Which term is used for how much information can be held in a memory store?

• Coding

• Capacity

• Duration

• Rehearsal

Which term is used for the length of time information can be held in memory?

• Coding

• Capacity

• Duration

• Chunking

Which term refers to the format in which information is stored in the various memory stores?

• Coding

• Chunking

• Duration

• Capacity

According to researchers such as Jacobs and Miller, what is the capacity of short term memory (STM)?

• 3 - 4 items

• 5 - 9 items

• 10 - 12 items

• potentially unlimited

Grouping sets of digits or letters into units or chunks is known as ..

Who conducted research into the duration of long term memory (LTM) by using High School yearbooks?

• Bahrick et al. (1975)

• Jacobs (1887)

• Miller (1956)

• Peterson & Peterson (1959)

Who researched the duration of STM using trigrams (consonant syllables)?

• Bahrick (1975)

• Baddeley (1966)

• Miller (1956)

• Peterson & Peterson (1959)

What is thought to be the duration of STM?

• potentially unlimited

• 30 minutes

• 18 - 30 seconds

• 60 seconds

In the study by Bahrick et al., what was the percentage of correct photo recognition after 48 years?

• 70%

• 60%

• 80%

• 30%

Who devised the Multi-store Model of Memory?

• Baddeley & Hitch (1975)

• Peterson & Peterson (1959)

• Tulving (1985)

• Atkinson & Shiffrin (1968,1971)