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Quiz by eharveyhudl, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by eharveyhudl
almost 10 years ago
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Question 1
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What is the definition of Short-term memory?
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A memory storage that is for events that happened within the last week
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Memory for immediate events, the events disappear quickly if not rehearsed
Question 2
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Who conducted a study on the duration of STM?
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Peterson and Peterson
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Bahrick et al
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Miller
Question 3
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What method did Peterson and Peterson use to test the duration of STM?
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A consonant syllable followed by a three digit number e.g STN 349
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Observation, followed by a questionnaire e.g. what time did you wake up yesterday?
Question 4
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Immediately after hearing the consonant syllable, what did Peterson and Peterson's participants have to do?
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Count backwards from the 3 digit number in 3s or 4s, then recall syllable after an interval
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Count from the 3 digit number in 10s and then recall the syllable
Question 5
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The interval in Peterson and Peterson's study (time spent counting backwards) was 3, 6, 9, 12, 15 or 18 seconds
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- True
- False
Question 6
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How much did the participants in Peterson and Peterson's study remember?
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90% with a 3 second interval and 3% with an 18 second interval
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95% with a 3 second interval and 8% with an 18 second interval
Question 7
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Peterson and Peterson concluded that STM lasts 18 seconds at most
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- True
- False
Question 8
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Who conducted a study on the duration of LTM?
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Peterson and Peterson
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Jacobs
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Bahrick et al
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Loftus and Palmer
Question 9
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Bahrick et al tested duration of LTM by asking participants to put names to faces of their year book, 48 years on, how accurate were they?
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70%
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80%
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60%
Question 10
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What is the definition for long- term memory?
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Memory for events that have happened in the past, lasts anywhere from 2 minutes to 100 years
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Memory for events that have occurred since birth, the memories can last a lifetime
Question 11
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The definition of duration is how long a memory lasts before it is no longer available
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- True
- False
Question 12
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Which of the following is an evaluation point for Peterson and Peterson's study on the duration of STM?
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It has high validity because it studies all types of memory and applies to real life
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It lacks validity because it only studies memory for words, whereas our memories are often concerned with other things
Question 13
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STM has a very limited duration
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- True
- False
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