? a. 7 ± 2

b. 5 ± 2

c. 6 ± 2

d. 7 ± 1

e. 5 ± 1

1. Semantic memory
2. Implicit memory
3. Procedural memory
4. Priming
5. Episodic memory
Which of the following refers to memory tasks that require people to produce information using no or few retrieval cues?
1. Recognition tasks
2. Encoding tasks
3. Attentional tasks
4. Recall tasks
5. Recency tasks
After Miriam started learning Italian at school, she forgot some of the French she learned earlier. This is an example of:
1. Reactive interference
2. Retroactive interference
3. Proactive interference
4. Active interference
5. None of the above
Our memory can be affected by:
1. Sleep deprivation
2. Our imagination
3. Misinformation
4. Interference
5. All of the above
The is important for working memory, whereas the is a temporary storage site for long-term memories.
1. Amygdala; hippocampus
2. Hippocampus; Insula
3. Prefrontal cortex; hippocampus
4. Prefrontal cortex; Amygdala
5. Fusiform gyrus; frontal lobe
What is the definition of anterograde amnesia?
1. An inability to remember things that occurred before the onset of the disorder
2. An inability to form new explicit memories after the onset of the disorder
3. An inability to remember names of newly met people
4. An inability to recognize faces of people
5. An inability to learn information implicitly

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